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How to Sabotage a Bible Study

By Jim on Mon, 07/30/18
Church & Ministry
Bible Study
Wormwood

Convince them that the proper question for all Bible study is either: “How do you feel about the text? What did you get out of it?” Or, our favorite: “What does the text mean to you?

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pvawter

NewHe makes decent points, but

Mon, 07/30/18

He makes decent points, but the attempt to play C. S. Lewis is a bit tedious, imo.

As to the issue at hand, Bible studies demand proper leadership from men and women who know how to rightly handle God’s word and are committed to Holy Spirit transformation by means of the word, not their own clever thoughts or ardent desire to help people change. It is imperative that overseers oversee those who would lead Bible studies and invest the time and energy necessary to train and debrief them.

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