The Time Is Now:
To Know the Bible
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Start Talking: Find a conversation starter for your group or use one of these.
Do you think a story has to be literally true to teach an important lesson? (Why or why not?)
Please read 2 Peter 1:16-21 aloud.
• How can we encourage each other to keep trusting Scripture when culture challenges it?
Please read 1 Corinthians 2:12-14 aloud.
• If true understanding of God’s Word comes through the Holy Spirit, how can we help unbelievers grasp spiritual truth?
John 5:39, 40 GW
"You study the Scriptures in detail because you think you have the source of eternal life in them. The Scriptures testify on my behalf. Yet, you don’t want to come to me to get [eternal] life."
• How can we study God’s Word in a way that truly leads us to know and follow Jesus, rather than just gaining information?
2 Timothy 3:16-17 MSG
"EVERY part of Scripture is God-breathed and useful one way or another [like] showing us truth, exposing our rebellion, correcting our mistakes, training us to live God’s way. Through the Word we are put together and shaped up for the tasks God has for us.."
• In what ways can we let God’s Word shape our daily habits, decisions, and attitudes?
Please read 2 Peter 1:16-21 aloud.
• How can we encourage each other to keep trusting Scripture when culture challenges it?
Please read 1 Corinthians 2:12-14 aloud.
• If true understanding of God’s Word comes through the Holy Spirit, how can we help unbelievers grasp spiritual truth?
John 5:39, 40 GW
"You study the Scriptures in detail because you think you have the source of eternal life in them. The Scriptures testify on my behalf. Yet, you don’t want to come to me to get [eternal] life."
• How can we study God’s Word in a way that truly leads us to know and follow Jesus, rather than just gaining information?
2 Timothy 3:16-17 MSG
"EVERY part of Scripture is God-breathed and useful one way or another [like] showing us truth, exposing our rebellion, correcting our mistakes, training us to live God’s way. Through the Word we are put together and shaped up for the tasks God has for us.."
• In what ways can we let God’s Word shape our daily habits, decisions, and attitudes?
Start praying: Be bold and pray with power.
Thank you, Lord for giving us Your Word, alive and active, full of wisdom and guidance. Holy Spirit, open my heart
and mind so I can truly understand the Scriptures, not just read the words. Help me to rely on Your Word in every
situation, trusting that it speaks truth into my life right now. Strengthen my faith to believe in this power and relevance today and teach me to live it out with courage and love. May Your Word guide my decisions, shape my character, and draw me closer to You every day. Amen.
and mind so I can truly understand the Scriptures, not just read the words. Help me to rely on Your Word in every
situation, trusting that it speaks truth into my life right now. Strengthen my faith to believe in this power and relevance today and teach me to live it out with courage and love. May Your Word guide my decisions, shape my character, and draw me closer to You every day. Amen.
Leader: Make time to pray for and with each other. Break into groups of three, take time for healing prayer or pray with individuals requesting prayer. This is important!
Start Doing:
This week trust that reading, meditating on, or speaking God’s Word has real power. Are there areas in my life where I need to rely more on the certainty of God’s Word rather than my own understanding?
Isaiah 55:10,11 NLT
"The rain and snow come down from the heavens and stay on the ground to water the earth. They cause the grain to grow, producing seed for the farmer and bread for the hungry. It is the same with my word. I send it out, and it always produces fruit. It will accomplish all I want it to, and it will prosper everywhere I send it."
Isaiah 55:10,11 NLT
"The rain and snow come down from the heavens and stay on the ground to water the earth. They cause the grain to grow, producing seed for the farmer and bread for the hungry. It is the same with my word. I send it out, and it always produces fruit. It will accomplish all I want it to, and it will prosper everywhere I send it."