Feb 26, 2021
- Why?: What's the scariest passage of Scripture for a teacher?
- What?: To me, the scariest passage of Scripture is
James, chapter 3, verse 1, where James writes, "Not many of you
should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach
will be judged with greater strictness."
Well, I didn't want to be a...
How and why might you disciple another teacher?
Feb 19, 2021
- Why?: How and why might you disciple another teacher?
- What?: Did you know that part of your role as teacher
is preparing other teachers? There are at least 3 excuses some give
for failing at this. Let me be very frank and dismiss each of
those.
First, you might feel that you have nothing to pass on. You may not be...
Feb 12, 2021
- Why?: How can studying the structure of a Bible passage help us understand the purpose of the passage?
- What?: A building is designed based on its purpose. If you can see the structure, you can understand its purpose. If you can observe rooms—or areas of rooms—and how they connect, you can understand what the...
Feb 5, 2021
- Why?: If you're going to do inductive Bible study, how do you begin?
- What?: Remember that the goal in studying is to understand what God said to the original recipients through the human author's writing and then to help your learners apply that truth to their lives. So, how DO you begin? Well, if you want to know the...
Jan 29, 2021
- Why?: How do you study in order to teach the Bible?
- What?: The goal in studying is to understand what God said to the original recipients through the human author's writing and then to help your learners apply that truth to their lives. An efficient way to do that is a method called inductive Bible study. That could...