Working through the radical acts bible study will open your eyes to the evidence around you of the firepower of the holy spirit. This inductive bible study is not intended for the community group. In fact, if you look for them on amazon, you will find over 33,000 different study bibles. You will see the fire of the spirit erupting through the lives of believers. Journal your personal study of the scriptures and reflect on your growth. Now imagine how this event would have boosted their morale. The approach to bible study presented in bible seminar is best described as inductive. I have made printable key word symbol sheets to use when doing inductive bible study. Application is not a third step in the inductive process. Content includes book studies on luke, ephesians, thessalonians, james, 1 samuel, john, and acts.
Inductive study method to study the word of god inductively, you begin with the bible itself as your main source of truth. The esv new inductive study bible, genuine leather. I have loved studying any book of the bible using this method since i discovered it last fall. Observation is not determining what the text means, it is simply just looking to see what it says. A brief history of inductive bible study a heart after. The following is an example of inductive bible study. The esv new inductive study bible, genuine leather, burgundy. We hope that this study will also spark in you a longing and expectation for the holy spirits transforming power in your life as you learn what it means to live in daily dependence upon jesus christ. I am looking back at doing inductive bible study seminars, research and teaching for more than 30 years now. May 15, 2019 ultimately, then, the goal of personal bible study is a transformed life and a deep and abiding relationship with jesus christ. Ideal for individual study, oneonone discipleship, group discussions, and quarterly classes. Acts is the connecting link between christs life and life of the church, between the gospels and the letters key verse.
We do this through giving people tools and skills to help observe the text, dig out the meaning, and then apply it to their lives. This exciting inductive study series brings readers faceto face with the truth of gods precepts, promises, and purposesin just minutes a day. The inductive approach has also become central in the teaching of organizations such as intervarsity christian fellowship and youth with a mission. We go chapter by chapter and verse by verse through books of the bible with an occasional topical study or character study.
It is the foundation which must be laid if you want to accurately interpret and properly apply. The method is simple but proven, and it uses simple toolsthe bible, the reader, some paper, and a pencil. But it is a great opportunity for you to do some discipleship with a few friends in. Inductive bible study is a practical, relevant, and timetested approach to interpreting scripture. For this reason, homework and discussion groups are emphasized in bible seminar. The second is to serve as preparation for urbana96. Lifetransforming bible studies no book of the bible is more densely packed with adventure, danger, and bravery than the book of acts. One finds embedded in acts a record of christian defenses made to both jews e. Jesus transformed their livesand they changed the world. Its the only bible available based entirely on the inductive study approach providing the tools for observing what the text says, interpreting what is means, and applying it to life. Put the pages in your notebook to use as a quick reference. Inductive bible studies bible studies for small groups for the last fifteen years, i have led weekly inductive bible studies for groups of college students and young adults. Using inductive bible study with kids let the children. It is a take off of precepts and worth a closer study of the colorful method.
Each study is designed to first teach the leaders the passage and then provide them with questions they can use to lead their group through a process of selfdiscovered learning. Oct 04, 2016 watch our overview video on the book of acts, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. Avoid mentioning anything in the verses before or after acts 1. Observation is the most important element in inductive bible study. The bible provides a treasure trove of truth and wisdom from god about all of live. Dont spend any more time laboring over what symbol to use to mark key words. Inductive bible studies 30 bible study guides points and. Also, there is a blank inductive bible study guide that can be reproduced. Plan to spend about 1520 minutes a day for weeks looking into the early christian church and how the gospel spread from jerusalem outward. Sep 04, 20 ive met kay at a womens retreat many years ago.
With pentecost just completed, this is a good time for a close reading of the biblical text that provides lukes account of the establishment of the church. Inductive bible study is an approach to gods word focusing on three basic steps that move from a focus on specific details to a more general, universal principle. This bible study through the book of ruth is a 5week, indepth, versebyverse study of the book of ruth. So, i found myself about to begin a new bible study.
Ebi church planting training centers 100 inductive bible study method syllabus. The questions contain minimal human commentary, but instead urge students to study to understand scripture. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Following the patterns he set forth in independent bible study, irving l. Practice using the inductive bible study method using the workbook in groups during class. When the foundation is welllaid, the house can be constructed with confidence. One way would be to go to the library and check out all the books that had information about frogs.
The book of acts is an inductive bible study guide. The book of acts is the account of those who, by the power of the holy spirit, spread the gospel of jesus christ throughout the entire known world. Each lesson begins by asking you to read the whole bible passage for the lesson in one sitting to get the big picture. This bible study will take an indepth look through the book of acts. Word of god in depth using a variety of hermeneutical principles including learning the context of a passage and using inductive bible study methods. To observe the text, you slow down to carefully study what it says. Jamess application of truth to his readers lives gives believers a clearer understanding of christs wisdom. A walk thru the book of acts new inductive bible study. Its study tools and questions teaches you how to understand.
Lectures are used to summarize and clarify information, but receive less emphasis. Rather than seeking biblical insights from another person or book, you get into the word of god yourself and begin by observing the text. If youre looking for fresh bible study tools, try the acts bible study method. This gives you a bigpicture or birdseye view that will help you better understand smaller units such as verses, paragraphs, and chapters in the context of the book as a whole. One week before the session, students will take the following assignments. The bible teaches this, showing it to be true on every page, and it. The power that you see in action in acts is the same power that can transform your life. Created originally to be used to train indigenous pastors in rural africa, this study has been used by individuals and churches as a means to deepen knowledge of scripture. Inductive bible study basics into thy word ministries this is the how. Through your study of the letter to the colossians may your faith be strengthened and may the lord teach you your true position in christyou are dead and your life is hid in christ in god and you are complete in him. It shows how the early church coped with pagan and jewish thought, the roman government and hellenistic society. In bible study, you can study someones elses study or you can study the scripture for yourself. The acts bible study method bible study lessons, acts bible.
An inductive study of genesis and job grace bible chapel. This will spark in you an appreciation, longing, and expectation for the holy spirits work in your own life. All that is required is the holy book, the holy spirit and a teachable heart. This volume incorporates insights from contemporary evangelical hermeneutics into an approachable, stepbystep process moving from observation through interpretation and on to the application of gods word. The prophesied coming of the spirit was happening in their midst. It is the foundation which must be laid if you want to accurately interpret and properly apply gods word. To give an accurate account of the birth and growth of the christian church author. Its time to take your study of gods word to a higher level, and now you can, with the inductive bible study app. This study guide consists of 14 lessons arranged chronologically according to the book of acts. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading acts inductive bible study. Inductive bible study acts 2 here is a second set of questions for an inductive bible study, personal or group, on the second chapter of acts. Every feature of the new inductive study bible is designed to help readers gain a more intimate understanding of god and his word.
Perhaps the center of serious work in inductive bible study today is asbury theological seminary, which has a department of inductive bible study in which are housed six fulltime faculty. Inductive bible study titus project international home. This is the third in a series of three smallgroup bible study discussion guides luke 19, luke 1024 and selected portions of acts which explore the meaning of witness. The first method of bible study is using a study guide. A chapterbychapter bible study of the book of acts 2 acts the beautiful, amazing, powerful, weak, dysfunctional church table of contents scripture passage page 1. The holy spirit unleashed in you acts 9780736908047 by kay arthur. Using the opportunity, peter began by showing that the apostles were not drunk as some thought, because it was too early. Inductive bible study uses the bible as the main source of information about the bible. This versebyverse bible study and commentary of the acts of the apostles the book of acts or simply acts is indepth but uses plain language that everyone can understand, as well as a format that will engage you. Luke traveled with paul learning about jesus from many eyewitnesses of jesus life. It presents an inductive method of study and bible marking which leads you directly back to the source, allowing gods word to become its own commentary. Inductive bible study method worksheet surveying a book of the bible. Inductive bible studies 30 bible study guides points. Jensen presents a manual for a personal, analytical study of the book of acts.
Jun 05, 20 the book of acts is an inductive bible study guide. Its purpose is to train the reader to see for himself what luke wrote and how he wrote it. We can do this with the bible for all its worth with our best efforts. In acts, jesus sends the holy spirit to empower his disciples as they carry. The inductive bible study teaches accurate observation of biblical passages, clarifies scriptures and helps gods word come alive.
The new inductive study series now completely covers every book of the bible. Using one of these books is a good way to study the bible. The empowered church kindle edition by studies, morningstar bible, abeelen, jack, abeelen, debbie. But this can also easily be maintained on a separate sheet of paper. The new inductive study bible nasb hardcover august 1, 20. Likewise, if we observe thoroughly, our next step, interpretation, will follow naturally and accurately. Inductive bible study study tools bible or blank text notebook to record your notes and insights colored pens or pencils bible dictionary 1. The last day focuses on application, which i believe is the most important part of any bible study. Its simple to use and will help you dig deeper in the word. These three parts are observation, interpretation, and application. Ibs studies in order to understand fully the following examples and to gain the greatest benefit from them you will find it helpful first to read our book, inductive bible study. A wonderful studyof the book of acts and a great introduuction to the inductive bible study method. Inductive bible study will expose you to an approach that can be applied to any scripture, any time, any place, by any one. Do a background study observe passage interpret meaning apply truth 25.
This workbook was designed for bible class study, family study, or personal study. Inductive bible study these were more nobleminded that those in thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so, acts 17. The people of the early church discovered what true power looks like. Resources project impact summer discipleship training. The most common way of doing this is to buy a study bible. Acts is a fastmoving historical account of the first three decades of the church. With chapter and versebyverse methods and with the study of an overall book, the principles and goals are the same. The new inductive study bible nisb9 the books of the bible nisb11 how to use the new inductive study bible how to use the inductive study approach nisb15 observationdiscover what it says.
Identify any key terms, repeated words, verbs, nouns, pronouns, etc. At the end of this manual and at the end of the students workbook there are sample inductive bible studies for students to learn from. We see how the spread of the gospel penetrated geographical, social, racial, and religious barriers throughout the roman world. Inductive bible study consists of three component parts, which we will look at separately, but which frequently overlap in practice. Nisb17 the marking approachsample a nisb19 the marking approachsample b nisb21 the at a glance chartssample c nisb23. Though the book of acts cannot be thoroughly covered in this study, you will be reading through the complete book.
Rather, application takes place as you are confronted with truth and decide to respond in obedience to that truth. You will learn to create simple outlines for books of the bible, and understand how. The esv new inductive study bible is designed to encourage you to study the bible for yourself, rather than relying on the interpretation of commentaries. Intensive care ministries offers tools for learning and developing biblical studies by using an effective system of observation, interpretation, and application. Students are asked to interact directly with the text, discovering its meaning for themselves. But a key to inductive bible study is to approach the text in a fresh way as if one had never seen it before.
Morningstar christian chapel inductive bible studies are designed to help believers go through the bible and discover the rich truths of gods word for themselves. One is simply to strengthen believers as witnesses to the work and life of jesus, both in history and in their lives. In it we see the tumultuous and triumphant growth of the church from a small group of fishermen, tax collectors, and zealots to a movement that reached to the farthest parts of the roman worldall through the impassioned efforts of ordinary men and women who. When studying a book of the bible, it is always wise to do a quick read of the whole book. Paul told timothy to be a student of the word 2 timothy 2. Le peau leads you through the first half of acts in this twelvesession lifeguide bible study, you will begin to understand what the holy spirit can do in you. See more ideas about bible, acts bible and bible lessons.
The method of getting into gods word my son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you, turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding, and if you. This bible study method focuses either on a complete book in the bible or specific part of a book, such as a specific chapter, a range of verses, or a single verse itself. Kay arthur is a fourtime gold medallion awardwinning author, member of nrb hall of fame, and beloved international bible teacher. A comprehensive guide to the practice of hermeneutics baker academic, 2011 or to watch the video presentations on inductive bible study method by robert traina here. The series was created by kay arthur to help you discover truth for yourself and go deeper into gods precepts, promises and purposes. So, now you can have our basic seminar, and there is more in my book. The inductive method provides you with the skills and familiarity with the tools which make it possible for even beginning students as well as children to confidently study the scriptures without being forced to depend on secondary sources. But you will receive power when the holy spirit comes on you. Methods of instruction instruction emphasizes active learning, project. A study guide by kay arthur and the staff of precept. The new inductive study bible by harvest house publishers, for instance, builds this into several versions and even provides a place at the end of every book to record your personal chapter headings in order to see patterns and development of themes. Through these three steps, we apply inductive reasoning, which is defined as the attempt to use information about a specific situation to draw a. Use images, highlights, bolding, italics and more for easy visual reference. Putting the principles into practice can cause loss of anxiety, decreased appetite for lying, cheating, stealing, hating and symptoms of growing sensations of love, peace, joy, compassion.
Inductive bible study is learning how to exegete draw out, as inextracting the information what a text is actually saying in an objective and in a systematic way. Key word symbols bible teacher, christian dj, advocate for. Each study is a week guide ideal for personal study, small groups, sunday school classes, and family devotions. Inductive bible study system i was teaching at a conference this last weekend and it hit me, i have been doing this for quite a while, since i was in high school.