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Getting to grips
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Session 1:
What’s the Bible all
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“You Christians look after a document
containing enough dynamite to blow all
civilisation to pieces, turn the world upside
down and bring peace to a battle-torn
planet. But you treat it as though it is
nothing more than a piece of literature.”
Mahatma Ghandi
“I’ve often thought the Bible should have a
disclaimer in the front saying this is fiction.”
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Sir Ian McKellen
WHAT IS THE
BIBLE?
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WHAT IS THE
BIBLE?
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The Bible is God’s living story…
“…let’s make a group decision to drop once and
for all the Bible-as-owner’s-manual metaphor. It’s
terrible. It really is…When was the last time you
read the owner’s manual for your toaster? Do you
find it remotely inspiring and meaningful?...We
have to embrace the Bible as the wild,
uncensored, passionate account it is of people
experiencing the living God….”
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Rob Bell
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“…one unfolding story of God’s activity for the
salvation of the world… The Bible is not a mere
jumble of history, poetry, lessons in morality and
theology, comforting promises, guiding principles
and commands; it is fundamentally a coherent
whole. Every part of the Bible - each event, each
character, command, prophecy and poem - must be
understood in the context of the one storyline.”
Craig Bartholomew
& Michael Goheen
Order this list of Bible stories...
- Daniel in the lions den
- Noah’s Ark
- The giving of the Ten Commandments
- Elijah and the prophets of Baal
- Solomon building the Temple
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- Samson and Delilah
- Jesus feeding the 5000
- Saul’s vision on the Damascus road
- Joseph and his coat of many colours
- The Last Supper
Order this list of Bible stories...
- Noah’s ark
- Joseph and his coat of many colours
- The giving of the Ten Commandments
- Samson and Delilah
- Solomon building the Temple
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- Elijah and the prophets of Baal
- Daniel in the Lion’s den
- Jesus feeding the 5,000
- The Last Supper
- Saul’s vision on the Damascus road
The Bible as a 6 act play...
Act 1: Creation
Act 2: Rebellion
Act 3: Israel
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Act 4: Jesus
Act 5: Church
Act 6: New creation
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Why is God’s story important?
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…what’s the BIG story of the Bible?
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Finding my place in the story…
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“…Is the greatest truth about Adam and the
fruit that it happened, or that it happens?...
This is why the Bible is so powerful:
These ancient stories are our stories…
They are alive and active and teaching us
about our lives in our world, today.”
Rob Bell
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“The book of Revelation offers us the vision of a city
which is on the one hand the perfection of all human
striving towards beauty, civilisation and good order
and on the other hand is the place where every tear is
dried and where every one of us knows God face to
face and knows that we are his and he is ours.
That is the vision with which the Bible ends and it is a
vision that enables us to see the whole human story
and each of our lives within that story as meaningful
and which therefore invites us through Jesus Christ to
become responsible actors in history.”
Lesslie Newbegin
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“…the sacred stories found in the Bible are part of the
great story of God, through Jesus, reconciling the
world. But we do more than just tell stories; we believe
and live into these stories. We allow these stories to
penetrate our understanding of life, to form and shape
us, to guide and articulate our own experience. The
stories of Scripture are windows into the nature of God
and humanity and our relationship to one another.
They are stories that help us repent, heal, learn, grow
and stretch toward God’s love and wholeness.”
Mark Yaconelli
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Time to reflect…
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Session 2:
Getting into
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- Why did Adam and Eve leave the garden
of Eden?
- Who did God choose to be the father of the
nation of Israel?
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- Who did God choose to set the Israelites
FREE from Egyptian slavery?
- Who was the greatest King in Israel?
- Can you name any of the prophets who
encouraged the people to return to God?
- For how many years did God stop speaking to
His people?
- Who came to prepare the way for Jesus?
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- Can you name some of the miracles of Jesus?
- How long did Jesus spend time with his friends
after he died and rose again, and before
returning to His father in heaven?
- What is our promised hope for the future?
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How important is the Bible?
What does the Bible say about itself?
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What does the Bible say about itself?
- God’s inspired word
2 Peter 1:20-21
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What does the Bible say about itself?
- God’s inspired word
2 Peter 1:20-21
- God’s living word
Hebrews 4:12
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What does the Bible say about itself?
- God’s inspired word
2 Peter 1:20-21
- God’s living word
Hebrews 4:12
- God’s roadmap
for effective
Christian
living
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2 Timothy 3:16-17, Psalm 119:9-11, 105, 133, John 8:31-32
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The Bible is a library of books
The Old Testament is divided
as follows....
First 5 books:
The Pentateuch ‘The Law’
Next 12 books:
Are historical
Next 5 books:
Are poetry and wisdom
Final 17 books:
Are the Prophet books
The New Testament is divided
as follows....
First 4 books:
Gospels - story of Jesus
Acts:
The story of the
early church
The next 21 books:
Are letters to churches
& individuals
The final book
Is a book of prophecy
Jesus is the central character of
the Bible
Session 2
“Jesus is in the Old Testament concealed,
Jesus is in the New Testament revealed”
How do we know that the Bible is true?
- The accuracy of the
copying process
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- The accuracy of the
early manuscripts
- The power to
change lives
Bible exegesis…
Session 2
What is the context?
What is the content?
Bible exegesis…
- What type of book is it?
- Who wrote this book
and who was it written to?
Session 2
- Where was it written from?
- When was it written?
- Why was it written?
Bible hermeutics…
Session 2
Applying the word here and now
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Time to reflect…
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Session 3:
Getting the Bible
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Get in to the habit
Session 3
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Be ACCOUNTABLE
Session 3
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Pray that God will speak to you
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Remember the word SOAP
S cripture
O bservation
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A pplication
P rayer
Be creative
Read it
Study it
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Meditate on it
Pray it
Make use of helpful tools
Daily readings
Use a guide
Bible dictionaries
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Commentaries
Studying with friends
Session 3
Time to reflect…
“The Bible is not just a document, but a
gateway into spiritual reality. Its words are
breathed by God himself, through writers
moved by the Holy Spirit and they offer us not
principles or information but a life-changing
relationship with the Creator of the universe.”
Session 3
Alison Morgan
Getting to grips
with the Bible