SESSION ONE PROCEDURES
Bible Basics: A Look At The Whole Bible
Procedure Notes - Session One
written by:
REV. RICHARD J. FAIRCHILD
CHARLENE E. FAIRCHILD
Springfield, Ontario
1991, 1996
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PROCEDURE FOR SESSION ONE WHAT IS THE BIBLE?
- Welcoming Words and Prayer
- Opening Exercise: Meeting God Meditation
--- "close your eyes. Relax. Let your limbs go loose.
Feel the muscles relaxing in your feet, your legs, your
fingers, your hands, your arms. You feel at ease. Your
eyes are closed. It is dark and you are feeling at ease.
In the darkness anything is possible. You begin to think
about God - about meeting God - you hear and feel and see
him approaching. Finally God appears before you - you meet
him, you see him. What does he look like? As you look at
God you look also around you. Where are you? What is it
like there? Then, as you look around, as you look at God
and at the place you are in, you hear God say something to
you. God speaks to you. And when he is finished - you
begin to feel again the seat your sitting in, you begin to
feel your arms and legs, and you slowly open our eyes, and
you come back to this room and this place."
--- questions: What did God say to you? What did God look
like? Where did you see you God?
- Introduction:
One of the places we meet God is in the Bible. There we see
other places that he appears; there we hear him speaking.
The Bible reveals God to us. It shows us where he is and
what he may say. Each session we will ask near the end two
or three questions. One of the questions will be: "where do
you see God in this session? What has God said to you
tonight? We will ask this question because it is our
conviction that God speaks to us not only in the Bible, but
today. We will attempt to build from our encounters with
God and God's word, an understanding of what God is like and
what God does. We will try also to build an understanding
of what it is that we need from God and what it is God wants
us to know and do. Our approach will be as inductive" as we
can make it. This means that we will try to look at all the
facts and events we can and then draw from them conclusions
about God, his purpose, and our relationship to Him.
- Looking At The Bible As A Whole
- Share and Post: What kinds of books are in the Bible?
What kinds of writing?
- Discuss: What ties all this material together? Read II
Timothy 3:14-17 What does Paul say ties the material
together?
- Looking At "The Word of God"
- In Groups: look up from a concordance the term "Word of
God". Each group will be asked to summarize what the
passages refer to when they use that term. Examine: I Sam
9:27; I Kin 12:22; I Chr 17:3; Pro 30:5; Isa 40:8; Mark
7:13; Luke 3:2; Act 8:14; Rom 10:17; Eph 6:17; Heb 4:12; II
Pet 3:5; etc. Discuss what the word of God is and where it
is encountered.
- Looking At Scripture:
- Outline how it was collected and why. Discuss the
church's role in defining the scripture. Mention the
problem of interpretation and the role of the church in
this. Turn to the Magnificat and discuss the meanings we
get from it.
- Wrapping Up:
- Read John 5:36-41. Discuss the purpose of the Bible
again. Describe the concept of salvation history. Ask in
conclusion: What are scriptures for? How does Jesus regard
the scriptures and what we should with them?
- Conclusion:
What new understanding do you take away with you tonight?
What is God saying to you about the Bible and your use of
it?
Richard J. Fairchild
Charlene E. Fairchild
July 1991, September 1996
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