A listing of free resources available to help you better prepare and teach a Bible study group using Adult Explore the Bible. These ideas support Session 13 (“Praying”) in the Summer 2024 study of Acts 1–12 (Acts 12:6-18). Extra Idea Extra provides an idea for using a current news story to introduce and conclude the…
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*This is the first article in a 3-part series on praying Scripture. It is written by G. Dwayne McCrary. When growing up, the worship service in my church featured the reading of a Bible passage followed by a pastoral prayer. The Bible passage may have been “read” in one of several ways. We may have…
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As you lead your group each week, you’ll want to set aside some time in your gathering to pray. This is an excellent opportunity to model prayer for those who may be new to Christianity. It’s also a time to challenge long-time believers to be strategic in their prayer time. You may consider having an…
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Evangelism has been our blog focus throughout the month of December, and I hope you’ve had chances to talk about Jesus during this season! We’ve discussed how to share your testimony, the value of extending invitations, and the benefits of using one verse to share the good news. But, we can’t let this month end…
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Prayer makes a difference especially when that prayer aligns with God’s purposes. New ongoing Bible study groups help our church reach new people, mostly people who are far from God. One thing we can do in our current group is to pray for new groups. Over the next few weeks, we will look at how…
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