Bible Study for 2016
For Ezra
had devoted himself to the study and observance of the Law of the Lord, and to teaching
its decrees and Laws in Israel. (Ezra 7:10)
Guide to
Bible studies
- Maximum time 45 Minutes including reading and prayers
- Start with your individual reading before meeting everyone in the group
- Smaller groups of 10 or less are encouraged
- Pray before you start
- Encourage everyone to read the passage
- The points are just guidelines
- 2-4 studies per chapter
- Do not use commentaries in the group
- Try to avoid preaching
- Let’s all aim to say something
- Always aim to end with a summary of what you have learned together as a group
- End with a prayer
January Let’s Rise Up and Build:
Nehemiah 1
- The Authorship of Nehemiah
- Why building the walls of Jerusalem?
- Importance of the walls
- Nehemiah prayed first
- Importance of starting all things with prayer
February
Nehemiah 2:1-10- Nehemiah new that he wanted that wall up
Nehemiah assessing the damage of the walls before building
Nehemiah acted alone first as a leader
Nehemiah taking risk to seek permission to go to Jerusalem
Nehemiah convinced the people
People took the ownership of Nehemiah’s vision and burden
Faced opposition as a team
March Nehemiah 2: 11-20- Nehemiah inspects the walls
- Good timing
- Sharing the vision with a few
- The situation was a reproach to Israel
- The ruined walls could not protect any of them
- God’s hand was on him and had given him favour
- Permission to come and build and rebuild
April Nehemiah 3 - Building the wall
- Motivation
- Leaders and delegation
- Good organisation
- Leadership provide a supportive climate of trust and team work
- Successful organisations recognize and reward effort
May Nehemiah 4- Opposition to the building
- Praying for the work and workers
- Created plan to address the problems
- Nehemiah called for the best out of his workers
- Reminded them of God’s help and Mission
- Provided new strategy for victory
- Furnished new tools for the workers
- He rallied the people to support each other
June Nehemiah 4 - Relied on God
- Respected the opposition
- Reinforced his weak points
- Reassured the people
- Refused to quit
- Renewed people’s strength continually
July Nehemiah 5- Big projects should not stop charity work
- Carrying each other’s’ burden
- Problems and projects seem to go together
- Keeping promises
- Devoting to work
August Nehemiah 6- Further opposition, moving ahead despite the odds
- The devil is a schemer
- The devil may want to be your friend to attack you
- The devil can be so frightening
- Prayer is key
- Great commitment to great cause
- God’s hand to seen by all
September
Acts 1 - Introduction and setting
- Authorship
- Why was it written?
- Jesus Alive
- The promise of the Holy Spirit
- Casting lots?
- Judas’s fate
- Prayer in choosing leadership
October Acts 2- The Holy Spirit and Pentecost
- Speaking in tongues
- New Peter addressing the crowd fearless
- Speaking the promises
- Importance of the gospel
- Growth of the church
- Devoted to prayer
- Fellowship
- Meeting everyday
- Praising God ,with a sincere hearts
- Evangelism
November
Acts 3- Works of the Holy Spirit
- Healing
- People praising God
- Opportunity to preach
- Courage to face problems
- Fearlessly used God-given authority
- Solved practical problems
- Peter’s demonstration gave him a platform and a convincing argument
December
Acts 4- One person with courage is majority
- Peter filled with the Holy Spirit before the Sanhedrin
- Talking boldly about Christ
- Unstoppables
- Which is right in God ‘s eyes
- Raising voice together in prayer
- Holy Spirit , prayer and the gospel
- Fellowshipping
- Sharing
- Testifying to the resurrection of the Lord.