I have to lead Bible Study in about an Hour and a half, I don't have any ideas what to do. We are a group of about 8 people, ages between 25 and 30 ? Any ideas people ?
2006-08-02 04:43:31 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Some ideas:
1. Find out what next Sunday's Bible readings are going to be and study and discuss them. Next week come back and see if the priest added any new insights.
2. Use next Sunday's responsorial psalm as opening prayer.
3. Start with one book, either Genesis or a Gospel, and work your way through it.
4. Start with teaching about the Catholic teaching about Bible Study.
5. Assign minimum daily readings for homework.
6. Ask the participants what would they like to learn about.
With love in Christ.
2006-08-02 16:35:45 · answer #1 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The scripture readings for today's reflections in the Catholic Church are Old Testament, Jeremiah 14:17-22; Psalm 79:8-9, 11, 13 and the Gospel according to Matthew 13:verses 36-43.
Here is the meditations: If you've seen Westerns, you kjnow that it's pretty easy to spot the bad guys. They're the ones who talk nasty, do really mean things and always wear black. You also know what's going to happen to them. They're probably going to get in a gunfight with the good guys and lose. Kind of predictable, right? Unfortunately, we may have the tendency to view this parable in the same way. We know how the story ends, after all: The good get rewarded, and the bad get punished. And we may be fairly certain we are the good guys. But maybe that's the problem. Perhaps we are so busy focusing on ourselves that we don't see the whole picture. We only need to relfect on Jesus' love to see that salvation is not an "us-versus-them" proposition. It's for everyone! God wants all of us to spend eternity with him and for that to happen He wants us to share that mercy with everyone around us. Our job is not to separate the sheep from the goats; it's to shine the light of Christ wherever we go. Prayer: Thank you LORD for loving me. Help me to extend your love to everyone I meet. Today, please send me to at least one person who needs you in his or her life! Amen
2006-08-02 04:59:58 · answer #2 · answered by sue122443 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about a study on the Sabbath and when and where it is said to have been changed and who gave anyone the authority to change a law of God? Can a mere man, a mortal man, have more power than God Himself? Or even a church? There are a few good studies you could have.
2006-08-02 04:48:51 · answer #3 · answered by ramall1to 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Acts of the Apostles would be a pretty good study.
Also, the Gospel according to St. Luke.
2006-08-02 04:56:29 · answer #4 · answered by clusium1971 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Throw the Bible into the bin, then get down the pub and have a few drinks together. You'll do less harm to society that way.
2006-08-02 04:52:48 · answer #5 · answered by Brenda's World 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The "Good Samaritain" parable is a good place to start. It shows the importance of Right Actions being the True Religion. How we are to treat our fellow Humans regardless of his labeled religious beliefs or other arbritrary labels.
The 'Beatitudes' or "Sermon on the Mount".
And the Criterion for a reserved place on the Heaven: "I was hungry and you fed me, naked and you clothe me, homeless and you sheltered me, sick and imprisoned and you visited me.
These show personal resposibility, as well as social responsibility, and reinforces that Humans are responsible for helping one another so that we can ACTUALIZE f the concept "on EARTH as it is in HEAVEN."
2006-08-02 05:05:28 · answer #6 · answered by LeBlanc 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-03-05 01:04:00 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can find ideas on the bible christian society website(catholic):
www.biblechristiansociety.com
2006-08-02 04:51:40 · answer #8 · answered by goodbye marylou 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
gospel of Mark. Always good.
or apologetics, those are also very useful.
2006-08-02 04:49:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋