How to Conduct a Bible Study

Last Updated: March 4, 2021

Have you ever tried to conduct a Bible study and it just did not work out. Well this article will inform the reader on all of the things needed to do to conduct an efficient Bible study.

Steps

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Decide when and where you are going to conduct your Bible study sessions. It is very important to figure this out now so your whole plan doesn't fail later.
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Decide whether or not you are going to supply Bibles, notebooks, pens, and folders for your Bible study. If so, go out and buy them now to save time later.

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3
Talk to your pastor, and see if he has any ideas on sermons and studies for you Bible study. Your pastor is the best person to go to because he does preach several times a week.
4
Create fliers for your Bible study session. Your fliers should inform those interested: where the sessions will be held, when the sessions will be held, a contact number, a brief schedule, and whether or not you will be providing Bibles, notebooks, pens, and folders for the Bible study.
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Talk to your friends, family, fellow workers, and church members to see if they would like to attend your Bible study. If they say yes be sure to tell them they are welcome to bring as many people along with them as they like.
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Prepare your first sermon. The key to having a good sermon is inspiration and an outline. Be sure to create an outline and make enough copies of it to give to everyone at your Bible study.
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Set up the place where you will be conducting your Bible study. That means tables, chairs, (optional) Bibles, notebooks, pens, and folders.
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Hand out the outlines as people arrive. Or you can also just sit them on a table and let them grab them as they walk by the table.
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Announce that your bible study group is starting. Once you think everyone is there go up to your stand or whatever you chose to use and announce that Bible study is starting.
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Introduce your self to the people. Let them know your name and maybe a little about yourself.
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Start with an opening prayer. You may speak the prayer or ask the people to say their own prayer in their heart.
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Begin with your sermon. Be sure to quote the Bible when you speak your sermon. After all, it is a Bible study.
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If you provided Bibles, notebooks, pens, and folders, ask everyone to write their names in their Bibles, notebooks, and folders. If you want to keep them so they don't get lost then ask them to keep them where they are, but if you don't want to keep track of them tell them to take them home and bring them back the next time.
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End with a prayer. You may speak the prayer or ask the people to say their own prayer in their heart.

Community Q&A

Question

How do you get people to join in your Bible study?

Drake Bott

Community Answer

You can put an event on Facebook; that usually gets people's attention. You could also post flyers at local universities, coffee shops, or stores.
Question

How can I make my session interactive?

Community Answer

Have conversations and share opinions about passages. Try to get people to relate the Bible stories to their own lives.