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2 Corinthians 2:14-3:6 14But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession,
and through us spreads in every place the fragrance that comes from knowing him. 15For we are the aroma
of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing; 16to the one a fra-
grance from death to death, to the other a fragrance from life to life. Who is sufficient for these things? 17For
we are not peddlers of God's word like so many; but in Christ we speak as persons of sincerity, as persons
sent from God and standing in his presence. 3:1Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Surely we
do not need, as some do, letters of recommendation to you or from you, do we? 2You yourselves are our let-
ter, written on our hearts, to be known and read by all; 3and you show that you are a letter of Christ, pre-
pared by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of
human hearts.
4Such is the confidence that we have through Christ toward God. 5Not that we are competent of our-
selves to claim anything as coming from us; our competence is from God, 6who has made us competent to
be ministers of a new covenant, not of letter but of spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
2 Corinthians 2:14-3:6 14But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession,
and through us spreads in every place the fragrance that comes from knowing him. 15For we are the aroma
of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing; 16to the one a fra-
grance from death to death, to the other a fragrance from life to life. Who is sufficient for these things? 17For
we are not peddlers of God's word like so many; but in Christ we speak as persons of sincerity, as persons
sent from God and standing in his presence. 3:1Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Surely we
do not need, as some do, letters of recommendation to you or from you, do we? 2You yourselves are our let-
ter, written on our hearts, to be known and read by all; 3and you show that you are a letter of Christ, pre-
pared by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of
human hearts.
4Such is the confidence that we have through Christ toward God. 5Not that we are competent of our-
selves to claim anything as coming from us; our competence is from God, 6who has made us competent to
be ministers of a new covenant, not of letter but of spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
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Matthew 4
18As he walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon, who is called Peter, and
Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea--for they were fishermen. 19And he said to them,
"Follow me, and I will make you fish for people." 20Immediately they left their nets and followed
him. 21As he went from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother
John, in the boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets, and he called them. 22Immedi-
ately they left the boat and their father, and followed him.
Preparing a Bible Discussion
Summary statement:
5-8 key observations:
3 Encounter exercises:
5-8 Key Questions:
3 Response Questions:
Matthew 4
18As he walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon, who is called Peter, and
Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea--for they were fishermen. 19And he said to them,
"Follow me, and I will make you fish for people." 20Immediately they left their nets and followed
him. 21As he went from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother
John, in the boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets, and he called them. 22Immedi-
ately they left the boat and their father, and followed him.
Preparing a Bible Discussion
Summary statement:
5-8 key observations:
3 Encounter exercises:
5-8 Key Questions:
3 Response Questions:
Good ideas to Encounter especially for narratives
· Journal entry: write a brief journal entry as though you are one of the characters in the narrative
· Reporter: write a brief summary as if you are a reporter writing a story on an event/character
· Eye Witness Account: Write or share in pairs as if speaking from the perspective of an eye witness
to the event (as though you are on trial and need to give details)
· Role play: in pairs, "be" one of the characters in the passage and discuss responses to what's go-
ing on
· Dramatic acting: act out the passage as it is being read aloud (work well with traveling scenes)
· Dramatic reading: ask several people in the group to participate and read the passage dramati-
cally. (This works really well with passages in which there's a dialogue.)
· Director: Ask them to imagine they are directing the passage as a scene in a movie; ask them to
think of what they would need to know, what questions arise, etc.
· Testimony: Ask them to write brief testimony of one of the characters in the passage (ie: the de-
moniac healed by Jesus--what would his testimony be?)
· 5 Senses - Read the passage from the perspective of the 5 senses: ask them to pick a sense
(touch, smell, sight, hearing, emotional feeling), have someone read the passage aloud, and then
discuss what each "sense" perceived in the passage.
· Drawing: Give each group member a sheet of paper with a few square blank "cartoon" blocks.
Have them fill in the blocks with drawings of the scenes from the passage.
· Magazines: Bring a few magazines and ask them to read the text and clip out a picture/phrase/
article that depicts their response to the passage.
· Be the recipient: If you're reading a letter from Paul, learn all you can about the culture of the
people who received the letter (i.e.: the people from Colossi, or the folks from Rome) and imag-
ine that you are the people receiving the letter.
Good ideas to Encounter especially for narratives
· Journal entry: write a brief journal entry as though you are one of the characters in the narrative
· Reporter: write a brief summary as if you are a reporter writing a story on an event/character
· Eye Witness Account: Write or share in pairs as if speaking from the perspective of an eye witness
to the event (as though you are on trial and need to give details)
· Role play: in pairs, "be" one of the characters in the passage and discuss responses to what's go-
ing on
· Dramatic acting: act out the passage as it is being read aloud (work well with traveling scenes)
· Dramatic reading: ask several people in the group to participate and read the passage dramati-
cally. (This works really well with passages in which there's a dialogue.)
· Director: Ask them to imagine they are directing the passage as a scene in a movie; ask them to
think of what they would need to know, what questions arise, etc.
· Testimony: Ask them to write brief testimony of one of the characters in the passage (ie: the de-
moniac healed by Jesus--what would his testimony be?)
· 5 Senses - Read the passage from the perspective of the 5 senses: ask them to pick a sense
(touch, smell, sight, hearing, emotional feeling), have someone read the passage aloud, and then
discuss what each "sense" perceived in the passage.
· Drawing: Give each group member a sheet of paper with a few square blank "cartoon" blocks.
Have them fill in the blocks with drawings of the scenes from the passage.
· Magazines: Bring a few magazines and ask them to read the text and clip out a picture/phrase/
article that depicts their response to the passage.
· Be the recipient: If you're reading a letter from Paul, learn all you can about the culture of the
people who received the letter (i.e.: the people from Colossi, or the folks from Rome) and imag-
ine that you are the people receiving the letter.
Laws of Composition very helpful for epistles
General to Particulars
or
Particulars to General
Climax--arrangement of material in such a way as to progress from great to the greater to the greatest
Explanation--presentation of an idea or even followed by its explanation
Repetition--reiteration of the same terms, similar words, phrases, ideas
and
Contrast--association of two opposites
Cause to Effect--progression from cause to effect
Laws of Composition very helpful for epistles
General to Particulars
or
Particulars to General
Climax--arrangement of material in such a way as to progress from great to the greater to the greatest
Explanation--presentation of an idea or even followed by its explanation
Repetition--reiteration of the same terms, similar words, phrases, ideas
and
Contrast--association of two opposites
Cause to Effect--progression from cause to effect
What is the Bible Anyway?
The Basics:
· 66 books: 39 OT and 27 NT written by about 40 different people from about 1500 B.C. to 100 A.D.
· The OT can be broken down into 5 sections: the law (Gen.-Deut.), history (Josh.-Esth.), poetry (Job-SoS.), major
prophets (Isa.-Dan.) and the minor prophets (Hos.-Mal.)
· The NT can be divided into the historical books (Mat.-Acts.), the Pauline epistles, (Rom.-Philemon), non-Pauline epis-
tles (Heb.-Jude) and prophecy (Rev.).
· The OT was written in Hebrew and then translated to Greek between BC 250-150. The NT was written in Greek.
Can I Trust Scripture?
· Secular historians affirm biblical accounts. Josephus (AD 37-101) and Tacitus (AD 55-117) are 2.
· The Bible is the only religious book in the world with fulfilled prophecies, most of them having to do with Jesus.
The chance of Jesus fulfilling all 48 prophecies is1 in 10157.
· The Bible is more scientifically accurate than any other book of its time, making statements about space, the oceans,
and sanitation.
· The New Testament is the most accurate historical document. There are 5600 documents with less than 100 years
between the original and the copies. This makes the NT 99.5% accurate. For comparison, Homer's Illiad has 643
documents written 500 years after the original. It is 95% accurate.
· Archeology verifies many OT and NT places, names and events and says nothing to directly contradict the Bible.
· The Bible we read today is not a translation of a translation, it is a one step process from the original Hebrew and
Greek manuscripts to whatever language you want, whether that is Latin, English, Spanish or anything else.
Websites:
· Bible passages
www.biblegateway.com
· Commentaries www.bible.crosswalk.com/commentaries
· Apologetics www.carm.org
· Articles www.everystudent.com
What is the Bible Anyway?
The Basics:
· 66 books: 39 OT and 27 NT written by about 40 different people from about 1500 B.C. to 100 A.D.
· The OT can be broken down into 5 sections: the law (Gen.-Deut.), history (Josh.-Esth.), poetry (Job-SoS.), major
prophets (Isa.-Dan.) and the minor prophets (Hos.-Mal.)
· The NT can be divided into the historical books (Mat.-Acts.), the Pauline epistles, (Rom.-Philemon), non-Pauline epis-
tles (Heb.-Jude) and prophecy (Rev.).
· The OT was written in Hebrew and then translated to Greek between BC 250-150. The NT was written in Greek.
Can I Trust Scripture?
· Secular historians affirm biblical accounts. Josephus (AD 37-101) and Tacitus (AD 55-117) are 2.
· The Bible is the only religious book in the world with fulfilled prophecies, most of them having to do with Jesus.
The chance of Jesus fulfilling all 48 prophecies is1 in 10157.
· The Bible is more scientifically accurate than any other book of its time, making statements about space, the oceans,
and sanitation.
· The New Testament is the most accurate historical document. There are 5600 documents with less than 100 years
between the original and the copies. This makes the NT 99.5% accurate. For comparison, Homer's Illiad has 643
documents written 500 years after the original. It is 95% accurate.
· Archeology verifies many OT and NT places, names and events and says nothing to directly contradict the Bible.
· The Bible we read today is not a translation of a translation, it is a one step process from the original Hebrew and
Greek manuscripts to whatever language you want, whether that is Latin, English, Spanish or anything else.
Websites:
· Bible passages
www.biblegateway.com
· Commentaries www.bible.crosswalk.com/commentaries
· Apologetics www.carm.org
· Articles www.everystudent.com
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