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Use these Discovery Questions in Luke which provide you three unique study questions for each reading, joyfully offered to help you meet God in his Word with greater perceptivity, understanding, and power.

Use these Discovery Questions in John which provide you three unique study questions for each reading, joyfully offered to help you meet God in his Word with greater perceptivity, understanding, and power.

10 Passages to start with and how to choose your own.

Explaining the shape of the OIA graphic.

If you know what types of things to notice when observing a passage of the Bible, you’ll be able to see more than you normally do.

Great questions are at the heart of any solid Bible study. Here are five characteristics of great questions that will guide the interpretation part of the conversation deeper and help your group unlock the core message.

The core message is the essential meaning of the passage. If the summary is a paragraph, the core message is a tweet—one key repeatable sentence that participants will remember from the study.

The summary of the passage is a short paragraph that helps clarify the heart of the passage and launches into application. It is the bridge between discussing the meaning of a Bible passage to discussing what it means for our lives.

The goal of a Bible study is not information, but transformation, and this is what the application phase of the conversation is all about. Here are five characteristics of application questions that will help your group respond well to what Jesus is doing in their lives.

With God's help and a little preparation, you too can create a space where Jesus takes center stage. When preparing, spend about half your time getting to know the passage and the other half preparing to teach. Remember to be prayerful as you work through your preparation. Jesus wants to meet with you even as you prepare.