Topical Bible Studies:
The basic idea of this kind of bible study is to take a topic and look
through the bible to see what it has to say about it. Often the bible
study leader will have compiled a list of references beforehand that the
participants will read through and discuss. Other times the participants
are asked to bring resources (such as a concordance) with them to the
study and the passages are discovered by the participants themselves.
For a more structured study of this type, the leader might bring in an
outline.
This type of bible study is geared toward one who wants to learn more
about a specific topic. This is a good style to use if a group is trying
to focus on a specific concept. An example for a four week bible study
could be a focus of prayer. The group could do a study on fasting one
week, prayers that were recorded in the bible another week, instructions
on how to pray another week, and instructions on what to pray for the last
week.
Good Points
- Learn about connections in the bible
- Gives direction for discussion
- Learn important biblical concepts
Bad Points
- Can be difficult to find information
- Could end up with bad interpretation
- Often uses only commonly heard scriptures
- Scripture can be taken out of context
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