Studying together
Andee and I have started to spend a little time each night studying the bible together. We started this week with Philippians.
We are using the homiletics method taught by BSF. In a nutshell it is a 5 step process for preparing to teach a bible passage. Step one is to list the content of the passage. Step 2 is to divide the content into 2-4 divisions. Step 3 is to write a summary sentence for the entire passage. Step 4 is to define the main idea that you want your audience to take away from your teaching. Step 5 is to write real life applications based on the divisions that you created in Step 2.
We are really pleased with this method. It forces us to actually immerse ourselves in the scripture and think about what we are learning from it. It also teaches us to express what we are learning to each other. Each study is generated from scratch, so we know that what we are learning is what the scripture is teaching us. I like being able to trust God to teach me what he wants me to learn rather than answering leading questions to teach me what the author of the study material thinks I should learn.
