What Happens At A Gathering One2One Meeting For Bible Reading?

Gathering One2One for Bible reading has nine easy steps:

1. Open In Prayer

One person thanks God and asks for help studying and understanding the passage.

2. Follow-up From Previous Session

Ask each other how each of you are doing applying the last session’s lessons.

3. Read The Passage Aloud

Either take turns meeting-by-meeting, or break up the passage so each person reads.

4. Context

Take turns asking some questions that explore the “surroundings” and background of the passage.

5. Observation

Take turns asking questions that help you note features like structure, key words, and characters.

6. Meaning

Take turns asking questions that help you to grasp the original human author’s point for his audience.

7. Application

Take turns asking questions that help you know what to change or believe in light of the meaning.

8. Schedule The Next Meeting

Date, time, and place!

9. Close In Prayer

The person who didn’t pray to start thanks God and asks for help applying the passage.

 

(NEXT PAGE: Find some suggested Bible texts that you can start reading together here)