3. “What would it look like if Christ-followers totally applied this lesson (or obeyed this principle) in their lives today?”
Once you can have discovered the key thrust of the passage, now you want to figure out together how it should change our everyday lives. Again, there are other ways to ask this. You might ask, “Have you known anyone who is a wonderful example of this?” Or, “What has it looked like when you have, or have not, applied this principle in your life?” All of these questions help us see what applying the truth of a passage looks like in real life.
4. ”What is one way you can apply this truth to your life this week?”
Your goal is to guide each person to respond to God in a tangible way. You don’t want to pressure people to reply, but you do want to give each person an opportunity to easily respond and, if needed, to receive prayer, so it is often best to move into smaller groups at this point so that people can share more freely.
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Got it? Don’t ask so many questions next time your small group Bible study meets. Try these four questions, giving people time to really wrestle with Scripture and share with one another.
It’s actually very simple. God’s Word is powerful and his Spirit is at work. Just ask a few good questions that move people to the heart of the passage, let them discuss what it looks like in their everyday lives, and then let them talk and pray through how God is asking them to personally respond. If you do this, you’ll see lives changed, including your own.
This article on small group Bible study questions originally appeared here.
