Read your bibles people, me included. Stay focused, don’t get sidetracked. I’ve seen many Bible studies devolve into a discussion of current events. Most people are biblically and theologically lacking. Blessings in Christ.

Bible Studies in this area generally go like this. Leader gives lesson plan, and attenders get email and ignore it. Attenders show up occasionally to Bible study when it's convenient for them and it fits in their busy schedule around their kid's soccer practices, ballet lessons, family vacations to the Grand Canyon, kid's birthday, grandpa's birthday, great aunt's funeral, their doctor appointments, when their car hasn't broken down, or their daughter is not washing her hair. Leader goes through lesson, and asks attenders to weigh in, and crickets. No comments, no thoughts, and no interest, because a) they haven't read or even thought about the study prior to (maybe) showing up, and b) they keep looking at their watch to know how much time is left in this until they can get back to doing whatever it was that was more important than this. Oh, but when we go around and ask for prayer requests, we get the typical pray for the sick aunt, or their traveling mercies, because they will be out of town next week on a family vacation. Or pray for Johnny's soccer game, or little Emma's ballet recital, and hope it goes well. The latest fad in prayer requests is for their dog or cat's health. I've got a million more stories, and a million more reasons why I have just about given up even attending any more "Bible studies." I'll leave you with this. The one Tuesday morning Men's Bible study that I had gone to for years, asked for prayer requests at the start of the hour we were scheduled to meet. By the end of the hour we had just finished up praying over prayer requests (the first 30 minutes were actually telling everyone what the prayer requests were (similar to what I mentioned above) and then of course we then had to pray over it, even though we got the most thorough explanation of someone's great Aunt's cancer surgery happening in two weeks. I mean, why call this a Bible study if you are just going to superficially pray over things for an hour? I'm sorry, but if I am going to pray I'd prefer it modeled Jesus' prayers in John 17, and not for everyone's sick aunt and for your latest traveling mercies from your 10th family vacation this year. And people wonder why I'm fed up with Bible studies?

@applemac100100

2 ай бұрын

Exactly we need to get real with God it’s because of this that the western world is in the state it’s in. Another prayer we could look at is the one Christ taught his disciples to pray.

@Davidhughes9467

2 ай бұрын

That's spot on and some pray asking to get rid of their husbands 😂

@kevinholst9231

2 ай бұрын

Sounds like you and me have attended the same " Bible studies" . And or prayer meeting. 99.9 percent of people attend because they feel obligated to. Not because they desire a closer walk with God. Most that I've observed are probably not even born again and are truly bored with church and spiritual matters. The telltale sign is when you start praying or speaking on spiritual matters you either get the deer in the headlights look or the sigh . I to have no interest in attending the fellowship meetings!?

@joer5627

2 ай бұрын

I am so thankful The Lord led me to reading scripture cover to cover. After 6 times through 2024 became the year of going deeper. Taking notes in detail has opened my soul to a more challenging depth than I ever imagined. I seek others continually who wish to journey in this manner. I will continue alone until I find fellow sojourners. One day it will become as God ordains for His glory!

@pingupenguin2474

2 ай бұрын

If your bible study group is not what you are looking for , then look around, talk to folks from other churches that you know in the area, tell them you are looking for another group and try theirs' if invited, or start a group yourself ( checkout Alpha groups, if there aren't enough Christians around.) The housegroup in my church was more of an elderly ladies chat and a cuppa, so we looked around. We are now in a brilliant group with both deep prayer AND gritty bible studies. It was started by christians who had an outreach in the town and includes members of several other churches as well as a few fairly new christians. Its great for fulfilling Jesus prayer that his church would be One, not lots of different denominations.

Our church recently completed a rigorous study of the Gospel of John, similar to what you described...a section at a time, in detail, where we studied in advance and then came together to discuss. Took over a year, and it was the most rewarding group study I've ever been part of. Our pastor led it, so we were never asked what it meant to us! Thank you for the solid content, brother! I find it edifying and theologically sound. Keep up the good work!

If your leader is a heretic, that is going to be a problem. ALMOST spit my coffee out! LOL Yep, that might be a problem. Love you Matt!

The biggest problem I’ve seen is not starting or ending on time. Meandering around and it’s like an hour later than scheduled, constantly. It turns into a 2.5 hour event of ranting by people who like to hear themselves talk.

Thanks for defending the truth of God through the PCA and the Word of God, and the Westminster Confession. May the Lord bless your ministry.

Two general pitfalls of small group Bible studies seem to be: - Too heavy focus on theology (Ex: a deep study of the word "propitiation", getting into the doctrine of election, etc.) can lead to only "head knowledge" and nothing actionable in your real life. - Too heavy focus on actionable teaching for your real life (Ex: having a strong marriage, how to discipline your kids, etc.) can lead to weak/poor biblical theology. It should be a good mixture/balance of both. But that seems hard to accomplish sometimes. I'm not sure I have the solution.

@RevDavidReyes

2 ай бұрын

Bible study is going to depend on the people you have in front of you. I don't preach/teach in a pastors convention or seminary the same way i'd preach/teach in a youth class or ranch city. It's just different. No, it's not watered down, just different.

@Yesica1993

Ай бұрын

@@RevDavidReyes I know it's not easy for the leaders!

Maybe I'm the only one who feels this way, but when it comes to small groups, can't we just skip the food part? Most small groups meet during the week. Most people have some combination of work, school, kids. That means we can't meet until at least 6, usually 7. We also don't want to keep people out too late. That's understandable. Having food, even small snacks, takes up valuable time. It's also distracting. Christians seem to be obsessed with food. Every meeting has to have food. If only we valued God's Word with that same passion. /rant

@pwoeckener

2 ай бұрын

It's a lure to get people to come. But what you are describing with regards to "work, school, kids" means that the folks you want to show up probably have already invested 110% of their time to other things, and simply don't have the time to devote to a Bible study. And these same people won't spend 5 minutes on their own even looking at the Bible study materials to come properly prepared. That same person will have their kids on 3 baseball teams, 4 soccer teams, a couple of ballet lessons, and endless family vacations. I'd ask them what's most important to them, and they would give you lip service to Jesus and the Bible, but their actions and how they invest their time speaks volumes. Seriously, if you can't give a Bible study an hour a week out of your schedule, but have devoted every waking moment otherwise to "work, school, kids" I think you've already answered the question of what is most important to you without even saying a word.

@notsatch

2 ай бұрын

Of course we can skip it! People often just equate food or snacks with socializing or fellowship but it's certainly not a requirement for either. I think anyone, even a Baptist like me, can go an hour or so without food.

@Yesica1993

2 ай бұрын

@@notsatch Ha!

@Yesica1993

2 ай бұрын

@@pwoeckener To be fair, most work and school situations (whether children or college/adult students) have set hours that can't be changed. Things are a bit more flexible these days with work at home options. But not everyone has that. When I had a full time job, I'd get out at 4:30-5:00. I don't drive, so I had to take the train. I wouldn't get home until 6. Then I'd have to take another bus or train to wherever the midweek study was held. That's why I've always seen the food thing as a time waster. But, as I also said, I don't have a full solution to this issue.

I could never get into small group. It's about social gathering: food, showing off homes/wealth, getting kids together, etc. No thanks.

We are three women and we study Revelation and Chuck Missler is one of the best teacher with slides and history on line, if you haven't heard of him. We are so encouraged by this prophetic book in the Bible! May more believers be so blessed as promised in Revelation 1:3 and take heed because Jesus is coming soon as a thief, taking up His own and you don't want to be left behind, because the wrath of God is not our destiny, 1 Thessalonians 1:9, 5:10, Revelation 3:10-11. Jesus is coming as a thief, and has warned us to be ready, because the Son of Man is coming at an hour you don't expect, Matthew 24:44. God bless everyone with seeing the signs of the times and sharing the Gospel of Jesus' death, burial and resurrection to give us forgiveness, eternal life, our most blessed hope, Titus 2:13, 1 John 3:3, 1st Thessalonians 4:13-18, John 14:1-3. God bless you!!

Yeah, exactly what we have experienced in small groups. Every one of them focused more on the food and fun fellowship than the Word, it's context and meaning, and it's application. We have now asked our church if we could lead a newly formed group structured as you suggested. Great tips.

As an introvert, Ive never attended a bible study group. I read my bible, the study notes, and books written by solid teachers.

Such good advice. We have an unusual problem as a group of three women. We commute 45 minutes to church so no one else from there lives near us. We would love an elder or someone to lead our group but not possible at this time. What we try to do is watch good teaching online and download the study guides. Finished Steve Lawson’s The Attributes of God now watching Michael Kruger at RTS book of Mark study. Btw, we pray for each other’s specific needs only, avoiding the gossip temptation.

I strongly agree with you that the store-bought curriculums should be avoided. The pastor should also spend at least an hour with the group leader talking to him about the passage beforehand. Almost no one is able to conduct a good study without training and guidance.

Thanks for the video Matthew. My group is doing well, but I wanted to see if there was something we could work on. I think you went over some great things here, but because a lot of people in the comments seem to be having problems I'd like to share what we do as well in hopes that it might help other studies or at least provide encouragement. I organize a young men's Bible study (usually 15-20 people) about ages 13 to 23 (I'm the oldest). We try to gather every other Saturday starting at 6:30. Typically we'll fellowship until about 7:00 and after a short prayer share a meal before we start. Most of the time we go through something outside of scripture. Right now we're watching The Engagement Project by Del Tackett. Historically we've studied marriage, baptism, debated calvanism and arminianism, and even listened to an audio book of CS Lewis' Screwtape Letters. However, we've also gone through Ephesians and part of Genesis. After we finish discussing the content we went over we'll have a time of prayer and we'll usually close by 9:00 or so. We're all young guys so typically our prayers will consist of the Lord's hand to be on us as we work and that we might minister to the lost at our jobs. We might also pray for any of the men who are in a relationship with a young lady. Typically after we finish no one wants to leave and we'll sometimes end up talking until almost midnight. It's always a time of great encouragement. While it is obviously extremely important to be focused on the word of God at a Bible study, I think something people overlook is the importance of fellowship between any group of believers. For instance, the apostolic teaching in the New Testament church was to celebrate communion as a weekly meal. Not just the bread and the wine, but a full meal; meant to strengthen the unity between believers and bring encouragement to the church as we speak and celebrate with one another - looking forward to Christ's return.

I love the content (and just subscribed). I dislike clickbait titles. I get the whole marketing-to-millennials thing, but still don't like clickbait. FWIW.

My Reformed Baptist (1689 2nd London Baptist Confession) currently has 2 life groups. We are so small (

My husband and I are very blessed in that we are in the life group that is led by our pastor. I’m pretty sure that all of our life groups are led by an elder. I’m involved in two different ladies Bible study groups in our church. In one of the groups we just went through the minor prophets and in the other group we studied the book of Philippians. Any book we use that is not a book of the Bible has to be approved by one of our elders.

@Yesica1993

2 ай бұрын

Study materials being approved by leadership is so important! There's so much junk out there these days.

@chrismachin2166

2 ай бұрын

Would you class yourself as Calvinist or Arminian? Do you agree with the Synod of Dort? Do you strongly agree the Roman Catholic Church got it completely wrong at the Council of Trent,when they declared “ imputed righteousness” is anathema?

The ESV Scripture Journals are good tools. (I'm not sure if other Bible versions have something like this.) It's great to have individual books of the Bible with the text on one side and lined paper on the other. They're small, convenient, I think most are under $10, and great for note taking.

@EmptyAccountNobodyHere

2 ай бұрын

Yes! I have the New Testament set and really love these! More space to write in than an average journaling bible, and especially good for those who don’t want to write in or mark their bibles.

@KelleyBasatneh

2 ай бұрын

Matthew, what does your church do to train leaders? I find this to be a big issue in many churches.

Yes. Just studying the scriptures has been life changing

@Yesica1993

2 ай бұрын

The problem is that these days, many people would find it difficult to do that. I don't think it can be denied that people's reading levels have dropped way down. If you don't believe me, go find even children's books from just 20-30 years ago. You'll see the difference very clearly. Some years ago, I came across a book called Carpenter's New Geographical Reader. I think it was from thrift store / used bookstore. Original copyright says 1905. I'm not sure what grade/age it's geared toward, but I couldn't believe the level of writing in it! I only got up to page 42 or so. I need to get back to it. But, yes, there is no question that people in America are reading at a much lower level than in years past. Leaving aside any issues about the NIV translation, itself, I have seen online that people now consider the NIV to be "too hard." When I got mine in 1988, my understanding is that it was written at a 7th grade reading level. I don't remember where I heard that, so I guess I can't prove it. Let's say it was even written at high school senior level. People are struggling with it now. I've seen people online saying the ESV being "too hard." How are people going to study a book when the very words/sentences seem to be over their heads? How can people study the book of Romans, many parts of which are long progressions of a logical train of thought ("if A, then B"), when people can't even think or speak that way anymore, much less follow someone else when they do it?

I may have an unpopular opinion, but I think the biggest problem is “after” people become Christian. Pray..check, read Bible..check, go to church..check. But we should be teaching how to study and understand the Bible for themselves. About the culture of the time, how the Bible came to be, who the authors were and who the audience was of that day they wrote to. Then read scripture with that in mind. Then look at commentary and literature of what others think it means. Pray and meditate on it. (Plus a whole lot more) We skip that and wonder why people don’t have better-deeper personal study. Teach people to study and think and you’ll find an amazing study/group leader. We need to stop telling others what it says but teach them how to find truths and understanding on their own. Sorry this is a topic that means a lot to me. Had a beautiful person do this for me about 10 years into my walk and it completely changed my life/relationship with God, so now I show share this. In my groups by and 1 on 1 studies.

@Yesica1993

2 ай бұрын

Agreed, 100%!

@pwoeckener

2 ай бұрын

I'm starting to become a broken record in my thoughts here, but what you are hoping for involves time. And from my experience with just about every Bible study I've ever been a part of, the people attending it couldn't even spend 5 minutes of their time outside of just showing up once a week to even think about the Bible study. I'll even pull out an example from a Sunday School class I attended, where the church was adding a service, and asking us to move that Sunday school class to an earlier service. We had one lady in the class who was so angry about the move in time to earlier on Sunday morning that she went on a 10 minute rant about how she wouldn't be coming if they moved the time to an hour earlier each week. I mean, seriously, these are the types of "Christians" I was fellowshipping with. So much so that I opted to leave that church for that sort of attitude about when they actually scheduled the Sunday School class. So when you talk about what you talk about above, I challenge you to find me the people that would invest even half the time it takes into the things you are suggesting. And don't get me wrong, I wholeheartedly agree with your suggestions, and would love to see them applied universally to the body of believers. But when you are up against people that aren't serious about church, or Bible study, and you see it over and over and over again, you really start questioning what the point of all of it is, when you can't even find a single soul who will invest the time and attention to the Bible and it's study in their lives.

Pastor Matt, I appreciate that you're a book geek! What would you say to doing a video about how to regain a culture of reading? Not just Bible reading, but in general? I've been a book geek since childhood. Even as a GenXer, I was in the minority. But I'm telling you, people seem to barely read at all these days. This has to be negatively affecting the church. How can it not, when we're a religion* based on a book, on words? Worse, people are lacking reading comprehension and the ability to follow a logical train of thought. It's very noticeable in the way people speak. I hear it all the time because I do transcription for work. Not only can't people speak in a logical train of thought, they can't even follow a logical train of thought. I bet many Christians these days can't even follow the book of Romans, which is a logical progression of, "since this, then that." I'm sorry, but all the paraphrasing in the world won't help if you don't understand how to follow things in this manner. I'm not trying to be rude. I just see our culture getting more and more dumbed down. We cannot have that in the church. We've got more Bible translations, study Bibles, books, sermons, podcasts, etc. than any other generation in the history of the world. Yet we seem more biblically illiterate than ever. *I know it's trendy for Christians to hate this term. I hate to break it to you, but Christianity is a religion.

@jdc1264

2 ай бұрын

But it’s not good to be smart ass either

@raykidder906

2 ай бұрын

I have to wonder how one's beliefs about water baptism reflects their approach to the Bible. John the baptist preached a BAPTISM of repentance for the remission of sins. To me, this means that his baptisms were an instrument for the promotion of repentance. Some Christians seem to think that a person gets baptized to show off their repentance and conversion. This does not make sense where infants are baptized. I think of water baptism as being likened to the reception of an invisible Bible as this establishes a communications channel from God. Obtaining a manufactured Bible should make sense for infants as well as adults, as the recipient is supposed to have the attitude of first being in a state of ignorance, spiritual darkness, and unbelief. They should study the Bible to gain faith and knowledge, and not because they already possess faith and knowledge. I sense that many participants in Bible studies interpret verses according to their desire to validate their old beliefs, and NOT to be converted to new beliefs. This often leads to interpretations that are contrary to the context of the train of thought. Getting water baptized is NOT a public declaration of faith, but is instead a public declaration of ignorance!

@fnjesusfreak

2 ай бұрын

I've said "Christianity isn't a religion, Christianity is THE religion, and everything else is superstition."

@EmptyAccountNobodyHere

2 ай бұрын

Yes, this is true, I think. I distinctly remember Sinclair Ferguson stating that an adolescent boy living in the remote Highlands of Scotland 150 years ago had a vastly superior knowledge of Scripture and theology than the average western churchgoer today, even with all the resources and spare time we have now. We are sadly dumbed down and don’t even know it.

@pingupenguin2474

2 ай бұрын

Well that boy was in a culture where the average family said prayers, and school and church both taught from the bible, and unless his family were rich, the family bible may well have been the only book in the house. But learning was valued ( it was a means of " getting on in the world" and escaping poverty,) the churches set up sunday schools ( before late 19th C compulsory education) and taught folks to read so they could read the bible !!

I would love ideas on how to convince people to prepare for the Bible study. Sitting down to discuss a passage with people who've studied it, even read a commentary or two, sounds glorious. I'm just happy if they've read the passage before we meet.

@kevinholst9231

2 ай бұрын

From what I have observed over the years is trying to get goats to be like sheep! Sorry if it sounds mean but it's the truth. The pastor generally preaches for the goats while the sheep starve. Church is NOT supposed to be a 45 min comedy time!!

@Yesica1993

2 ай бұрын

No lie, I just started reading this comment and for a split second, I thought I had written it. Just like in school, in all small group Bible studies, I used to be that dork who'd read the book/do the study every single time. I LOVE reading. I LOVE studying. But honestly, after decades... I have very little motivation anymore. Not only am I usually the only person who has things done, but not even the leaders exhort the people to be prepared. Oh, it's lightly mentioned here and there. But I guess no one wants to hurt anyone's feelings. Plus, speaking generally, people seem to be reading less than ever! That's a problem of its own, as I stated in a prior comment. EVERYONE is glued to their cell phones & other screens. I'm falling into it, myself. I hate it.

@Yesica1993

2 ай бұрын

@@JC-sj2pd Can I come? :)

3:30 I think this is a good point. There can be general organizers, but also more well-read study leaders. I sat in some Bible study groups with my family as a teenager and even then there were some things that adults were saying that sounded like total speculation and really outlandish rabbit trails. I wish there were leaders who could've reigned in and focused the conversation.

*In ANOTHER VIDEO* You said that all the LEON MORRIS Commentaries are excellent. So for Whole Set Bible Commentaries, in what order of importance would you place John Calvin, Leon Morris, Matthew Henry and John Gill ? ( Id like to know because im gonna save up 😊)

Some people have never read the Bible from cover to cover. They have no idea of Bible history or chronology. They read it out of context, putting their own interpretation on it. They claim promises from the Old Testament that are conditional on following the Law. Wish I had a $ for every time Deuteronomy 28 was claimed by churches. After Confirmation, the doctrine of your denomination is never taught. It leads to all kinds of Bible reading errors. I was fortunate that my “mean mother” made me go to parochial school to learn basic Christian doctrine. Five days a week, 9 months out of the year, for 6 years makes a big difference. My opinion, catechism class should be taught continuously for all ages. If you know the Bible, you will never be deceived by heresies.

@Yesica1993

2 ай бұрын

Biblical illiteracy in the church is a huge problem!

My bible study group only uses a bible as it’s “bible study” The group just finished the beatitudes going through only one verse a week. I have never understood it as deeply. Obviously the group needs a good leader.

@bigtobacco1098

2 ай бұрын

You just read scripture?? No discussion ??

@pingupenguin2474

2 ай бұрын

I suspect he means they just discuss the actual bible reading, not have a commentary book or notes. Its what my group does, but we are well lead, and well read !!

@bigtobacco1098

2 ай бұрын

@@pingupenguin2474 so YOU are the commentaries

The popularity of "inductive" Bible studies may have something to do with this. Bible study shouldn't be a book club with people sharing their subjective views. I think Bible studies work well when pastors meet with the leaders first, to equip them with the theological underpinnings and to provide a proper reading of the passage.

Just reread through the new testament for at least four years, and you'll have plenty of revelation to share

@bigtobacco1098

2 ай бұрын

Christians are whole bible people

Amen Small groups, life groups let’s sit around and talk about our kids and vacations for an hour then do a fill in the blanks study of the purpose driven life or some other topic, followed by a half hour of prayer requests some of which should probably be keep between you and God. I am looking for what he is talking about a focused, structured study of Gods word, I am in Irvine, California I have tried different studies but always veer from what I was looking for does anyone know of a strong online or near me men’s Bible study!

prayers: 1. Hallowed be Thy name 2. Thy kingdom come 3. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven

Every PCA or OPC bible study I have seen just reads a few chapters of Sproul or maybe the Westminster confessions with very little actual bible being studied.

I want a Bible Study which is Academic first. Proper Hermeneutics, Context of the writing, When, where and to Who? What was going on around the time of the context and the time of the author who penned it. Is it for Israel, Judah, Church and lastly Me today. Next is there any Evangelism material in the text, Apologetics, or can it be twisted and be made in to a Polemic against Christ. What other scripture and back up someone’s position. Is there any Church Fathers which support the position. Application is at the end of the session if applicable.

@Yesica1993

2 ай бұрын

YES, PLEASE!

Thank you for the content, brother! I’ve been enjoying your videos as a recent subscriber. Do you have a digital version of the leader guide you mention or any tips on creating one?

Your church pastor/elders should be setting the standard for what is studied at your life group. If they aren't, then as leaders they are not in touch their flock. That being said, without someone in each groups that understands hermeneutics, theology and perhaps exegesis, life groups can wind up as a bunch of people "pooling their ignorance", and you will know that is the case when you hear this often, "I think it means this", or worse, "I feel that it's saying". This is merely opinion making, not bible study.

My personal Bible Studies often looks like me reading through half a dozen to a dozen commentaries and well as Interlinear word searches and etymological words studies and this has always been the richest and most rewarding studies I have ever engaged in. I write a lot of Bible Studies of my own on my Wordpress and share that with others I know so I am not hording such great insights by so many great theologians from before my time.

Totally agree with NOT buying a book for your Bible study. Save your money, most of those books have false doctrine. The textbook to use for Bible study is The Bible. King James. Totally agree with worst question ever is what does it mean to you? The Holy Bible is not subjective.

Good advice

Hello Pastor Matthew I just want to ask how do you approach teaching the Bible in a small group just as your video addresses the topic? Do you as a leader after doing your study and preparations ask questions to the rest of the group? Or you teach expository from start to end and allow time for questions after exegetical teaching the Bible passage you're handling?

I recall a priest once saying that if your Bible study leader lacks knowledge of Greek, you should make a quick exit.

Deut 6.4-6, Mark 12.28-32, John 17.3, John 20.17, Rom 15.6, Rom 11.31, I Cor 8.6, II Cor 11.31, I Tim 2.5, Rev 1.5-6, Rev 3.12, and many other scriptures. See Acts 1.8 and Acts 2.4, 38-39 also.

I've never seen a group asking someone to be the leader, I was a facilitator for a while, and I do think the host maybe should be a separate role if its in a home or away from the church property. THat's good advice. I don't fully agree on pastors being the only teachers in these in small group, because I think the Pastor has far more responsibilities that matter more, it wouldn't be an issue if we were discipling and training people on how to read, and then also training up new leaders a few each year, but so many, many churches have dropped the ball on this, that I get why you would say that. I would argue that Seminary education is not a requirement to lead a good bible study. I think the best bible studies present an idea and then let everyone participate, if its just someone reading, then it will get old REALLY fast.

Solid teaching, Brother.

I've always thought that a group that engages with real world issues as a group would have greater group identity and motivation for truly understanding the gospel. Ex. A group effort to aid the homelss in their city or a group adopting an elderly person to help with yard work, driving to appointments, shopping etc. , or a group effort at street evangelizing. Point is that practical application motivates the need for acurate theology.

@Yesica1993

2 ай бұрын

This is a strong point. I think the caution would be to not allow the service part to overtake the theology part. It seems to all go back to strong leadership, which is what Pastor Matt acknowledges is often hard to find. I wish I had more solutions for these issues, but I just don't.

Question i am looking for a Bible study group online to join any recommendations?

@Dr.Paul_Nolan

2 ай бұрын

Google CMT study notes. You have a range of subject areas to choose from & it’s free.

What you need to do is just start studying the scriptures yourselves! Matt, my friend that needs to be a short (from the curriculum part to that) Because I feel like a broken record on this one.

Great now do a video to how to communicate these values individually and collectively, privately and publicly. Thanks everhard.

Start the Bible study with the obligatory half hour of praying for the grandson's second cousin's knee surgery, then dive right into Matthew 6.

No, because my Bible study group had a specific goal. It completed that goal and then concluded.

Internalize scripture, less study more Holy Spirit.

@Yesica1993

2 ай бұрын

The Holy Spirit works through the Word.

So what’s the main difference between a small group and a sermon? The discussion? Do you do the same for the sermons (one book at a time section by section)?

Really hoping the answer isn't start the Gospel Project all over again.

Use Fr. Mike Schmidt’s Bible in a Year program for best results. You’re welcome 😇

With all due respect Matt, if the people leading Bible studies have been sitting under the faithful preaching of the word for some time, I mean years, have been through catechism teaching and have made public profession of their faith they should be considered qualified as leaders. In our own circles young people’s society is generally run and led by the young people themselves. They have sat under the faithful preaching of the word since they were able to sit still… some even before that.

exactly that is why i do not recomend the life aplications bible for new believers i usually recomend 2 versions the one they use in their church and an nlt walk through the bible in a year or an niv bible and the one they are using in their church after 3 years i woul recomend a life aplications bible when when they have sat at the feet of a good and responsible pastor that has lead them to Jesus our savior well those are my 2 cents worth Pastor Matt

One man one vote., The rest listen not asking each other what they think .

Simple. let the Bible speak.

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Reformed and Bible believing are contradictions.

@EmmaBerger-ov9ni

2 ай бұрын

Exactly the opposite...

@christsavesreadromans1096

2 ай бұрын

@@EmmaBerger-ov9ni You believe in perseverance of the saints?

❤💠The Bible 📚 💠❤️

After 55 years as a Believer still waiting for a sermon on this: 1 John 2:27 KJV But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.

@Yesica1993

Ай бұрын

Why? And what does this have to do with this video? More often than not, doing a sermon on just one isolated verse* is asking for trouble. We don't grab a book off the shelf, read an isolated sentence*, and expect to properly understand what's going on, do we? If someone wrote you a letter, would you go the middle, read one line, and expect it to fully make sense to you? 1 John is a letter. We must read the whole thing (or, at the very least, the chapter) to properly understand it. * Unless it's something like Proverbs, which are more individual sayings. ** Again, unless it's something like a dictionary or or other reference book that has more individual type sections.

There's nothing more amusing than seeing groups of The Damned sitting around, blaspheming the Holy Spirit with stories of "their" salvation. We Elect have no need for bible studies. Our fellowship is directly with The Almighty, ordained from the beginning of time!

@_ZachB_

2 ай бұрын

"We Elect have no need for bible studies." My friend, are you so sure about that? Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Joshua 1:8 Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near. Revelation 1:3 For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope. Romans 15:4 The scriptures are clear, we ought to read and study the Bible.

@tim31415

2 ай бұрын

@@_ZachB_ You Damned are so amusing with your ignorance. Enjoy the Lake of Fire!

@bigtobacco1098

2 ай бұрын

Study to show thyself approved

@pwoeckener

2 ай бұрын

yeah, well, the Gospels are littered with stories of the Pharisees interactions with Jesus too. How'd that work out for them?

@bigtobacco1098

2 ай бұрын

@@pwoeckener scripture quotes aren't for you ??? Their lives didn't reflect their studies

I'm here for just the thumbnail... so enjoy the free view and the thumbs down. What a stupid headline. Click bait at it's worse.

@Savedbygrace22

2 ай бұрын

@5:35 He actually addresses the thumbnail. Perhaps you didn’t listen that far?

We love our life group the transparency support and focus on the Word. Mathew, you seem pretty judgemental and certainly not making this criticism in love.

Study bibles are a barrier, a stumblingblock. Also most study groups have people using several different bible versions all saying something different or not having the verse at all. This is all the work of the enemy to sow confusion. Just use the KJV

@Tanjaicholan

2 ай бұрын

The translation the Apostles used?

@Yesica1993

2 ай бұрын

@@Tanjaicholan Ha! I had no idea KJVO was even a thing, until I started seeing people online. I've never run into it in real life. Very disturbing. Imagine being not just so ignorant, but so arrogant to think the Bible was written first in KJ English! All those generations before us didn't have the "real" Bible? It makes me angry that people are taught this and then seek to infect others with it.

@Yesica1993

2 ай бұрын

Which statement in this video did you disagree with, and upon what biblical basis? Give the time stamp.

@chessboxer35

2 ай бұрын

@@Yesica1993 modern bibles only appeared less than 200 years ago, before that there was no confusion and no “study bibles” or multiple versions. look into the history of westcott and hort and Konstantin Simonides, prove all things and hold fast that which is true

@chessboxer35

2 ай бұрын

@@Tanjaicholanwell they sure didnt use the NIV😂

absolute joke of a video for youtube to recommend how fucking silly

@Yesica1993

2 ай бұрын

Illiterate, Christ-mocking, and foul mouthed - what a combination.