Bible Study groups

  Today was our sharing day for BSF (Bible Study Fellowship) so I thought I would just post a plug for BSF.  I have also done CBS (Community Bible Study) in the past and they are very similar.

Both of these Bible study groups are international organizations with many years of experience behind them.  They both use inductive methods and study Scripture “by the book” rather than topical studies.  The only real difference I have seen is that, in BSF, everyone in the world does the same study together while for CBS, each class picks the study they will do for the year from the selection of CBS studies. Both groups have amazing curriculum for people birth through adults.  Depending on the class you attend, there will be childcare, preschool classes, elementary and middle school classes, and even high school classes.  You can check out their websites to register for next year’s class.  Both groups begin in September and go through May and some fill up quickly, so you will want to commit early.  

Next year, BSF will be studying the gospel of John.  This should be a great study, as it always is.  BSF (and CBS, if I am remembering correctly) has a four part study plan - you do the lesson during the week at home, then you have a small group discussion about the lesson, then a lecture on the lesson, and finally notes on the lesson.  Some groups switch the lecture and the small group discussion, but those both happen together once a week at a local church where the group meets.  

If your church doesn’t have an in-depth Bible study that you can attend each week, then I highly recommend you look into one of these groups and get plugged in.  

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