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    Disciple Fast Track Becoming Disciples Through Bible Study Leader Guide: Becoming Disciples Through Bible Study
    Disciple Fast Track Becoming Disciples Through Bible Study Leader Guide: Becoming Disciples Through Bible Study
    Disciple Fast Track Becoming Disciples Through Bible Study Leader Guide: Becoming Disciples Through Bible Study
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    Disciple Fast Track Becoming Disciples Through Bible Study Leader Guide: Becoming Disciples Through Bible Study

    By Richard B. Wilke and Julia Kitchens Wilke Trust

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    No additional preparation is needed for the Leader—just follow the Guide. Use the guide in class only. What could be easier?

    Disciple Fast Track, an adaptation of the original, bestselling Disciple Bible Study, provides a viable option for busy people seeking comprehensive engagement over time with the entire biblical text. Fast Track groups meet for a total of 24 weeks, devoting 12 weeks each to the Old Testament and the New Testament. Participants read a manageable 3-5 chapters of the Bible daily in preparation for the weekly meetings, which last approximately 75 minutes.

    A brief, illustrated review video enables participants to recall important facts and ideas; lively and engaging video presenters then offer insights into the current week’s session. Participants have the opportunity to take a spiritual gifts assessment and determine meaningful ways they can serve and live out their discipleship commitment. They also have opportunities for celebrations marking their completion of the Old and New Testament components of Disciple Fast Track. The flexible resources work well with groups of a few participants up to 100.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAbingdon Press
    Release dateJul 19, 2016
    ISBN9781501821363
    Disciple Fast Track Becoming Disciples Through Bible Study Leader Guide: Becoming Disciples Through Bible Study
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    Richard B. Wilke

    Richard B. Wilke is author of And Are We Yet Alive? and Signs and Wonders, and co-author of DISCIPLE Bible Study, all published by Abingdon Press. He is a popular keynote speaker and preacher who stresses evangelism and the vitality of the local church. Bishop Wilke lives with his wife, Julia, in Winfield, Kansas, where he is Bishop-in-Residence at Southwestern College.

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      Disciple Fast Track Becoming Disciples Through Bible Study Leader Guide - Richard B. Wilke

      OLD TESTAMENT

      1THE CREATING GOD

      PREPARE FOR THE SESSION

      Prepare and make enough copies of a group roster (include names and contact information) to hand out to each participant at the beginning of this session. Make enough copies of the Small Group Discussion Guide (found on page 9) to distribute to groups of 4–6 participants in your class.

      WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION (15 MINUTES TOTAL)

      Offer a personal welcome.

      Hand out the copies of the group roster.

      Ask participants to share their names and explain briefly what they hope to gain from participating in this study. (5 MINUTES)

      Ask how the group did with the daily Bible reading and whether anyone needs clarification on how to use the Study Manual or how to look up Scriptures in their study Bible. Clarify as needed.

      Ask participants to open their Study Manuals to Session 1. Direct the group to read aloud together the following:

      Theme Word: Creation

      Theme Verse: God created humanity in God’s own image, in the divine image God created them, male and female God created them (Genesis 1:27).

      Title: The Creating God

      Our Human Condition:

      I wonder who made me and my world. If there is a creator, what is this creator like? Why was I made? Scientists say some rocks are billions of years old and stars millions of light years away. In a universe so big, surely I am only a speck of dust. Does God really have anything to do with me? Does the Bible have any answers or power to offer me?

      Ask participants to underline the parts of the human condition they most easily relate to.

      Opening Prayer: Pray the prayer aloud together from this session in the Study Manual:

      "Your hands have made me and set me in place.

      Help me understand so I can learn your commandments"

      (Psalm 119:73).

      VIEW THE DVD (5 MINUTES)

      EXPLORE THE CREATING GOD (25 MINUTES)

      Share the Following:

      The Bible is made up of sixty-six books with a variety of types of literature in it. This week you will read samples of them. We are not yet concerned about the meaning of these verses. We just wanted you to sample a variety of literature. Let’s have a quick show of hands: Who enjoyed history the most? law? prophecy? letters? Gospels? As you observed, each type of literature has its own characteristics. Some types are easier to read than others. We will read a large portion of each type of literature!

      NOTES

      Many different people wrote the Bible over hundreds of years. The process used to determine which writings would be in the Bible was called the canonization of Scripture. This happened over a long period of time when authorities in the early church gathered to use specific criteria to decide which books to include and which to leave out. The collection of writings in our Bible today was finalized in A.D. 397.

      We know the Bible is widely considered to be the best-selling book of all time, and it has been a major influence on literature and history, especially in Western civilization. Yet in our world today we may be skeptical of giving anything or anyone power and authority over us. We are exposed to people who often use the Bible in unappealing ways. So, how are we to read the Bible? How can we open up our minds and hearts to the impact the Bible can have on us? Let’s consider the following:

      Have the group turn to page 8 of the Study Manual and follow along as you read this paragraph aloud:

      When we speak of Scripture as being inspired, we are recognizing that the Scriptures were written by particular persons in particular circumstances. We are saying that the Scriptures are connected to God and, because of that connection, the Scriptures have power to bring about an encounter between God and the one who reads Scripture. The authority of Scripture, then, lies in its ability to cause encounter.

      How do you understand the idea that the people who wrote the Scriptures were inspired by God? (Briefly discuss.)

      If the Scriptures are inspired by God, then they are connected to God. Therefore, when we read the Scriptures, we can connect to God or—in other words—have encounters with God. So, let’s first think about what it means to encounter God. Can some of you share with the group any examples of times you have encountered God? (Participants may share all types of examples, such as experiencing comfort, direction, confirmation, or healing.)

      One of many ways people encounter God is when reading the Scriptures. Have any of you had an encounter with God through Scripture you can share with the group?

      If you have had these encounters, how have you responded? Did you give an encounter authority in your life? For example, while reading Scripture, if you sensed you should do something, did you do it?

      In the paragraph from the Study Manual, it says, The authority of Scripture, then, lies in its ability to cause encounter. What do you think that means?

      NOTES

      As we begin this commitment to DISCIPLE FAST TRACK, which involves daily Scripture reading, what would it mean to place yourself under the power and authority of Scripture during this class? (Briefly discuss.)

      Consider Creation

      Now let’s begin at the very beginning of the Bible, with Creation.

      In this session we read the two Creation stories in Genesis. You may find it interesting to know that there are many more ancient creation stories. Some include the sequence of days, darkness before light, and a division of the waters, but many also feature conflict between several gods. However, there is only one God, and God is the Creator. The one God, Yahweh, brought creation out of chaos by using words alone. These ideas are unique to Genesis.

      ENCOURAGE SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION (15 MINUTES)

      Divide the class into groups of 4–6. Hand out the Small Group Discussion Guide and ask the groups to spend the next fifteen minutes on this activity. (The leader participates in one of the small group discussions. There is no need to have groups report their discussions to the entire class or for the leader to check up on discussions.)

      CONSIDER THE MARKS OF DISCIPLESHIP (10 MINUTES)

      Disciples know they belong to God, that God has claim on them. They place themselves under the power and authority of Scripture.

      Remind the group that the Marks of Discipleship emphasize characteristics or practices of a Christ-follower. The mark is the disciple’s response to Our Human Condition found at the beginning of each session.

      Have the group turn back to Our Human Condition in the Study Manual and read it aloud together. Then have the group turn to the Mark of Discipleship printed in italics and read it aloud together.

      Divide the group into pairs to discuss the questions in the Marks of Discipleship section of the Study Manual. Suggest pairs choose the ones most interesting to them and discuss as many as time allows.

      CLOSE WITH PRAYER (5 MINUTES)

      Direct participants to use the space provided for prayer concerns in Session 2 and write a personal prayer in response to this week’s session, such as Help me to understand fully that I am made in the image of God, or Help me to take better care of the earth, or Show me how to honor the Sabbath, or Help me to grow in my understanding of the Scriptures.

      Remind participants to use the group roster and pray for each person in the coming week.

      Close the group session in prayer.

      NOTES

      SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION GUIDE (15 MINUTES)

      Ask one person to be a timekeeper and plan about 7–8 minutes per story for the discussion. As you discuss the following, refer to your Bible, the Study Manual, and any study notes to help answer the questions. Complete as much as your group can in fifteen minutes.

      Silently review Genesis 1:1–2:3. Then discuss the following:

      1.What does this story teach us about God?

      2.What does this story teach us about humankind?

      3.What does this story teach about the relationship between God and humankind?

      4.Read Genesis 1:26 aloud. What do you think humankind’s role is to be in the Creation?

      5.Read Genesis 1:27 aloud. Share your responses to the question in your Study Manual that says, We are made ‘in God’s own image.’ What do you suppose that means?

      6.Read Genesis 2:2-3 aloud. Read the study notes in your Bible for these two verses. Share with one another your understanding of the Sabbath.

      Silently review the second Creation story in Genesis 2:4-25. Then discuss the following questions:

      1.What does this story teach us about God?

      2.What does this story teach us about humankind?

      3.What does this story teach about the relationship between God and humankind?

      4.Open your Study Manuals to page 12 and share your answers to the first two questions: What do you think is the meaning of God’s forming ‘the human from the topsoil of the fertile land?’ and What do you think the Scripture means by continuing, ‘and blew life’s breath into his nostrils. The human came to life’?

      2THE REBEL PEOPLE

      PREPARE FOR THE SESSION

      Make enough copies of the Small Group Discussion Guide (found on page 13) to distribute to groups of 4–6 participants in your class.

      WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION (5 MINUTES)

      Greet participants and ask: How did you do with your daily reading this week?

      Ask participants to open their Study Manuals to Session 2. Direct the group to read aloud together the following:

      Theme Word: Sin

      Theme Verse:

      "Because I know my wrongdoings,

      my sin is always right in front of me.

      I’ve sinned against you—you alone" (Psalm 51:3-4).

      Title: The Rebel People

      Our Human Condition:

      Because we have the capacity to make choices, we see ourselves as self-sufficient. We become self-centered. And because we want no

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