Teaching a Bible Class

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Teaching a Bible Class

• Nehemiah 88-12

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Importance of teaching gospel

• Gods plan uses teachers
• Matt 2819-20 Rom 115-16 1014 1 Cor 121
  2 Tim 22 (Acts 830-31)
• Every mature Christian has some responsibility to
  teach, Heb 512
• Teach the gospel only, 1 Pet 411 Acts 2027,
  32 Gal 16-10
• Both public and private teaching are vital, Acts
  1826, 28

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Why you should teach a Bible class (motives)

• Desire to save souls, Matt 936-38 (Rom 101,
  16-17)
• Do your part in the body of Christ, Rom 123-8
• Use Gods gifts, Rom 127 1 Pet 410
• Bear good fruit to God, Rom 74
• Strengthen body of Christ, Eph 415-16
• Experience one of lifes great joys, 1 Ths
  219-20 3 Jno 4

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What you can do to prepare to be a teacher,
Ezra 710

• You can prepare yourself, 2 Tim 22 Heb 512
• Be a Bible student, 1 Tim 415-16
• Know your material, John 310
• Faithfully live to effectively persuade, 2
  Tim 224 Matt 231-4 Heb 137
• Grow in grace and knowledge, 2 Peter
  318
• Work at it! 2 Tim 224 (Prov 2616 1227)

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How to teach a Bible class

• For Gods glory and the salvation of your
  students, 1 Ths 23-8
• Not to get back from the pulpit
• Not to gain personal advantage
• To walk worthy of God, 1 Ths 211-12
• Know your objective Learning and living the
  truth of God
• Teach applications and encourage obedience, 1 Tim
  416
• Know your subject, 2 Tim 215

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How to teach a Bible class

• Know your audience, 1 Cor 421
• Teach with age, maturity and spiritual condition
  of the student(s) in mind
• Adapt to persuade, 1 Cor 919-23
• Various methods
• Telling Facts, explain, illustrate
• Asking Problem solving (Jno 65)
• Showing Visual aids
• Class participation Involvement
• Enthusiasm Contagious
• Pray To be effective, Col 42-4

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Teaching a Bible Class

• Remove the obstacles that prevent you from
  teaching the gospel
• We can all be better teachers
• Keep proper motives (Rom 116)
• Prepare ourselves (1 Tim 416)
• Prepare our material (1 Tim 413)
• Have conviction (1 Tim 411)
• Be urgent (2 Cor 62)
• Honor the word of God (1 Cor 22)
• Try to save some (1 Cor 922)