How to Have a Bible study

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Session 5

• How to Have a Bible study

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• Ask Have you ever had someone study the Bible
  with you and explain things? Would you like to
  do that together?
• Ask I know of some really good Bible lessons.
  Would you like to study them together?

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Find a Good Set of Lessons

• Search for Certainty
• Storacles
• Discover
• Stay Alive with Jesus

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• Follow the sequence. Dont skip lessons.
• Do one lesson at a time
• Have person to do the lesson ahead of time.

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• Read the question
• Have person read the text and share their answer
• You can make comments

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• Make sure they understand before going to the
  next lesson
• Let them ask questions
• Ask for decision

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Clear and Set Principle

• Q Have you ever studied the Sabbath before? Or
  is it new to you?
• A Yes, this is new to me. I never knew all of
  this.

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Clear and Set Principle

• Q Is it clear to you? Or do you have any
  questions?
• A Yes, its clear. Im surprised I didnt see
  this before.
• Q -- Would you like to start keeping the Sabbath
  and experiencing its blessings?

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Clear and Set Principle

• Q Have you ever invited Jesus Christ into your
  life as your Savior?
• A Not really. But Ive gone to church before.

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Clear and Set Principle

• Q Is what I said clear to you? Do you have any
  questions?
• A No. It seems pretty simple.
• Q Would you like to invite Jesus Christ into
  your life today?

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• Dont be afraid of questions. Its OK to say, I
  dont know

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• Have prayer before and after each lesson
• Eventually invite them to pray
• Teach them how to have a daily devotional life.

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• Build a friendship. Do things together.
• If they dont make a decision continue to be
  their friend

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• Spend time praying for them

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• The Power of Prayer

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• We give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord
  Jesus Christ, praying always for you.
• Colossians 13

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• The prayer of faith will do what no power on
  earth can accomplish.
• Ministry of Healing p. 50

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Why Intercessory Prayer?

• 1. Prayer enables God to speak to me about what
  may hinder the Holy Spirit

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Why Intercessory Prayer?

• 2. Pray intensifies my desire for that persons
  well-being

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Why Intercessory Prayer?

• 3. Prayer puts me in touch with the Divine

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Why Intercessory Prayer?

• 4. Prayer opens doors for God to work

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• Begin to pray for souls come near to Christlet
  your earnest, broken, humble petitions ascend to
  Him for wisdom that you may have success in
  saving not only your own soul, but the souls of
  others.
• Testimonies vol. 1 p. 513

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Some Things to Remember

• Every person in the world is not your assignment
• Pray that God will lead you to the person He
  wants you to influence for Him
• Look first at people in your everyday life
• Watch for opportunities to share spiritual things
  and observe their response

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• It is part of Gods plan to grant us, in answer
  to the prayer of faith, that which He would not
  bestow did we not thus ask.
• The Great Controversy p. 525

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Seminar Info

• Pastor David M. Klinedinst
• Personal Ministries Director
• Christian Record Services for the Blind
• PO Box 6097
• Lincoln, NE 68506
• David.klinedinst_at_christianrecord.org
• 402-488-0981 ext 246