Inductive Study Intro
Inductive Study- start from the details and move outwards toward the general
For Bible study, that means you don’t begin with a topic (like “Romantic Relationships”) or a lesson (like “Find Purpose in Your Work”) and then try to find specific verses that make a teaching point. Instead, an inductive study focuses on one passage of the Bible and then moves toward these two goals:
1. Discover what a biblical author intended to communicate to their original audience.
2. Encounter Jesus and be transformed by his Word.
Inductive is more of an attitude than a method. It’s about being deeply curious about the Bible. It’s about not consuming the Bible as preprocessed food, but embracing the messy and mysterious path to clarity. It’s questions and conversations and discovering God’s message together. It’s believing that the Bible is worth studying closely, can be understood by common people with God’s help, and should be put into practice.
Those who use the inductive approach appreciate how it keeps the Bible itself at the center of the conversation. Once familiar with the style, everyone can participate and contribute to the study. (In fact, someone who is new to the Bible might have the clearest vision and most helpful questions because their mind isn’t yet crowded with previous sermons and teachings.)
Observation:
[Background]
Read Aloud
Individual Time-
· Look for repeated words or phrases
· Compare and contrast
· Mood/ Tone
Share Observation
Interpret:
Questions
Arrange/Condense Questions
Application:
How do I respond?
How can we live this out together?
How does this change the way I think about God or myself?
How does this change what I’ll do tomorrow?
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