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Discovery Bible Study

DBS Drills

Contents

  • How a Discovery Bible Study works
  1. 1Made in God’s image Genesis 1:26-27
  2. 2Blessed to be a blessing Genesis 12:2-3
  3. 3What others meant for harm Genesis 50:20
  4. 4The Lord will fight for you Exodus 14:14
  5. 5No other gods Exodus 20:2-3
  6. 6Love the Lord with everything Deuteronomy 6:4-5
  7. 7He goes with you Deuteronomy 31:6
  8. 8Choose today whom you will serve Joshua 24:15
  9. 9God looks at the heart 1 Samuel 16:7
  10. 10The joy of the Lord is your strength Nehemiah 8:10
  11. 11The tree by the water Psalm 1:1-3
  12. 12The Lord is my shepherd Psalm 23:1-3
  13. 13Create in me a clean heart Psalm 51:10-12
  14. 14Your word in my heart Psalm 119:9-11
  15. 15Search me, God Psalm 139:23-24
  16. 16Trust him, not yourself Proverbs 3:5-6
  17. 17A gentle answer Proverbs 15:1
  18. 18Iron sharpens iron Proverbs 27:17
  19. 19Two are better than one Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
  20. 20Here I am. Send me. Isaiah 6:8
  21. 21Those who wait on the Lord Isaiah 40:30-31
  22. 22Pierced for our transgressions Isaiah 53:5-6
  23. 23Seek me with all your heart Jeremiah 29:11-13
  24. 24A new heart Ezekiel 36:26
  25. 25But even if he does not Daniel 3:17-18
  26. 26Salvation comes from the Lord Jonah 2:9
  27. 27Follow me Matthew 4:19-20
  28. 28The light of the world Matthew 5:14-16
  29. 29Seek first the kingdom Matthew 6:33-34
  30. 30Come to me, all who are weary Matthew 11:28-30
  31. 31The greatest commandment Matthew 22:37-39
  32. 32Take up your cross Mark 8:34-35
  33. 33Not to be served, but to serve Mark 10:43-45
  34. 34Love your enemies Luke 6:27-28
  35. 35Deny yourself daily Luke 9:23
  36. 36The harvest is plentiful Luke 10:2
  37. 37Children of God John 1:12-13
  38. 38God so loved the world John 3:16-17
  39. 39The truth will set you free John 8:31-32
  40. 40A new command John 13:34-35
  41. 41Remain in me John 15:4-5
  42. 42You will be my witnesses Acts 1:8
  43. 43They devoted themselves Acts 2:42
  44. 44No other name Acts 4:12
  45. 45All have sinned Romans 3:23-24
  46. 46While we were still sinners Romans 5:8
  47. 47The gift of God Romans 6:23
  48. 48No condemnation Romans 8:1-2
  49. 49Confess and believe Romans 10:9-10
  50. 50One body, many parts 1 Corinthians 12:12-13
  51. 51A new creation 2 Corinthians 5:17-18
  52. 52The fruit of the Spirit Galatians 5:22-23
  53. 53Carry each other’s burdens Galatians 6:1-2
  54. 54Saved by grace, made for good works Ephesians 2:8-10
  55. 55Do not be anxious Philippians 4:6-7
  56. 56Clothe yourselves Colossians 3:12-13
  57. 57Entrust it to faithful people 2 Timothy 2:2
  58. 58All Scripture is God-breathed 2 Timothy 3:16-17
  59. 59Not because of anything we had done Titus 3:4-5
  60. 60The word is alive Hebrews 4:12
  61. 61Spur one another on Hebrews 10:24-25
  62. 62Faith is assurance Hebrews 11:1-3
  63. 63Do what it says James 1:22
  64. 64Always be ready 1 Peter 3:15
  65. 65Cast your anxiety on him 1 Peter 5:6-7
  66. 66If we confess our sins 1 John 1:8-9
  67. 67He will wipe every tear Revelation 21:3-4

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How a Discovery Bible Study works

This page is for whoever leads the study. Everyone else only needs the passage.

A Discovery Bible Study has no teacher. The person leading only asks the questions; the Bible does the teaching. That is what makes it simple enough for anyone to lead — no title, no training, no materials, no money.

Eat, digest, grow

  1. Eat the WordRead the passage aloud, read it again, then close the Bible and have someone retell it in their own words. Reading is the bite, re-reading the chewing, the retelling the swallow. If the group can't retell it, read it once more before going on.
  2. DigestWork through the four questions. This is where the passage turns into faith and obedience — answered from what the text actually says, not from what someone already knew.
  3. GrowGrowth is God's part, not yours. One plants, another waters, but God gives the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7). Do the cycle faithfully and leave the growing to Him.

The four questions

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

  1. What does this passage show me about God?
  2. What does it show me about people — and about myself?
  3. What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)
  4. Who will I tell?

The shape of a meeting

  • Look backWhat are you thankful for? What is hard right now? How did you obey what we found last time, and who did you tell? Pray briefly for each other.
  • Look upRead, re-read, retell — then the four questions.
  • Look forwardEach person says out loud one concrete commitment — a sentence that starts “I will…” — and names one person they will tell. Next time, the group asks about both. Asking is what turns a discussion into obedience.

The one rule: don't teach

The moment you start explaining, the group stops discovering. If someone says something that is not in the passage, do not correct them — ask, kindly, “Where do you see that in this passage?” and let them look. The text and the group sort it out. This is the rule that lets someone who has been in two studies lead the third.

Four to fifteen people. About an hour, once a week. Nothing else required.