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Discovery Bible Study

Jesus First: The Readings

Contents

  • How a Discovery Bible Study works
  1. 1Until I went into the sanctuary Psalm 73:1-28
  2. 2The Lord looks at the heart 1 Samuel 16:1-13
  3. 3Clean on the outside Matthew 23:23-28
  4. 4The love you had at first Revelation 2:1-7
  5. 5Standing at the door Revelation 3:14-22
  6. 6He wept over the city Luke 19:41-48
  7. 7How long? Psalm 13:1-6
  8. 8What are you doing here? 1 Kings 19:1-18
  9. 9One thing you lack Mark 10:17-27
  10. 10He will show himself John 14:15-24
  11. 11The one thing needed Luke 10:38-42
  12. 12To whom would we go? John 6:60-69
  13. 13Faith comes by hearing Romans 10:8-17
  14. 14What kind of ground Luke 8:4-15
  15. 15A tree planted by water Psalm 1:1-6
  16. 16We had hoped Luke 24:13-35
  17. 17Doers of the word James 1:19-27
  18. 18The book read aloud Nehemiah 8:1-12
  19. 19The Helper John 16:7-15
  20. 20A new heart Ezekiel 36:24-28
  21. 21Keep in step with the Spirit Galatians 5:16-26
  22. 22Stand firm Ephesians 6:10-18
  23. 23Help my unbelief Mark 9:14-29
  24. 24Stir one another up Hebrews 10:19-25 · Hebrews 12:14-15
  25. 25The harvest is plentiful Matthew 9:35-38
  26. 26A person of peace Luke 10:1-11
  27. 27What I do have Acts 3:1-16
  28. 28Fields ready for harvest John 4:27-42
  29. 29Go home and tell Mark 5:1-20
  30. 30Do you understand what you are reading? Acts 8:26-40
  31. 31Go and make disciples Matthew 28:16-20
  32. 32Entrust it to faithful people 2 Timothy 2:1-7
  33. 33The church he loves Ephesians 5:25-32
  34. 34Do you love me? John 21:15-19
  35. 35Take up your cross daily Luke 9:23-27

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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.