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“How Did We Get the Bible?”
Ryan Joy
“How Did We Get the Bible?”
Ryan Joy

Trust the Origin of Scripture

It’s hard to get far into a new Bible study without establishing why we look to the Bible. Answering that question requires explaining what the Bible is and how we got such a special book from God. In our second Square One session, we focused on some of those issues, asking, “What does the Bible have to do with me?” To support you in questions that might arise in leading that conversation, we wanted to give a little more information on how we got the Bible.

How did God inspire the Bible?

Here’s the Bible’s description of how God wrote the Old Testament: “Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets ...” (Heb. 1:1). The culmination of God’s revelation came in his Son (Hebrews 1:2) but Jesus never wrote any books. Instead he gave the church apostles and prophets (Eph. 4:12ff) as the church’s foundation (Eph. 2:20).

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Getting to Square One Ryan Joy & Bryan Schiele Getting to Square One Ryan Joy & Bryan Schiele

“Guiding Gospel Conversations”

Set Yourself Up for a Successful Study

Just when you thought we were done with our Getting to Square One Guided Study, in Episode 226, we’re back at it, diving deep into some practical stuff about leading gospel studies. We hope this will be helpful as we gear up for our full Square One Guided Study this season. Think of this as a little behind-the-scenes chat about how we approach guiding these conversations.Here are the seven key questions we tackled:

1. How Do You Get Started?

2. How Much Should You Prepare?

3. What If They Ask a Hard Question You Don't Know the Answer To?

4. How Do You Set Expectations?

5. How Do You Guide the Conversation?

6. How Do You Ask and Answer Questions?

7. How Do You Conclude a Study?

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