A Beginner’s Bible Study

Q. Thank you for your wonderful site!  It is a blessing to have as a resource.  I am wondering if you can send me in a good direction…

I was so thrilled that my roommate came to church with me on Easter Sunday. She isn’t walking with the Lord, although she calls herself a Christian. She expressed to me that something is missing in her life and that she feels broken. I am praying the HS would continue to convict her, and that she would continue to come to church and understand the full cost and impact of her salvation, and what it means to be a child of Christ.

She has had bad church experiences and bible study experiences in the past. I thought it might be a neat idea to do a bible study with her. It might be a good bonding thing for us, and she would feel more comfortable studying the Word with just me, and I know we would both learn.

While I have grown a lot in the Lord over the last year, I don’t feel ready to lead a book of the Bible or a Biblical topical study on my own, without some kind of resource as a launchpad to guide our discussions, with some kind of continuity.  Do you know of a good study for a baby believer we could do together?

A. I always recommend starting with the Gospel of John.  It was written for the Church.  Get a good study Bible with notes about the verses.  Then start reading the verses and discussing the notes with each other.

Be very careful when talking about the cost and impact stuff.  That’s what has given her bad experiences in the past, and besides,  that’s the Holy Spirit’s job.  Your’s is to see that she understands the incredible blessing that comes from a relationship with Jesus.  Or as Peter put it, that she grows in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. (2 Peter 3:18)