Inductive Bible Study
Inductive Bible Study
Leader Manual
Leader‘s Resources
Equipping for Ministry
Inductive Bible Study Leader Manual, Equipping for Ministry
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Equipping for Ministry
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Table of Contents
Inductive Bible Study
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• Instructions
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• Suggested Assignments
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• Teaching Outline (Inductive Bible Study)
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• Background on Acts
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• Background on John
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• Sample Study on Acts 8:26-40
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• Sample Study on Acts 17:22-31
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• Inductive Bible Study Guide (blank)
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IMPORTANT: Along with this Manual, you need to purchase (or have access to) the
book How to Understand Your Bible by T. Norton Sterrett (1974 Edition)
(InterVarsity Press). Students need to have access to this book also. You also need to
have a copy of the Inductive Bible Study Student Workbook.
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Inductive Bible Study
Instructions to Leader
Inductive Bible Studies
Lesson preparation for these Equipping for Ministry (Phase III) Bible studies will take some
time and effort on your part. We provide you with direction, tools and suggestions. Of course,
as always, make any changes necessary to use these materials in ways that meet the needs of
your disciples.
On page 6 of this Manual you will find a list of suggested assignments. We will use these
assignments as a guide for our instructions. Sessions #1, 2 and 3 are explained in more detail
below in order to help you and your group get started.
IMPORTANT: The book entitled How to Understand Your Bible by T. Norton Sterrett (1974
Edition) (InterVarsity Press) will be used with this Manual. This book has been in print for
years and is an excellent resource for the person who is learning Bible study principles.
Disciples who are being trained in ministry need to have this book in their library. Be sure your
students have a copy of this book, or have access to it. It will also be helpful for you to have a
copy of the Inductive Bible Study Student Workbook.
Overall Goals:
For a disciple to be prepared to do a background study on a book of the
Bible independently.
For a disciple to be able to complete an inductive Bible study independently.
For a disciple to begin to understand basic hermeneutic principles.
Session #1
Content and Resources for Leader: The information in the Teaching Outline entitled
“Inductive Bible Study” should be presented at this first session.
Assignment to Students: From Assignment sheet: Read Chapter 11 in How to Understand
Your Bible. Do a background study on Acts. Look at the sample after completing the
background study.
Session #2
Goals: For disciples to report on their background studies.
For disciples to observe a demonstration of completing the Observation column in
the IBS Guide.
Content and Resources for the Leader:
• Discuss the background studies the students did on Acts.
• Discuss Chapter 11 of How to Understand Your Bible.
• Demonstrate doing the Observation column on the IBS Guide. Use Acts 8:26-40.
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NOTE: At the end of this Manual and at the end of the Student’s Workbook there are sample
inductive Bible studies for students to learn from. Also, there is a blank inductive Bible study guide
that can be reproduced.
Assignment to Students:
From Assignment sheet: Read Student’s Workbook (pages 4-8).
Read How to Understand Your Bible Chapter 10.
Session #3
Goal: For the disciple to observe an inductive Bible study being done.
Content and Resources:
• Review and complete the IBS Guide on Acts 8:26-40 while the students are observing.
• Discuss How to Understand Your Bible Chapter 10.
Assignment to Students: See Assignment page (page 6)
Sessions #4-8
For the remainder of the assignments, continue following the Assignment Page. The format
remains the same: After completing his own inductive Bible study on the assigned passage
during the week, the student discusses the passage in the group setting. He also participates in
a discussion of the How to Understand Your Bible portion that he read.
Group sessions consist of discussions which center on the truth focused on in the passage, as
well as on the mechanics and principles of inductive Bible study. The reading in How to
Understand Your Bible begins acquainting the student with good hermeneutic principles.
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Assignments
Inductive Bible Study
Inductive Bible Study Assignments
Teaching Session
Assignment (given at end of session)
Session #1 • What is IBS? (Use Teaching Outline pg 7)
• How to do background study
• Read How to Understand Your Bible, Chap. 11
• Do background study on Acts (author, date,
• Types of Bibles (study Bible,
purpose, occasion, outline of book). Look at
translations, etc.)
sample after you complete the study.
Session #2 • Discuss background study of Acts
• Discuss Chapter 11 in UB
• Read IBS Student’s Workbook, pages 4-8
• Read UB Chapter 10
• Demonstrate doing the Observation
column on the IBS Guide (Use Acts 8:26-40)
Session #3 • Demonstrate completing the IBS Guide
on Acts 8:26-40 during this session.
• Discuss UB Chapter 10
• Do IBS on Acts 17:22-35 (w/o looking at
Sample at end of IBS Student’s Workbook)
• Read UB Chapter 7
Session #4 • Review IBS on Acts 17:22-35
• Do IBS on Acts 2:22-36
• Discuss UB Chapter 7
• Read UB Chapter 8
Session #5 • Review Acts 2:22-36
• Do IBS on John 3:1-15
• Discuss UB Chapter 8
• Read UB Chapter 9
• Give students copy of background
study on John (page 13)
Session #6 • Review John 3:1-15
• Do IBS on John 4:7-26,39-42
• Discuss UB Chapter 9
• Read UB Chapter 12
Session #7 • Review John 4:7-26,39-42
• Do IBS on John 8:12-30
• Discuss UB Chapter 12
• Read UB Chapter 2
Session #8 • Review John 8:12-30
• None
• Discuss UB Chapter 2
IBS: Inductive Bible Study
UB: How to Understand Your Bible, Sterrett
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