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Bible study. Together, Sticks and Stones can support a whole semester of ministry
seamlessly, inviting the people you lead into God’s Word and making your life
simpler.
To further equip church and ministry leaders, I’ve created The
Leader’s Guide, a free digital resource. You can download The Leader’s
Guide using this QR code.
The Leader’s Guide offers these resources:
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a sample ministry calendar for a ten-plus-lesson semester of ministry,
small-group discussion questions for each lesson,
Scripture readings for each lesson,
prayer prompts for each lesson,
five teaching topics for messages that could be taught in large-group
settings, and
resources for deeper study.
SPECIAL FEATURES
However you decide to utilize the Stones Bible study, whether for individual,
self-paced devotional time; as a small-group curriculum; or for semester-long
church ministry, you’ll notice several stand-out features unique to the Storyline
Bible Studies:
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gospel presentation at the beginning of each Bible study;
full Scripture passages included in the study so that you can mark up the
text and keep your notes in one place;
insights from diverse scholars, authors, and Bible teachers;
an emphasis on close readings of large portions of Scripture;
following one theme instead of focusing on one verse or passage;
Christological narrative theology without a lot of church-y words; and
retrospective or imaginative readings of the Bible to help Christians
follow the storyline of Scripture.
H OW TO U S E T H I S B I B L E S T U DY
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