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Disciples' Small Group Bible Study

DisciplesDISCIPLE is an approach to Bible study that emphasizes disciplined reading of and listening to Scripture, the purpose of which is to develop biblically nourished persons committed to living as disciples. Group participants move through the Biblical story from Creation to the New Jerusalem, giving equal time to the Old and New Testaments.

Disciple is a small group experience with 8 – 14 members and a facilitator who covenant together to read assigned Scripture, take notes on what they read, and bring those questions, reflections, and insights to the group meeting discussion.

Each course teaches Bible study skills, historical context, and focuses not just on the individual, but on life in community. To begin this journey, Disciple I: Becoming Disciples through Bible Study is the only required pre-requisite course. All other DISCIPLE classes can be taken in any order.

Disciple Courses

Disciple I: Becoming Disciples through Bible Study: 34-week course. An overview of the entire Bible. We become familiar with the Biblical story. Who is God? Who are we in relation to Him? What does it mean to be a disciple today? This is the pre-requisite to any of the other DISCIPLE classes. (There is also a special version for YOUTH.)

Disciple II: Into the Word, Into the World: 32-week course. Genesis, Exodus, Luke-Acts. The beginning of the covenant and the beginning of the covenant expanding to the whole world. How do you embody and remain faithful to this covenant? Special emphasis on Sabbath, spiritual disciplines, and each person’s ministry characterizes this study.

Disciple III: Remember Who You Are: 32-week course covering the Prophets and the Pauline Letters. The call to the individual and the community to remember and repent weaves its way through this study.

Disciple IV: Under the Tree of Life: A 32-week study of the Writings (Old Testament books NOT in the Torah or the Prophets); the Gospel of John; 1, 2, 3 John; James, Jude; and Revelations. Emphasis is on praying the Psalms and on living toward the promise pictured in Revelation as worship.