What Makes A Good Bible Class? Ephesians 4:11-16 By David Dann

What Makes A Good Bible Class?

What Makes A Good Bible Class? Ephesians 4:11-13 11 And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, 12 for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, 13 till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;

What Makes A Good Bible Class? Ephesians 4:14-15 14 that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting, 15 but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head -- Christ --

What Makes A Good Bible Class? Ephesians 4:16 16 from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love.

What Makes A Good Bible Class?

What Makes A Good Bible Class?

What Makes A Good Bible Class?

What Makes A Good Bible Class? Ephesians 5:17 17 Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

What Makes A Good Bible Class?

PREPARATION

PREPARATION 1 Timothy 4:13, 15 13 Till I come, give attention to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine… 15 …Meditate on these things; give yourself entirely to them, that your progress may be evident to all.

PREPARATION James 3:1 1 My brethren, let not many of you become teachers, knowing that we shall receive a stricter judgment.

STIMULATION

STIMULATION Hebrews 10:24 24 And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works…

STIMULATION Colossians 4:13 13 For I bear him witness that he has a great zeal for you, and those who are in Laodicea, and those in Hierapolis.

EDIFICATION

EDIFICATION Ephesians 4:29 29 Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers.

EDIFICATION 2 Peter 3:18 18 but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.

EDIFICATION 1 Timothy 1:4 4 …nor give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which cause disputes rather than godly edification which is in faith.

PARTICIPATION

41 While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, PARTICIPATION Matthew 22:41-45 41 While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, 42 saying, "What do you think about the Christ? Whose Son is He?" They said to Him, "The Son of David." 43 He said to them, "How then does David in the Spirit call Him 'Lord,' saying: 44 'The LORD said to my Lord, "Sit at My right hand, Till I make Your enemies Your footstool" '? 45 "If David then calls Him 'Lord,' how is He his Son?"

APPLICATION

APPLICATION James 1:22-23 22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror…

APPLICATION James 1:24-25 24 …for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. 25 But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does.

What Makes A Good Bible Class? Preparation. Stimulation. Edification. Participation. Application.

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