Men's Bible Study

[manito2000]

Our church is beginning a small group bible study for the men in our congregation. Any thoughts as to what material/topics/etc...we could use or begin w/ in our Bible study?

Any ideas you can share as to what you are doing would be very helpful...

Manito2000

 

[Christusregnat]

Our church is beginning a small group bible study for the men in our congregation. Any thoughts as to what material/topics/etc...we could use or begin w/ in our Bible study?

Any ideas you can share as to what you are doing would be very helpful...

Manito2000

Abraham,

off topic, but we're neighbors, and I'm fluent in Spanish. I live in Livermore, and my mom lives in Menlo Park.

As for materials, I think Calvin's Institutes is a good place to start, or the WCF.

Cheers,

Adam

 

[Christusregnat]

Whatever Adam says.

Josh,

I'll pay you later for backing me up

 

[Poimen]

Abraham:

A suggestion - as a pastor in the church perhaps you could consider what might be lacking in the discipleship & Christian walk of the men for whom you have been called to care. You might also talk about this with your consistory (elders) and/or fellow pastors.

On a more general note, there is a myriad of things you can study. I know many church's have found a confessional study to be enlightening and profitable. For example Danny Hyde, pastor of Oceanside URC has led a men's group through Beeke and Ferguson's Reformed Confessions Harmonized

 

[Christusregnat]

Also, I don't remember writing that. Are you forging posts in my name to make yourself look good?

Not that I'm aware of... I don't recall writing that either...

 

[JM]

Our church is beginning a small group bible study for the men in our congregation. Any thoughts as to what material/topics/etc...we could use or begin w/ in our Bible study?

Any ideas you can share as to what you are doing would be very helpful...

Manito2000

You can get a good London Confession of Faith of 1689 study for $1.59 which includes the confession and study guide. If you click the link above, scroll down a little, you can preview the course. They are very attractive and handy to give out.

Combine that with Waldron's Exposition, and you have a study.

j

 

[Christusregnat]

Also, I don't remember writing that. Are you forging posts in my name to make yourself look good?

Not that I'm aware of... I don't recall writing that either...

Is this another case of "Moderator Abuse"?

 

[TimV]

Another hard thing is when you have a mixed group of novices and more experienced theologians. You tend to go over the heads of some and bore others to tears. That's when things like others mentioned above come in handy, like a particular confession. We tried "The Pilgrim's Progress" some months ago, and it was a dud, although I'm not exactly sure why, but Romans was great.

At the end of the day, the most important thing is a good teacher. Someone both knowledgeable and gifted.

 

[Grace Alone]

Our church is using Westminster Confession of Faith: For Study Classes by G. I. Williamson. It is great to use when you have people who need a good overview of biblical doctrine. The pastor is also doing Knowing God by Packer for a men's group that includes some new believers.

 

[Backwoods Presbyterian]

You may want to go through a "Men's Study" with the men. In my little experience that is usually the one thing most men need, to learn how to be men.

 

[a mere housewife]

Not that I'm aware of... I don't recall writing that either...

Is this another case of "Moderator Abuse"?

I have been sitting here eating my lunch and trying to figure out if Joshua made up this entire conversation, starting with a non-sequiter in someone else's username. What if it goes further back than that... What if Joshua is 'Adam'? What if he planned this conversation months in advance and had 'Adam' join so he could carry it out... What if Adam is a puppet of Joshua's master plan to baffle us with irrelevant non-sequiters (not to reflect on the overall quality of Adam's posts). What if there is no 'us' to baffle? What if 'Joshua' controls all the usernames, and I'm the only person on the puritanboard who really exists?

(What if I don't??)

It's so lonely being a conspiracy theorist. I think I'll go finish my lunch in another room now.

 

[Backwoods Presbyterian]

 

[Southern Presbyterian]

Is this another case of "Moderator Abuse"?

I have been sitting here eating my lunch and trying to figure out if Joshua made up this entire conversation, starting with a non-sequiter in someone else's username. What if it goes further back than that... What if Joshua is 'Adam'? What if he planned this conversation months in advance and had 'Adam' join so he could carry it out... What if Adam is a puppet of Joshua's master plan to baffle us with irrelevant non-sequiters (not to reflect on the overall quality of Adam's posts). What if there is no 'us' to baffle? What if 'Joshua' controls all the usernames, and I'm the only person on the puritanboard who really exists?

(What if I don't??)

It's so lonely being a conspiracy theorist. I think I'll go finish my lunch in another room now.

I tried to join paranoids anonymous myself, but they won't tell me where they meet.

 

[Southern Presbyterian]

Seriously, I apologize for taking the thread further and to atone for my transgression I would suggest this book for your study. The men in our church used this as a study guide a couple of years ago. I found it to be a profitable study indeed. There is also a study guide that come with it.

 

[pilgrim3970]

A Godly Man's Picture by Watson would make a good study. So would A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life by William Law

 

[pilgrim3970]

Another good Bible Study would be how to study the Bible - something that few will admit to not being able to do well but that all could stand to do better.

 

[jogri17]

What happened to the days when Bible study meant studying a book of the Bible included in the Canon? Start with Romans!

 

[Richard King]

We were doing a study on the a book on the Beatitudes and the Sermon on the Mount
but now we are going through Galations and it sure seems to be going well.

 

[Christusregnat]

I have been sitting here eating my lunch and trying to figure out if Joshua made up this entire conversation, starting with a non-sequiter in someone else's username. What if it goes further back than that... What if Joshua is 'Adam'? What if he planned this conversation months in advance and had 'Adam' join so he could carry it out... What if Adam is a puppet of Joshua's master plan to baffle us with irrelevant non-sequiters (not to reflect on the overall quality of Adam's posts). What if there is no 'us' to baffle? What if 'Joshua' controls all the usernames, and I'm the only person on the puritanboard who really exists?

(What if I don't??)

It's so lonely being a conspiracy theorist. I think I'll go finish my lunch in another room now.

Heidi,

Actually, I am the only person who exists on this board. My name is Moses, and I recently played a critical role in Left Behind; I'm the e-pope that everyone's been warning you about in 7th Grade reading level novels, and cheesy movies.

Boo!

Moses
Moo-oo-ah-hah-hah

 

[Christusregnat]

What happened to the days when Bible study meant studying a book of the Bible included in the Canon? Start with Romans!

Here! Here! I get sick of all these sermons and sunday schools I'm subjected to!!

Adam

 

[a mere housewife]

I have been sitting here eating my lunch and trying to figure out if Joshua made up this entire conversation, starting with a non-sequiter in someone else's username. What if it goes further back than that... What if Joshua is 'Adam'? What if he planned this conversation months in advance and had 'Adam' join so he could carry it out... What if Adam is a puppet of Joshua's master plan to baffle us with irrelevant non-sequiters (not to reflect on the overall quality of Adam's posts). What if there is no 'us' to baffle? What if 'Joshua' controls all the usernames, and I'm the only person on the puritanboard who really exists?

(What if I don't??)

It's so lonely being a conspiracy theorist. I think I'll go finish my lunch in another room now.

Heidi,

Actually, I am the only person who exists on this board. My name is Moses, and I recently played a critical role in Left Behind; I'm the e-pope that everyone's been warning you about in 7th Grade reading level novels, and cheesy movies.

Boo!

Moses
Moo-oo-ah-hah-hah

You're scaring me, Joshua.

 

[mvdm]

What happened to the days when Bible study meant studying a book of the Bible included in the Canon? Start with Romans!

This is precisely what our Mens' Bible Study does. We study the Bible. The rotating designated leader spends prep time with commentaries, etc as do all the participants. We have worked through the book of Job, Ecclesiasties, Peter's epistles, and others. Very edifying.