Passage Discovery
A method of analyzing and outlining Scripture, including Content, Divisions, Subject Sentence, Aim, and Application Questions.
What is Homiletics?
To magnify God and mature His people.
What is the Vision of BSF?
This is what GL stands for.
What is Group Leader?
The founder of BSF had served as a missionary in this country.
What is China?
In this famous discourse, Christ paints a picture of what it looks like to live a righteous life.
What is the Sermon on the Mount?
This is a summary of the FACTS or CONTENT of the passage in 10 words or less.
What is the Subject Sentence?
These are small "billboards" you wear each week on class day.
What are nametags?
These two roles currently comprise our D-OLM class staff.
What are Distance - Online Trainer (D-OT) and Distance - Assistant Online Trainer (D-AOT)?
Almost 60 years ago, five women asked this former missionary to lead them in a Bible study. She famously refused to "spoon feed" them.
Who is Audrey Wetherell Johnson?
These are practical, real-life stories that illustrate a central spiritual truth.
What are parables?
This is the universally true, doctrinally accurate, primary truth you want your audience to learn.
What is the AIM?
These include Dependence on God, Passion for Christ, Compassion for His people, Excellence, Integrity, and Humility.
What are the Core Values of BSF?
This is what LM stands for.
What is Leader's Meeting?
This woman became the new Executive Director of BSF in 2021.
Who is Hollie Roberts?
After Jesus' birth, these "people from the east" arrived in Jerusalem.
Who are the Magi?
These motivate the audience to action by focusing on heart change, not behavior modification.
What are Application Questions?
This is an opportunity for group members to get to know and encourage each other in a safe environment to speak about what they are learning and the way God is working in their lives through the study.
What is a BSF Fellowship?
This is what D-OLM stands for.
What is Distance - Online Leaders Meeting?
BSF's global headquarters are located in this city.
What is San Antonio, Texas?
This body of water, surrounded by mountains, is in an area prone to sudden storms caused by cool Mediterranean winds.
What is the Sea of Galilee?
This is a facts-only refinement of the Content list, comprised of 2-4 complete sentences and includes verse references.
What are Divisions?
What do you see in the passage (facts)?
What do you learn about God/man/self?
How will you apply what you learned?
…Are examples of this type of discussion.
What is the 3-Question Method?
This is what AL stands for.
What is Administrative Leader?
This will be the next "new" study to be published by BSF.
What is People of the Promised Land II?
This person demonstrates absolute authority and deserves unreserved devotion.
Who is Jesus?