How to Prepare a Bible Lesson - Word Study

The Word for the Lesson

Prayer

(KJV) 5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

Ask

(KJV) 2 Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.

Observation

(KJV) 24 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:

Preparing the Lesson

Studying a Word

Definition of the Word

Dictionary Definition

https://www.dictionary.com/

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dictionary

Bible Definition

https://www.blueletterbible.org/

Strong’s Concordance

Young’s Concordance

Hebrew/Greek Dictionary

Cultural Definition

Research

Easton’s Bible Dictionary

Nave’s Topical Bible

Language of the Word

Use of the Word

Other uses of same English word in the Bible

Other translations of same word in the Bible

Other uses by same Bible writer

Other uses by other Bible writers

Develop one single “ Big Idea ” concerning the Word of the lesson

What Is the Purpose of my lesson?

What do I want to accomplish?

What do I need to explain?

What do I need to defend?

What do I need to apply?

Create an opening activity that points the class towards the “Big Idea”

Game / Activity

Video

Picture

Statistics

Story

Drama

Role Play

Etc …

Teaching the Lesson

Opening Activity

Reflection

Ask, “How did the opening activity make you feel?”

Interpretation

Ask, “How is that like this word what we find in our Bible passage?”

Application

Ask, “What do you think we need to do about it?”