How to Prepare a Bible Lesson - Character Study

Selecting a Bible Personality for a Character Study

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

Ask

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

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

Observation

Observation

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

Preparing the Lesson

The Person of the Lesson

Who

Meaning of their name

Date of birth and death

Family history

References in the Bible concerning them

New Testament references for Old Testament Characters

What

Strengths and weaknesses

What

What was going in their story

Successes and failures

Strengths and weaknesses

Their impact on their culture and ours

Where

The place (places) they lived

When

When was their story in world history

The Why of the Lesson

Develop one single “Big Idea” concerning the Character 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?

The How of the Lesson

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 what we in the Bible about the story of ________ ?”

Application

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