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Grace Through the Eyes of Jesus Starter Kit Interactive Bible Study on Luke STARTER KIT PAUL E. MILLER BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF A PRAYING LIFE Interactive Bible Study on Luke LEADER’S MANUAL PAUL E. MILLER 2014 seeJesus Press By Paul E. Miller The mission of seeJesus is to help people see and reflect the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus through our discipleship resources and training. seeJesus P.O. Box 197 Telford, PA 18969 Phone: 215-721-3113 Fax: 215-721-6535 [email protected] www.seeJesus.net Editor: Julie Courtney Copyeditor and Proofreader: Lydia Leggett Layout Design: Pat Reinheimer Cover Design: Seth Guge © 2014 seeJesus ISBN-13: 978-1-941178-04-1 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without permission from seeJesus. All Scripture quotations are from the ESV Bible® (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. To Julie Courtney Julie Courtney was one of the first people to teach one of our interactive Bible studies when she gathered a few women at a friend’s house and taught the Person of Jesus study in 1998. A Muslim woman who had never held a Bible and was desperately lonely came to the study, opened the Bible, and then later her heart to Christ. Julie came on as part-time staff in 2000 and then full-time in 2004. She has tirelessly worked at any job that came her way these last ten years. Julie has remarkable flexibility and adaptability—in spite of the fact that she readily admits that she strongly dislikes change! Julie is our most versatile trainer in seeJesus. She has lead Person of Jesus, A Praying Life, Small Group Leader Training, and A Loving Life Seminars. Increasingly she is a sought-out speaker, not because she is flashy or sophisticated, but because she lets the Word speak for itself. She is gifted at helping a group come alive around the Scripture. So to Julie Courtney, my friend and fellow worker, I dedicate Grace Through the Eyes of Jesus. Oh, by the way, she was instrumental in coming up with the title! Table of Contents Quick Start Guide ................................................................vii Part 1: A Broken Woman and a Grace-less Man 1. Grace for a Broken Woman (Luke 7:36-39) .............................................3 2. The Basis of Grace (Luke 7:40-44) ...................................................15 3. Truth for a Grace-less Man (Luke 7:44-46) .............................................25 Part 2: A Lost Son and an Angry Son 4. Teaching the Law to a Law-less Son (Luke 15:11-16) ......................................39 5. Showing Grace to a Messed Up Son (Luke 15:17-24) .....................................51 6. Showing Grace to a Grace-less Son (Luke 15:25-32) ......................................65 7. Allergic to Grace (Luke 15:11-32) ....................................................75 Part 3: The Pharisee and the Tax Collector 8. Grace-Resistant or Grace-Receptive (Luke 18:9-14) .......................................87 9. The Ground for Grace (Romans 3:22-28) ..............................................97 Part 4: A Blind Man 10. Crying for Grace (Luke 18:35-43) ...................................................109 Part 5: A Tax Collector 11. Intrusive Grace (Luke 19:1-5) ......................................................121 12. Responding to Grace (Luke 19:6-10) .................................................133 13. Grace to Repent (Luke 19: 1-10) ....................................................141 Part 6: The Good Samaritan 14. How Inclusive Is Grace? (Luke 10:25-29) .............................................151 15. Grace Looks (Luke 10:30-33) ......................................................161 16. Grace Binds Itself (Luke 10:30-35) ..................................................169 17. Discovering the Objects of Grace (Luke 10:25-37) ......................................177 Part 7: Mary & Martha 18. Resting in Grace (Luke 10:38-42) ...................................................189 Appendix: Definitions of Key Words ................................................199 Bibliography ....................................................................201 seeJesus Interactive Studies Quick Start Guide This Quick Start Guide will: ● Show you how the manual works. ● Help you solve problems in interactive study. What Is Unique About seeJesus Interactive Studies? Our Method ● Questions Instead of Lecture. People enjoy discovering Scriptural insights on their own. They feel more involved and respected when they are asked for their opinions. ● Insightful Questions. The questions in the study have been taught and revised by the author and trainers for the best phrasing to elicit the best possible response. The questions are carefully sequenced so that each question logically follows the preceding one. ● Balanced Between Interactive Teaching and Mini-Lectures. Though the heart of the study is interactive teach- ing—comprised of insightful questions—a lesson that is all interactive runs the risk of participants only sharing their feelings, thus missing good content. So every lesson also contains a good deal of direct teaching. ● Simple But Deep. The study is entirely laid out for the leader in this manual. You just need to follow it along. And though the manual is simple to use, it contains depth of insight. ● Gospel Focused. Almost every lesson is tied to the death of Jesus on the cross. The power for change in us comes not from human effort but God’s grace. ● Worshipful. At times the participants (and you) will be led to worship because of the loveliness of Jesus, the Scriptures or spiritual insights. Worship means being still in the face of the majesty of Jesus. Our Content ● Biblical Insight. The study digs deep into the biblical text. It teaches participants to study the Bible, which results in their deepening love and respect for God’s Word. ● Historical Insight. By drawing on biblical archaeology and our growing understanding of the Ancient Near Eastern world, the study brings Scripture to life. ● Heart Insight. The goal of each lesson is not just behavioral change in the participants, but also insights into their hearts and how that drives their behavior. ● Jesus Insight. Participants discover things about Jesus that they have never seen before. ● Critique of Modern Culture. These studies invite participants to turn from the inward-seeking bent of Western culture to an outward-seeking focus on God’s kingdom and people. How to Teach seeJesus Interactive Studies Get to know the lesson. ● Read the lesson at least three times before teaching it, underlining or highlighting parts that you think are especially helpful. ● Make sure the length of each lesson fits the time restraints of your group meetings. If it does not, then either divide the lesson into two sessions or skip parts of a lesson. Quick Start Guide vii Learn the layout of a typical lesson. ● “10 mins”: The approximate duration of each point in a lesson is written next to the title of that point. They are estimates to help you plan. ● “Review”: Brief instruction which reviews the content of the previous lesson and shows how the cur- rent lesson fits the study unit as a whole. ● “Q.”: Interactive questions in bold type are the heart of the material. ● “Teach”: A short section of instruction. Do not linger—they may be read briskly and without addi- tional comment. ● “Draw”: A map, chart or sketch that illustrates a principle on a flip chart or whiteboard. ● “Historical Background”: Introduces information about the cultural or historical setting of a biblical passage to illuminate the group’s understanding of the text. ● “Old Testament Background”: Similar to the Historical Background; provides Old Testament setting to the passage being examined in a lesson. ● “Modern Culture”: Teaching point that demonstrates how our modern culture is in tension with a biblical worldview. ● “Theological Background”: Introduces theological ideas suggested by the text. ● “Person of Jesus Insight”: Ties text in with an insight about the person of Jesus. ● “Literary Insight”: A Greek or Hebrew literary insight that brings the text to life. ● “Personal Illustration”: An example, usually in the form of a personal story that helps apply the material in a lesson to the life of the participant. It’s ideal if you can come up with your own personal illustration. ● “Principle”: A concise, practical statement that applies to our lives. ● “Teaching Tip”: Advice to the teacher about how to handle teaching or group interaction. Many tips to the teacher do not appear as a “Teaching Tip” but as italicized text in brackets. For example: 1. [Write their answers.] (Always with the flip chart icon, as it is here.) Indicates that you should write their answers on the flip chart. 2. [Teach what they do not say.] Indicates that there are nuances in the answer to a certain question that you will likely have to teach after participants have time to share their thoughts. See it taught. ● The interactive style is best caught. If you haven’t participated in a lesson, we strongly recommend watching the videos of a lesson being taught. Our Resource Library at seeJesus.net has three videos of our trainers teaching interactive lessons to a small group. Watching these videos will help you under- stand the style of interactive studies. Apply the lesson to your life. ● The church will be transformed and the world captured by the beauty of Jesus not because we are good teachers, but because people see Jesus in our lives. If we are just communicating abstract principles and not striving to obey, then we risk becoming and creating Pharisees. But if we are repentant and obedient before God, then others will see that our faith is authentic, and they will be drawn to repentance as well. Ask seeJesus for help. No question is too unimportant. We are only a phone call or email away: 215.721.3113 or [email protected]. viii Grace Through the Eyes of Jesus Interactive Bible Study How the Leader’s and Participant’s Manuals Work Together What’s included in the Leader’s Manual? ● The Leader’s Manual has everything a leader will need to teach a lesson.
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