CROSS Discovery Bible Study Acrostic - Regular Version

C – Connect and Review – (25%)

1.       What are you thankful for this week?

2.       What has stressed or challenged you this week? What do you need for things to be better?

3.       What are the needs of the people in your community?

4.       How can we help each other with the needs we expressed?

5.       Did you change anything in your life as a result of last week’s story?

6.       Did you get a chance to share the story with [the person they identified]?

7.       We identified several needs last week and planned to meet those needs. How did it go?

R – Read and Retell (20%)

8.       Read the Bible passage through twice. Use a different version each time if appropriate.

9.       Have a member of the group retell the Bible passage or story in their own words.

O – Observe and Discover (25%)

10.   What does this passage teach us about God?

11.   What does this passage teach us about humanity?

S – Specify and Obey (20%)

12.   If this passage is true, how does it change your view of God? Yourself? Other people?”

13.   If we believe this passage is from God, how must we change?

S – Share and Serve (10%)

14.   Who are you going to share this passage with before we meet again?

15.   Who can I invite to study the Bible?

 

 

CROSS Discovery Bible Study Acrostic - Short Version

C – Connect and Review – (25%)

1.       What are you thankful for this week?

2.       What has stressed or challenged you this week? What do you need for things to be better?

3.       Did you change anything in your life as a result of last week’s story?

4.       Did you get a chance to share the story with [the person they identified]?

R – Read and Retell (20%)

 

5.       Read the Bible passage through twice. Use a different version each time if appropriate.

6.       Have a member of the group retell the Bible passage or story in their own words.

O – Observe and Discover (25%)

7.   What does this passage teach us about God?

8.   What does this passage teach us about humanity?

S – Specify and Obey (20%)

9.   If we believe this passage is from God, how must we change?

S – Share and Serve (10%)

10.   Who are you going to share this passage with before we meet again?