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Bible Study Topics

  • Specific Books or Themes: Explore books like Ephesians (focusing on identity in Christ) or focus on specific themes like the Psalms, God's promises, or the teachings of Jesus.
  • Topical Studies: Dive into topics like forgiveness, prayer, the nature of God, or end-times prophecy.
  • Wisdom Literature: Focus on books like Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, or Job, emphasizing practical application of biblical principles.

Life Application Topics

  • Parenting: Discuss challenges and strategies for raising responsible and godly children.
  • Marriage: Explore topics like conflict resolution, communication, and building a strong foundation.
  • Work/Life Balance: Address the challenges of balancing faith and daily life responsibilities.
  • Mental Health: Offer a safe space to discuss mental health challenges and find support within a Christian framework.
  • Spiritual Disciplines: Explore topics like prayer, fasting, or journaling.
  • Sharing Your Faith: Discuss ways to share your faith with others and engage in outreach.
  • Social Events: Organize potlucks, game nights, or movie nights to foster fellowship.
  • Outreach Activities: Participate in community service projects together.
  • Hobby Groups: Form groups based on shared interests like hiking, biking, or crafting.

Community Building and Social Activities:

  • Social Events: Organize potlucks, game nights, or movie nights to foster fellowship.
  • Outreach Activities: Participate in community service projects together.
  • Hobby Groups: Form groups based on shared interests like hiking, biking, or crafting. 

Men's Small Groups

Themes

  • Power Tools - Use this theme to show that in the tool belt of faith, it's imperative to have the tools of prayer (1 John 5:14), daily input from God (Matthew 6:11) and accountability (1 John 4:4-5) to live victoriously over sin.
  • Becoming a Vessel of Reconciliation - It's easy to put forgiveness and reconciliation on a back burner, but as Christ worked to reconcile us to God, we should also take up the challenge to be men of peace and reconciliation in our families and in our world. Unpack 2 Corinthians 5:19-21 as a small group to discover how to be at peace with God and become his ambassadors of peace.
  • Manly Mentoring - Younger men need wise influence. Spend several sessions talking about Godly influence, being a consistent witness of God's love and mentoring others in a Godly lifestyle. Even if you don't have sons, consider mentoring a younger man through work, coaching or in your neighborhood.
  • Great Leaders of the Bible - Through looking at the lives of strong Deborah, obedient Daniel, courageous Esther and restored Peter, a men's small group can easily mine a wealth of lessons that are found in these Biblical leaders.
  • Spiritual Gifts - After studying leaders of the Bible, you can easily transition into how God might be calling the men in your study to use their spiritual gifts. Take several weeks to study 1 Corinthians 12 and Romans 8, fleshing out the difference between spiritual and natural gifts. Encourage the men in your group to ask the Lord to reveal what he's already given them — along with asking him for new gifts (1 Corinthians 14:1). Help them navigate how to use those gifts for God's glory. (If you have someone with a teaching gift, you might challenge him to lead or teach a study for your small group.)
  • Fighting Isolation - Having other men in your life adds value (Proverbs 27:17) and encouragement (1 Samuel 23:16), plus much-needed tough love (Proverbs 27:5-6). Spend small group time challenging each other to find ways to initiate relationships and/or deepen friendships that are just starting.
  • Finances - It's easy for any man (or woman) to let money become bigger than God. Use your small group time for putting money back in its place by studying Luke 12:15, Romans 13:8 and Hebrews 13:5.
  • Dude Do-Overs - Ephesians 2:4-6 explains where we fit with Christ, but many men feel stuck back at "dead in transgressions." As a group, explore the topic of receiving God's forgiveness, forgiving yourself and moving forward into the new creation you are in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17).
  • Biblical Fathering/Leading - Matthew 20:26-27 reminds us that positioning as a father takes great humility (or any position of authority for those without children). A study of Philippians 2:5-8 positions your small group to mine the truths of servant-leadership.
  • Discovering the Will of God - Proverbs 2:5 says the key to knowledge is fear of God. When we know God, we have a clearer understanding of his awe-worthiness, and have a deeper insight into his will for us. Reading Proverbs 2 — while highlighting ways you are instructed to search for God and his truth — will help your small group grow in this concept together.

Women's Small Groups

Themes

  • Freedom in Christ - What if you lived in a country that had limited freedoms you weren't taking advantage of? Often that describes how Christians are living in God's kingdom — failing to embrace that they are free from death, condemnation (from God, self and the world), the bondage of sin and more.
  • Cultivating Perseverance - Hebrews 12 tells us to run with perseverance, but that doesn't mean just pulling up our big girl panties and doing it all alone! It means fixing our eyes on Christ, finding the joy set before us and enduring tough stuff with Jesus as our example. This theme can be broken down into topics such as work, family, health and spiritual perseverance.
  • Biblical Femininity - There doesn't need to be confusion when it comes to gender roles. The Bible gives guidelines (but also great liberty) for our lives as women. While the Bible doesn't get specific about who should take out the trash, there are great directives for those who are married (Ephesians 5:22-24) and single (1 Corinthians 7:34) and how to live a godly life.
  • Marching Orders - 1 Thessalonians 5 gives us many directives and helpful guidance for how we are to live "as children of the light and children of the day." These verses are great for mining truth for daily living.
  • Discontented Heart - We hate to see a child who isn't content, but what about us adults? How content are we with the gifts and blessings and even the times we don't get what we want? You can spend several sessions fleshing out discontentment and see how God wants us to live as modeled in Philippians 4:11-13.

Topics

  • Bible Journaling - You don't have to have fancy pens or be an artist to start a journal that you will love coming back to. By writing out favorite quotes/scripture, meaningful devotions or prayers (and answers to prayer), a small group on journaling is sure to spark creativity.
  • Getting Back to Grace - We are often preaching to ourselves all day long, but is it words of hope or condemnation? How easy for us is it to give ourselves a break? Revisit the idea of grace (both from God and ourselves), visit verses about grace (John 1:17, Romans 5:17), and take captive the thoughts that are stealing grace from your life and keeping you from pouring it out on others.
  • Counting It All Joy - We might be tempted to roll our eyes at the overly optimistic Pollyannas in our lives if we hear one more time to consider it joy when we have trials! But what's really behind all that? Is James 2:2-4 just a joke or can it be reality? Other verses like Romans 5:3-4 support that there is joy to be found in the struggle.
  • Living Intentionally - In the craziness of life, being still, listening and experiencing God's presence can seem like unattainable aspirations. As a small group, explore how to be more intentional about your day by studying Matthew 11:28-30, incorporating Sabbath back into your week and restoring the concept of rest back into your life.
  • Keeping It Simple - 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 are three power-packed verses that end with "...for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus." If you are searching for how to discover the will of God, these three simple directives are a great challenge for small group study.