160 14 Habits of Highly Effective Disciples
TEACHING PLANS
Teaching Plan—Varied Learning Activities
Connect with Life
- Before the class meeting, enlist a member who is well-respected for
his or her walk with God to be interviewed. Inform him/her ahead
of time of the questions you will ask:- Since we are going to begin our Bible study with a glimpse of
how Isaiah worshipped God, please fill in the blank for us: In
the year ____, I saw God in a wonderful way. - Where were you?
- What was it like for you to find yourself in God’s presence?
How did it feel? - Did the nearness of God help you see yourself more clearly
than normal? If so, how? - Did you feel that he wanted you to do anything?
- Did the experience change your life in any way?
- Since we are going to begin our Bible study with a glimpse of
- Begin the class session with the interview. After the interview say,
Today we will consider how disciples of Jesus can respond to God’s
revelation with a lifestyle of worship.
Guide Bible Study
- Remind the class that not everyone has had the same experience
with God as this class member, though many of us can recall espe-
cially meaningful times when we have encountered God in worship.
Two listening teams will examine significant worship experiences
of two other individuals: Isaiah and John. Te a m 1 will examine
Isaiah 6:1–8, and Te a m 2 will examine Revelation 4:1–11. (A copy of
these team assignments is available in “Teaching Resource Items”
for this study at http://www.baptistwaypress.org))
Each team will meet separately and discuss these questions:- Describe what he (Isaiah or John) saw.