TRAINING DAY

WORKSHOP SERIES

Training for non-FT ministers, new ministers, and future ministers

May 26, 2007 Kapitolyo, Pasig

Objectives of TRAINING DAY SERIES

• To equip the non-full time sector/church leaders of the MMCC

• To raise up current and future ministers for the Philippine Family of Churches

Training Days Program

• Session 1 Bible & Homiletics May 26• Session 2 CGrp Devt. & Conf.Res. July 7• Session 3 Counseling 1 Aug 11• Session 4 Counseling 2 Sep 15

Materials will be made available at www.addtoyourlearning.com

Short charge

TRAINING DAY

Session 1:A workshop on Bible & HomileticsRolan Monje, Ariel Lastrado, & Paris Murray

Basic Bible Overview

• The Bible contains 66 books, 39 from the OT and 27 from the NT

• The Hebrew Bible (OT) contains 24 books – 12 minor prophets=1 book; Samuel, Kings, Chron are 3 books

• The entire Bible has a story, a historical narrative about God’s relationship with Israel (history=His story)

2 kinds of Bible books

• History – narrative and facts– e.g. Exodus, Ezra, Mark, Acts

• Commentary – give comment to history either during or after the

events (poetry, prophecy, doctrine, etc)– e.g. Psalms, Lamentations, Romans, Revelation

• History: 17 in OT and 5 in NT = 22• Commentary: 22 in OT and 22 in NT = 44

1 Creation2 Patriarchs3 Exodus4 Conquest5 United Kingdom6 Divided Kingdom7 Exile 8 Return, ITP9 Time of Christ10 Early church

The Bible StoryThe Bible Story

The Bible as a Story

You can grasp the ‘whole story’ of the Bible by reading these books straight as a continuous narrative.

Gen, Ex, Lev, Num, Deut, Jos, Jud, Ru,

1-2 Sam, 1-2 Ki, Ezra, Neh, Lk, Acts

TIMELINE OF EVENTSOF BIBLE BOOKS

350BC63BC

6 AD30AD

100AD

Prophets

GospelsActs

Birth of Jesus

Pentecost

Crucifixion

Birth of John the Baptist

Paul’sdeath

Letters

Law

Writings

1250BC

650BC

2020BC Malachi

Abraham

Joshua, Judges

United Kingdom

Judges

Northern Kingdom

Southern KingdomOthniel

Samuel

Saul,David, Solomon

1050 BC 931 BC 722 BC 586 BC 538 BC 400BC 6BC

Restoration of Israel

NT

EXILE

Jonah, Amos, Hosea

Obadiah, Joel, Micah, Nahum, Zephaniah, Habakkuk, ISAIAH, JEREMIAH

Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi

Silentyears

EZEKIEL,DANIEL

Focus: the prophetic era

Knowing the Bible story helps you preach deep lessons from the Prophets!

Advantages of knowing the Bible story• You can use the OT to explain the NT• You can refute false doctrines• You avoid using the Bible out of context• You can use ‘unfamiliar’ Scriptures• Your preaching will ‘stick’ because of the

story behind the message• You can use fewer Scriptures yet be more

convicting

Some ways to ‘preach the Bible story’• Preach about God’s faithfulness to

Israel despite her sin

• Preach about God’s promises to Abraham and how they were fulfilled

• Preach about the OT prepares for Jesus

Preaching sample 1 - Ruth• Ruth’s story• Usual theme: faithfulness/loyalty of Ruth

– comparing your character with Ruth’s

• Usual passage, Ru 1.16-17 : But Ruth replied, "Don't urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God. Where you die I will die, and there I will be buried. May the LORD deal with me, be it ever so severely, if anything but death separates you and me.”

Preaching sample 1 - Ruth• Possible theme, Ru :16-22:

Then Naomi took the child, laid him in her lap and cared for him. The women living there said, "Naomi has a son." And they named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David.

This, then, is the family line of Perez:Perez was the father of Hezron, Hezron the father of Ram,Ram the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon,Nahshon the father of Salmon, Salmon the father of Boaz, Boaz the father of Obed, Obed the father of Jesse, and Jesse the father of David.

Sample 2

Ro 3:3-4What if some did not have faith? Will their lack of faith nullify God’s faithfulness? Not at all! Let God be true, and every man a liar. As it is written: “So that you may be proved right when you speak and prevail when you judge.”

Sample 2

• In Rom 3, Paul borrows from Ps 51, which is about David’s sin with Bathsheba

Ps 51:3-4 For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight, so that you are proved right when you speak and justified when you judge.

Sample 3

• Romans 1.16-17

I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”

• Usual theme: Focus on the gospel, evangelism

Sample 3

• Hab 2:4 “See, he [Chaldean army] is puffed up; his desires are not upright—but the righteous will live by his faith

• Possible theme: Describe comparison between Chaldeans (whose strength is their God) and Judah (whose strength is Yahweh)

Closing challenges & tips

• Know the Bible story, especially the Old Testament

• When the NT refers to the OT, read the reference

End of Part 1

--- coffee break ---

Developing a syllabus

Why it’s important

• Easier to grasp concepts • People will feel directed• You can teach deep truths and

meet needs at the same time• People get a sense of completion• It keeps you sharp and focused

Developing a syllabus

• Thematic

• Book by book, group of books

• One book, by chapter

• Character based

Thematic syllabus

• Use launching verse/lists– Ex 19.5-6: my treasured possession,

obey me fully, kingdom of priests (3)– Ps 15: the walk, deed, tongue, honor (4)– Gal 5.22: fruit of the Spirit, but you can

also use 5.19-21– Rom 14.17: righteousness, peace, joy (3

parts) – 2 Pet 1.5-7: add to your faith (7 parts)

Thematic syllabus

• Use comparisons (2 part/4 part series)– Life in the Spirit vs. Life in the flesh

(Rom 8 or Gal 2)– Legalism vs. Freedom (Rom 3) – Ps 1:1-3 the godly and the ungodly– Ps 42, Ps 43: worship

Book by Book

• Use Genre (book types), OT– Beginnings: Gen– The Desert Journey: Ex, Lev, Num– The Kings: 1-2 Kings– Major prophets: Is, Jer, Ezek, Dan (4)– Minor prophets: 12 parts– Writings: Psalms, Prov, SS

Book by Book

• Use Genre, NT– Luke-Acts– Pastorals: 1 Tim, 2 Tim, Titus– Prison letters: Php, Col, Phm, Eph– Paul’s letters– Instructional: 1 Peter, 1 Thess– Johannine: 1, 2, 3 John

Book by Book

• Use comparison– Job vs. Ecclesiastes– Obadiah vs. Jonah– Romans vs. Galatians– Leviticus vs. Hebrews– Genesis vs. Revelation– Colossians vs. 2 Timothy

One book, by chapter

• Give the genre of the book

• Show how the book fits with the Bible storyline

• Give an outline of the book

• Do not be slave to the ‘chapter divisions’

• Focus on a few important topics

• Lift up your group when you finish a book

Character based

• Use comparison (2 parts)– David vs. Solomon (Sa, Ki)– Solomon vs. Absalom (Ki)– Mary vs. Martha (Lk 10)– Zacharias vs. Mary (Lk 2)– Tax-collector vs. Pharisee (Lk 18)– Rich young man vs. Zacc (Lk 18,19)– Mary vs. disciples (Lk 24)

Character based

• Use Bible story– Abraham: Gen 12, 15, 22– Abraham in OT/NT: Gen 22, Rom 4– David: 1 Sam 17, 2 Sam 23, 2 Ki 2– David: 2 Sa 11, Ps 51

Challenge/tips

• Grow in your personal Bible study

• Be in touch with people’s needs– Through spouse, co-leader– Through BTLs & Core Group– Through general fellowship

• Be prayerful as you develop your syllabus & write your lesson

Challenge/tips

• Share what you’re learning, publicly and privately

• Give time to develop your syllabus

• Vary your syllabus based on the maturity and needs of your group

• These presentations will be made available at

www.addtoyourlearning.com

End of session 1

See you on July 7

THANK YOU FOR COMING!