Preparation: don't wait til the last minute
Published: Wed, 03/30/16
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6. Personal PreparationDo you generally prepare well enough to present the lesson with confidence? Confidence is everything. You will never master every detail of even a short passage. That is the beauty of the Bible. We can never completely plumb the depths of its beauty and insight. But we do need to have a basic grasp of what is in the text. Don’t be afraid to admit it when you don’t know, but try to know as much as you can! Preparation shows itself both in content and in confidence. One of the best ways to do this is to read the passage daily as part of your devotional discipline. Read it often so that you have a real feel for the text. Read it in several translations. Read it early in the week. Ask your friends questions about the text. Involve yourself in the text so you are very familiar with it and can speak confidently about what the text says. Preparation that yields confidence cannot be done in the final hours. You cannot look at a passage for the first time Saturday night and teach well Sunday morning. Preparation that yields confidence is built slowly. Enjoy the passage. Learn from it. Let the Holy Spirit be your teacher before you are your group’s teacher. Evaluate your lesson preparation on a scale of one to ten. Is your preparation strong enough to give you a sense of confidence in teaching the passage? |
