What happens when Bible teachers TEACH God’s Word? The teaching-learning process could be summed up in the following acrostic using the word TEACH.
Click the image for a PDF of this acrostic that you may freely use in your sphere of ministry.
An Acrostic to Help You Remember What’s Part of the Bible Teaching-Learning Process
Truth
faith comes from hearing the message (Rom. 10:17)
- Start with the truth of God’s Word.
Exegesis
Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth. (2 Tim. 2:15)
- Break it down to understand what it means.
Application
We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way (Col. 1:9-10)
- Determine the implications of how it applies to life.
Commitment
faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. (James 2:17)
faith without deeds is useless (James 2:20)
- Commit to following through on the application.
Honor
so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God (Col. 1:10)
- Bring glory to God by living in accordance with His Word.
Did you see the note at the top about a PDF of this acrostic you are free to copy and use in your sphere of ministry? 1) You may use it to form the basis of a teacher training session. Simply add some additional points under each topic, perhaps developing some questions to use for discussion. 2) You may simply print and distribute it to your teachers. 3) You may send them a link to this page to get their own PDF and read the bullet points not on the PDF.