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Teens Study the Bible on Their Own?

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Teens Study the Bible?Some might be skeptical about the potential of getting teenagers to study the Bible on their own. It’s difficult enough getting them to not only come to class but to pay attention while they are there and to meaningfully engage in the study.

Other than perhaps the exceptional student or two, is it a realistic expectation? Let’s remember that we have a powerful God who makes even the seemingly impossible, possible. When we grasp that reality, then it becomes a matter of looking to Him and matching God’s working with students’ needs.

How Studying God’s Word on Their Own Fits in with Teens’ Needs:

1) If teens are going to study the Bible on their own, they need the right perception of the Bible.

Young people are looking for that which is real. Is the Bible legit? Even if they buy into the realness of God’s Word, it will have minimal significance if they don’t have a relationship with God, it’s Author. That’s the real foundation on which Bible study even make sense.

2) If teenagers are going to read and study the Bible on their own, they need to not only have the right motivation but also a good reason to persist in it.

Since young people are looking for relationship, what higher motivation can we provide than to help them understand how the Word not only brings them into a relationship with God but also establishes the basis for fellowship with other believers. If that isn’t enough to motivate them to keep at it, experiencing the relevance of truth to their everyday lives should help cement it.

3) If young people are going to study the Bible on their own, they need to see what’s in it for them.

When teens realize how studying the Bible fulfills their need for relationship, provides the renewal they need, and gives them reasons they seek, they will have a much greater potential for getting into the Word on their own.

In the next three posts we will look at each of the above factors. (You can subscribe to receive e-mail notice of updates.) For now, however, notice how their need for relationship appears in each of the three points. Without that focus, you probably won’t get very far with them. To Read: The Focus of Youth Ministry

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