Ask each person how they went with the previous week’s commitment.
“How did you go with_________?”
“Who did you tell?”
Learn a simple, structured way of opening the Bible with someone to help them
encounter God through His living Word.
Discovery Bible Method (DBM) allows participants to discover God’s truth for themselves, rather than relying on a leader. As the leader, you are there to empower them and to pray, not to have all the answers.It’s best to start with two or three people, or coach one person to do DBM with their community. Try to reach a community, not just an individual.
The DBM method is as simple as A-B-C
Choose a short passage from the Bible (around 5-10 verses).
Have someone read it aloud, then ask someone else to re-read the passage.
Have the participants retell the story from memory.
Spend some minutes silently reading the passage again.
Silently pray for God to speak directly from the passage.
Ask open-ended questions, such as:
“What do you see?”
“What does this say about God?”
“What does this say about us?”
“What is God saying to you?”
Let the participants do most of the talking and don’t be afraid of silences.
If the session veers off course, you can ask,
“Where do you see that in the Bible?”
Let them suggest their own commitment to whatever God is saying to them.
Ask them:
“What are you going to do?”
“Who are you going to tell?”