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Common Excuses For Not Teaching H.B.S. and How One Might Answer These Excuses Tim Massengale The following excuses are the most common reasons that people give for not teaching home Bible studies. Our job, as motivations of evangelism, is to help people find solutions to solve any barriers they have (or may imagine they have). […]

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Five Small Group Myths – Why Home Bible Studies Don’t Always Succeed David A. Womack After more than two decades of promotion in books, magazines, seminars, and classes, the fact about small group home Bible studies is that few churches can testify to success. That should not be. One simple truth we must accept: Home […]

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The Joy Of Teaching Home Bible Studies Jack Foss During the past several years I have been frequently asked to provide some personal perspectives and general comments regarding the study and teaching of God’s Word in a Home Bible Study setting. I have always been convinced that Home Bible Studies are where the “real action” […]

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Reach Out To Nursing Home Residents with Home Bible Study David Ploombe The Evolution of the Idea Buck Stanley became a Christian in 1987. A few years later, he and his wife, Clarice, were invited to visit a nursing home to sing and minister to the residents. Using a small, $85 keyboard, Buck sang and […]

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Answering Miscellaneous Objections During a Home Bible Study J. C. Macaulay & Robert H. Belton A. “I Cannot Give Up My Sin.” 1. Ask Him Whether He Wants to Be Free from Sin. Ask the person who has given this as a reason why he cannot come to Christ, if he really wants to be […]

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Home Bible Study Insights Glenn T. Howard, Jr. As you are undoubtedly aware not all Apostolics are into teaching home Bible studies.  Not even all preachers.  The reasons are many and varied- fear, inconvenience, lack of discipline, etc. But we know that the success of groups such as the Mormons and the Jehovah’s Witnesses, although their doctrines […]

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Why You Should Consider Starting A Neighborhood Home Bible Study Ann Morgan Miesner Why Is Your House So Important? Before this verse in Isaiah 66:2, the Lord asks the question, “Where is the house you will build for me?” meaning, how can He possibly be confined within the four walls of a building? Churches that […]

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Let’s Find Home Bible Study Prospects Jack Hyles One of the biggest problems that all soul-winning churches face is that of finding sufficient home Bible study prospects to set up a Bible study with. This is especially true in a small town or rural area, but this problem can be alleviated. The pastor should constantly […]

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Why Start a Home Bible Study Ministry in the Local Church? Ben Favel When I was appointed an outreach minister I asked myself several questions. What can I do that will most effectively help growth in my local congregation? How can I encourage others to get involved in soul winning in a meaningful way? These […]

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Talking to Your Home Bible Study Student About Hell John R. Rice “Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father’s house: for I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment,” Luke 16:27, 28. One of the […]

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