Leading a Bible Study for the 1st Time in Adelaide

Today it's an interesting day. I'll be leading a bible study group in Holy Trinity for the very first time. We'll be embarking on the Book of Jude using a method called The Swedish Method. This simple method was first attributed to Ada Lum, an IFES staff worker and Bible reading enthusiast of many decades. It was said that she named it in honor of the Swedish student group where she first saw it used.

The Swedish Method is pretty simple to use. There are four questions to be asked after reading a bible passage and given sufficient time to savor and explore the text.

The first question:

A light bulb: This should be something that 'shines' from the passage - whatever impacts most, or draws attention.


A question mark: Anything that is difficult to understand in the text, or a question the reader would like to ask the writer of the passage or God.



A central idea: What is the central idea of the passage? Sometimes it could be found in the text of the passage.


An arrow: A personal application for the reader's life.




May God helps me through the bible study and I ask God to speak through His words.