4x4 BIBLE STUDY

Our desire is for everyone to enjoy an everyday relationship with Jesus. Getting into the Word and studying it with others helps us grow our relationship with Jesus and others. 

To help you get into the Word, we have developed our 4X4 Bible Study. Here, four friends get together for an hour during the week for four different sessions to study four different passages from the Word of God. Each participant comes ready to provide answers to each of the four questions posted for each of the sessions.

QUESTIONS:

  1. What do you consider to be the important messages from the LORD from this passage?

  2. What is revealed about the LORD in this passage that ought to cause us to worship HIM?

  3. After reflection on this passage, what do you realize about yourself?

  4. In an attempt to be faithful with this section of Scripture— what will you Think, Feel, Do, and Pray as a result of this study?

Week 1: Matthew 7:7-12

Week 2: Matthew 7: 13-29

Week 3: 1 Thessalonians 1

Week 4: Acts 2:42-47

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2024

  • Intentional marriage

    Questions:

    1. What is the context of this instruction about marriage?

    2. What can we learn about the LORD’s plan for marriage from this passage?

    3. What is the LORD’s instruction here about making marriage work?

    4. What did the LORD personally want you to hear from this study?

    Week 1— GENESIS 2:15-25

    Week 2— MATTHEW 19:1-12

    Week 3— EPHESIANS 5:21-33

    Week 4— I PETER 3:1-7

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  • Questions:

    1. What are the Principles to Understand?

    2. What are the Examples to Follow?

    3. What are the changes THE LORD would want you to make in your attitude, words, or actions?   

    4. What did you appreciate the most from this passage?

    Week 1— Acts 6:1-7

    Week 2— MATTHEW 4:12-25

    Week 3— Matthew 5:1-12

    Week 4— Matthew 5:13-16

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  • Questions:

    1. How is JESUS raising the bar in this passage?

    2. What did you better understand about the LORD?  Yourself?

    3. What was personally most convicting from these words of JESUS?

    4. What did you appreciate the most from this study?

    Week 1: MATTHEW 5:17-20

    Week 2: MATTHEW 5:21-26

    Week 3: MATTHEW 5:27-32

    Week 4: MATTHEW 5:33-37

    Week 5: MATTHEW 5:38-48

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  • Questions:

    1. From this passage, what is obvious that JESUS does not like?

    2. From this passage, you might be a hypocrite if you… (finish the sentence).

    3. What is an obvious core value that JESUS is teaching in this passage?

    4. What was the LORD’s personal message to you from your reflection in this study?

    WEEK 1: MATTHEW 6:1-15

    WEEK 2: MATTHEW 6:16-24

    WEEK 3: MATTHEW 6:25-34

    WEEK4: MATTHEW 7:1-6

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2023

  • SIMPLE CHRISTMAS

    Questions:

    1. What do you see this gospel author emphasizing with his version of the Christmas story?

    2. What is the great news of this Christmas passage?

    3. What from this passage ought to cause great rejoicing in our hearts this Christmas?

    4. What would be a great response from each of us this Christmas?

    Week 1— Matthew 1:18-25

    Week 2— Luke 2:1-12

    Week 3— Luke 2:8-21

    Week 4— Matthew 2:1-12

    Week 5— John 1:1-18

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  • THE JESUS WAY

    Questions:

    1. What is the JESUS way of thinking from this passage?

    2. What is the JESUS way of believing from this passage?

    3. What is the JESUS way of behaving from this passage?

    4. What really spoke to you from your reflection of this passage?

    Week 1— JOHN 11:1-44

    Week 2— PHILIPPIANS 3:7-14

    Week 3— MATTHEW 18:15-35

    Week 4— COLOSSIANS 3:12-17

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  • Generous

    Questions:

    1. How do you see the GENEROSITY of THE LORD?

    2. What else is revealed about THE LORD in this passage?

    3. What does the LORD expect of HIS people from this study?

    4. Inspired form this passage, what can we do this week to be more GENEROUS?

    WK 1: Matthew 20:1-15

    WK 2: Matthew 6:19-34

    WK 3: Philippians 4:10-19

    WK 4: Malachi 3:6-12

    WK 5: John 6:1-15

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  • Metaphor

    A good metaphor can provide clarity and direction. A good metaphor will reveal new understandings. God often used metaphors to reveal what He is like and how we should respond to Him. For this September’s 4x4, we will continue the theme of learning from metaphors used in the New Testament.

    Questions:

    1. What metaphor(s) is (are) being used in this passage?

    2. After reading this passage, what do you understand more completely?

    3. What will you pray based on what you learned in this passage?

    4. How will you put what you learned into practice today?

    WK 1: John 10:1-18

    WK 2: 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11

    WK 3: 1 Corinthians 12:12-27

    WK 4: James 3:1-12

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  • Questions:

    1. From this passage, what truths are revealed about THE LORD?

    2. From this portion of GOD’s Word, what does the LORD expect of HIS children?

    3. From this passage, what is intended to provide us with greater confidence?

    4. From your reflection on this study, what confessions or commitments are you making?

    WK 1: 1 John 4:1-6

    WK 2: 1 John 4:7-21

    WK3: 1 John 5:1-12

    WK 4: 1 John 5:13-21

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