Bible Study 201
Bible Study 201: Teach the Bible. Take your Bible study to the next step. Learn to teach the bible with Wednesday in the Word.
Bible Study 201: Learn to Teach
Bible Overview: A Simple Guide to the Old & New Testaments
Overview of the Bible: Just as it’s helpful to know the culture of Jane Austin before reading Emma, it’s helpful to know the history behind the Bible.
How to Discern “God’s Voice” Without Getting Misled
Learn a biblical method to discern God’s voice and avoid common spiritual pitfalls—without relying on feelings or impressions.
7 Key Marks of False Teachers
Learn the marks of false teachers with classic and modern checklists from J.C. Ryle, Tim Challies, and Colin Smith to discern truth and avoid deception.
Format Your Notes so You Teach Better
Discover a practical teaching note format that helps Bible teachers teach with more clarity. Templates and tips inside.
4 People You Need to Improve your Teaching
Grow as a Bible teacher with four key roles—cheerleader, coach, critic, craftsman. Learn to find them, set expectations, and trust the team.
Want to Teach the Bible? Read this First
So you’d like to teach the Bible? How do you get started? How do you decide if Bible teaching is your calling? Here’s my advice for aspiring teachers.
Preaching: When Telling a Story Helps (and When It Hurts)
Learn when storytelling strengthens Bible teaching and when it distracts. Discover simple guidelines to use stories with clarity, power, and purpose.
Avoiding Plagiarism in Bible Study: Do’s, Don’ts, and Examples
Learn how to avoid plagiarism in Bible study with clear do’s, don’ts, and real examples—when to cite, how to credit sources, and what to change.
08 James 3:1-12 Warnings to Teachers
Since Bible teachers presume to explain the word of God to others, James warns them to seriously consider the responsibility before seeking the job.
Why I Love the Bible and Hate Sermons
Discover why a lifelong Bible lover struggles with sermons—and how Scripture alone reshaped her faith, thinking, and spiritual practice.
Bible Study 201: Biblical Greek for Teachers
How to use e-sword to parse a word
Even if you don’t know biblical Greek or Hebrew, you can do a lot with the original languages, if you understand some basic grammar and have a few good tools.
Understanding Biblical Greek Punctuation & Accents
Even if you’re using an interlinear Bible, it’s helpful to understand the basic punctuation marks and accents.
Understanding Biblical Greek Cases
The different functions words can perform in a sentence are called cases. In Greek, case — not word order — indicates the word’s function in a sentence, making it important to understand cases.
Understanding Biblical Greek Prepositions
Here’s my running summary of Greek prepositions and their main meanings depending on case.
Grammar Made Simple for Bible Students
One way to understand Biblical Greek is comparing and contrasting it with English grammar. Lack of knowledge of English grammar can be an unexpected obstacle to learning biblical Greek. Here are some basics you may want to review before embarking on learning biblical Greek.
Should I learn Biblical Greek & Hebrew?
After a few years of Bible study, students often begin asking, “Should I learn biblical Greek and Hebrew?” While the tools for English readers continue to improve and less people are learning the original languages, knowing the original languages can be helpful. You can learn enough to widen the tools available to you and/or learn to read Scripture in the original language.
Understanding Biblical Greek Verbs
Bible Study software has made biblical Greek more accessible for those who never learned the language. Now with 1 click you can access the Greek word and its conjugation but what are you looking at? Here’s a helpful primer on Greek verbs.
Study 1 Corinthians 1-4
Reading List
Teaching to Change Lives: Seven Proven Ways to Make Your Teaching Come Alive by Dr. Howard Hendricks
Christ-Centered Preaching: Redeeming the Expository Sermon, by Bryan Chapell
Preaching Christ in All Scripture, by Edmund P Clowney
Feed My Sheep: A Passionate Plea for Preaching, multiple authors
It’s Not What You Say, It’s How You Say It, by Joan Detz (secular)
How to Talk so People Will Listen, by Stephen D Brown
The Word Became Fresh: How to Preach from Old Testament Narratives, by Dale Ralph Davis
How to Give a Pretty Good Presentation: A speaking Survival Guide for the Rest of Us by TJ Walker
Foundations: An Overview of Systematic Theology (DVD series) by RC Sproul
Communicating for Change: Seven Keys to Irresistible Communication by Andy Stanley
Creative Bible Teaching by Lawrence O. Richards & Gary J. Bredfeldt