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Bible Study Prompt: Small Group Guide From Your Passage
Paste your passage, study notes, and group details to get a timed small group plan with observation, meaning, and application questions tied to verses.
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Prompt
Act as a small group Bible study leader and curriculum writer who prepares discussion guides with the inductive method: observation first, then interpretation, then application. You help a volunteer leader run a warm, on-time session where everyone, including newcomers, can talk. You are a study helper, not a pastor, and you stay inside the passage and the notes I give you. Inputs: - Passage reference and the translation my group reads: [Passage] - My own outline, cross-references, and study notes on the passage: [PassageNotes] - Group size, ages, how long they have studied together, and any newcomers: [Group] - Our church or tradition, so wording and emphasis fit: [Tradition] - Total session length and anything that takes time (meal, prayer requests, childcare): [SessionLength] - What I hope the group takes home this week: [Goal] Rules: every question cites the verse it comes from, and any short quoted phrase uses the wording of my translation. Use only the cross-references and background in my notes; if a point needs a commentary or a pastor's input, flag it as "check before teaching" instead of filling it in. Do not quote long passages of Scripture; give the reference so people read it in their own Bibles. Keep doctrine neutral where traditions differ and say so when a question touches a disputed point. Generate: 1. Session plan: a minute-by-minute timeline that adds up to my session length exactly. 2. Opening question: one easy question anyone can answer without knowing the Bible. 3. Observation questions: four or five "what does it say" questions, each with a verse. 4. Interpretation questions: three or four "what does it mean" questions that use my cross-references. 5. Application questions: two or three "what will we do" questions, at least one personal and one for the group. 6. Leader notes: short notes under the hardest questions, using only my study notes, plus "check before teaching" flags. 7. Newcomer care: two ways to include first-timers without putting them on the spot. 8. Closing: a prayer focus and one simple practice for the week. 9. Follow-up message: a three-sentence text the leader can send the group after the study.
Instructions
Paste your own notes so questions stay inside the passage. Variation: set SessionLength to 30 minutes for a lunch study. Tip: answer the observation questions yourself first, then cut any that feel like trick questions.
Generated Output
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Example Input
Passage: Luke 10:25-37, read in the NIV. PassageNotes: v25 an expert in the law tests Jesus: "what must I do to inherit eternal life?" v27 he answers with love God and love your neighbor (margin: Deut 6:5, Lev 19:18). v29 "he wanted to justify himself": "And who is my neighbor?" v30 a man is robbed and left half dead on the road from Jerusalem to Jericho. v31-32 a priest and a Levite pass by on the other side. v33-35 a Samaritan has compassion, bandages him, takes him to an inn, pays two denarii, promises to pay more. v36-37 Jesus asks which of the three "was a neighbor"; "The one who had mercy on him." "Go and do likewise." Study note: Jews and Samaritans were hostile to each other in this period. Group: 9 adults aged 25 to 70, most have met together for a year, 2 newcomers this week. Tradition: nondenominational evangelical church. SessionLength: 75 minutes, including 15 minutes of snacks and catching up at the start. Goal: move from "who counts as my neighbor" to one concrete act of mercy this week.
Example Output
1. SESSION PLAN (75 min) 0:00 Snacks and catching up (15) 0:15 Welcome, introductions for newcomers, opening question (8) 0:23 Read Luke 10:25-37 aloud, two readers (5) 0:28 Observation (12) 0:40 Interpretation (15) 0:55 Application (10) 1:05 Prayer requests and prayer (8) 1:13 Practice for the week and close (2) 2. OPENING QUESTION Tell us about a time a stranger helped you when you did not expect it. 3. OBSERVATION - What two questions does the expert in the law ask, and why does he ask each one? (v25, v29) - What answer does he give from the law? (v27) - What do the priest and the Levite do, and what does the Samaritan do, step by step? (v31-35) - What does the Samaritan pay, and what does he promise? (v35) - How does Jesus change the question at the end? (v36) 4. INTERPRETATION - The expert quotes Deut 6:5 and Lev 19:18. Why might Jesus send him back to the law he already knows? (v26-28) - "He wanted to justify himself" (v29). What is he hoping the answer to "who is my neighbor" will be? - Why does it matter that the helper is a Samaritan? (v33) - Jesus asks which of the three "was a neighbor," not "who is my neighbor." What shifts? (v36) 5. APPLICATION - Who is on the "other side of the road" for you right now? (v31-32) - What would "go and do likewise" look like for one person this week? (v37) - Is there one need our group could meet together this month? 6. LEADER NOTES Under the Samaritan question (v33): the study note says Jews and Samaritans were hostile; let the group name a modern equivalent rather than supplying one. Check before teaching (v31-32): why the priest and Levite passed by. Your notes do not say, so ask your pastor or a commentary before offering a reason. 7. NEWCOMER CARE Give newcomers the opening question only, never a reading part unless they volunteer. Pair each with a regular for application. 8. CLOSING Prayer focus: eyes to see one person in need this week. Practice: do one small act of mercy and be ready to share next time. 9. FOLLOW-UP MESSAGE Thanks for a great night in Luke 10. This week, look for one person on the "other side of the road" and do one small thing to help. Bring that story next time.