Bible study plans

Bible study plans for group and personal study

A Bible study plan is a simple, ordered set of Bible passages built around a theme. Pick one, open the Word together, and let Scripture do the work — for a seeker, a new believer, or your own study.

The Whole Story cover — a star rising across the horizon to a sun and cross

Habari Nzima: Uumbaji hadi Yesu

Length: Long

Wiki kumi na tano zikifuatilia habari ya ukombozi ya Mungu kutoka uumbaji hadi ufufuo — somo kubwa la muhtasari.

Come and See cover — ripples of water rising toward the light

Njoo Uone

Length: Standard

Safari ya mtafutaji ya masomo 12 kuelekea imani katika Yesu na ubatizo — mizunguko mitatu ya manne, yenye mahali pa kuitikia kila baada ya masomo manne.

Progressive Evangelism — a lit doorway at night with someone still on the road toward it

Uinjilisti wa Hatua kwa Hatua

Length: Standard

Orodha ya alama ya kitabu — mafungu kumi na mawili yanayojipanua kutoka somo moja na yeyote hadi safari kamili ya uinjilisti. Anza daima na mwana mpotevu.

The First 40 Days cover — a young sprout rising toward the light

Siku 40 za Kwanza

Length: Standard

Fungu fupi moja kwa siku kwa siku 40 za kwanza za mwamini mpya — akiwekwa imara katika neema na utambulisho, akiundwa katika mazoea yanayomlisha, na kutumwa kuwaambia wengine.

Journey of Jesus cover — footprints along a path

Safari ya Yesu

Length: Standard

Mafungu kumi na mawili yakitembea katika maisha na mafundisho ya Yesu — mazuri kwa mtu anayechunguza yeye ni nani.

Stories of God: Creation to Christ — from the first light of creation to the empty tomb at dawn

Habari za Mungu: Uumbaji hadi Kristo

Length: Long

Habari kumi na tano, moja kwa wiki, zikibeba habari nzima ya Mungu kutoka siku ya kwanza hadi kaburi tupu — hakuna maelezo ya wasomi, hakuna hotuba, ni habari tu.

Parables of the Kingdom — a sower's arc of golden seed over a dark field

Mifano ya Ufalme

Length: Standard

Habari kumi Yesu alizosimulia kuhusu ufalme wa Mungu ulivyo — masimulizi matupu, rahisi kusimuliwa, yaliyotengenezwa kwa wanaojifunza kwa kusikia.

Follow: Discover Discipleship cover — a lantern lighting the path

Fuata: Gundua Ukuzaji wa Wanafunzi

Length: Standard

Mafungu kumi juu ya maana ya kumfuata Yesu, kutoka hatua za kwanza hadi kuwasaidia wengine wafanye vivyo hivyo.

Becoming Disciples — a path of first steps from the empty tomb toward a gathered circle of light

Kuwa Wanafunzi

Length: Standard

Masomo tisa kwa kikundi kilichomaliza tu habari ya Mungu na kinachouliza kinachofuata ni nini.

The Character of a Disciple — a tree standing in the dark, its roots glowing underground

Tabia ya Mwanafunzi

Length: Standard

Mafungu kumi na mawili juu ya jinsi mfuasi wa Yesu anavyojiendesha hakuna anayeangalia.

Identity and Purpose cover — a fingerprint

Utambulisho na Kusudi

Length: Short

Wiki saba juu ya sisi ni nani ndani ya Mungu na kusudi analotoa — kutoka Zaburi 139 hadi Agizo Kuu. Kwa seti fupi ya mafungu matano juu ya uliyekuwa ndani ya Kristo, ona Utambulisho ndani ya Kristo.

Identity in Christ — figures gathered around one light at first light

Utambulisho ndani ya Kristo

Length: Long

Mafungu matano kwa waamini wanaokomaa juu ya uliyekuwa ndani ya Kristo — kiumbe kipya, mwana, umeunganishwa katika mwili, unazaa matunda, unaenenda katika upendo. Kwa kozi ndefu zaidi ya wiki saba inayofunika utambulisho na wito pamoja, ona Utambulisho na Kusudi.

Discover Prayer cover — wisps rising toward the light

Gundua Sala

Length: Standard

Mafungu matano juu ya moyo na mazoea ya sala, kutoka sala ya mfano ya Yesu hadi sala za kanisa la kwanza.

Home and Family — a small house with warm light in its windows at dusk

Nyumbani na Familia

Length: Standard

Mafungu kumi juu ya ndoa, wazazi, watoto, na maneno yanayosemwa ndani ya nyumba.

Money, Work, and Generosity — an open hand releasing coins that fall as seed into the soil

Fedha, Kazi na Ukarimu

Length: Standard

Habari tisa kuhusu watu wanavyofanya na walicho nacho — na kile kinachofunua kuhusu wanayemwamini.

10 Promises of Comfort cover — an anchor

Ahadi 10 za Faraja

Length: Standard

Mafungu kumi ya ahadi za Mungu — amani, uwepo, riziki, na tumaini — kwa wanaopitia misimu migumu.

Courage — a small light standing before something far bigger, unafraid

Ujasiri

Length: Standard

Mafungu manane kwa yeyote anayekabiliana na kitu kikubwa kuliko yeye.

Love — light poured out and received in open hands

Upendo

Length: Standard

Mafungu manane juu ya upendo Mungu alio nao kwetu na upendo anaotuomba.

Peace — still water at dusk under a quiet sky

Amani

Length: Standard

Mafungu manane kwa nia yenye wasiwasi na moyo uliochoka.

Overcoming Fear — a steady light on the water ahead of a small boat in the storm

Kushinda Hofu

Length: Standard

Mafungu kumi ambapo Mungu anakutana na watu mahali hasa wanapoogopa zaidi.

Stories of Hope — a sunrise over the horizon

Habari za Tumaini

Length: Long

Mikutano tisa ambapo Yesu aliwakuta watu waliovunjika na wanaotafuta kwa neema — tumaini kwa yeyote aliyefikia mwisho wa nguvu zake.

Seven Stories of Hope — an open door spilling warm light into the dark

Habari Saba za Tumaini

Length: Standard

Njia fupi kamili kuliko zote kutoka kukosa tumaini hadi karibisho la Baba — habari saba, nyingi zikitoka Luka.

Advent — one bright star over a small stable in the night

Majilio: Ahadi Inawasili

Length: Standard

Masomo saba kwa wiki zinazotangulia Krismasi — ile ahadi, ile ndiyo, na usiku ilipotokea.

Holy Week — a path of seven lights rising from the city gate to the empty tomb at dawn

Wiki Takatifu: Siku Saba Zilizobadilisha Kila Kitu

Length: Standard

Masomo saba kupitia wiki ya mwisho ya maisha ya Yesu, moja kwa kila siku inayoelekea kwenye kaburi tupu.

Honor and Shame — a robe of light descending to cover a bowed figure

Heshima na Aibu

Length: Standard

Mafungu kumi yanayoisoma Biblia kupitia heshima na aibu badala ya hatia na kutokuwa na hatia — jinsi sehemu kubwa ya dunia inavyoisikia kweli.

The Seven Signs of John — seven points of light in an arc

Ishara Saba za Yohana

Length: Long

Masomo manane kupitia ishara za miujiza katika Injili ya Yohana — kila moja ikifunua Yesu ni nani, yakiishia kwenye kaburi tupu.

I AM: Seven Claims of Jesus — seven emblems around one radiant center

MIMI NDIMI: Madai Saba ya Yesu

Length: Standard

Masomo manane kupitia mambo Yesu aliyoyasema kujihusu katika Injili ya Yohana — yakiishia kwa mtu aliyemwita Mungu.

The Commands of Christ — a path of stepping stones toward the light

Amri za Kristo

Length: Standard

Amri kumi rahisi Yesu alizowapa wafuasi wake — njia ya kwanza ya kuingia katika kumtii, hatua moja kwa wakati.

Obedience — a house standing firm on rock as the storm passes

Utii

Length: Standard

Mafungu manane juu ya maana ya kufanya kweli yale Yesu aliyoyasema.

The Sermon on the Mount — a path up the hillside to a house that stands

Mahubiri ya Mlimani

Length: Standard

Mathayo 5 hadi 7 katika vikao kumi na viwili. Ni ya kuelekeza kwenye utii kwa asili yake — kila fungu linaishia na jambo la kufanya wiki hii.

For Such a Time — a golden scepter extended toward a small figure, city walls rising at dawn behind

Kwa Wakati Kama Huu: Esta na Nehemia

Length: Long

Masomo tisa kupitia watu wawili waliohatarisha kila kitu wakati ulipofika.

Authority and the Kingdom — broken chains falling as a steady light pushes back the shadow

Mamlaka na Ufalme

Length: Long

Mafungu manane juu ya mamlaka Yesu aliyoyabeba na mamlaka aliyoyakabidhi kwa watu wa kawaida.

Sent: Learn to Make Disciples — one light multiplying outward into many

Kutumwa: Jifunze Kufanya Wanafunzi

Length: Standard

Mafungu kumi na mawili yanayomgeuza mwamini kuwa mtu anayeanzisha masomo na wengine. Si jinsi ya kukuzwa — ni jinsi ya kukuza.

Lead Like Jesus — a towel and basin under a rising light

Ongoza Kama Yesu: Kugundua Uongozi Katika Mathayo

Length: Long

Mafungu kumi na mawili kutoka Mathayo juu ya jinsi Yesu alivyowaunda viongozi — na alichokitarajia kwao.

12 Young Guys, One God — twelve figures standing together under the light

Vijana 12 wa Kiume, Mungu Mmoja

Length: Standard

Habari kumi na mbili kuhusu vijana wa kiume — wengine waliofanikiwa, wengine walioshindwa vibaya. Ya kujiongoza mwenyewe au na marafiki wachache; hakuna kiongozi anayehitajika.

12 Women, One God — twelve small flames gathered around one rising light

Wanawake 12, Mungu Mmoja

Length: Long

Habari kumi na mbili kuhusu wanawake — wengine waliopuuzwa, wengine waliokata tamaa, wengine wajasiri kuliko kila mtu aliyewazunguka. Ya kujiongoza mwenyewe au na marafiki wachache; hakuna kiongozi anayehitajika.

The Gospel of Mark — a road running from the wilderness toward an empty tomb at sunrise

Injili ya Marko

Length: Long

Tembea Injili nzima ya Marko sura kwa sura — masomo kumi na sita ya ugunduzi kwa vikundi vilivyoimarika vilivyo tayari kwa masomo marefu.

The Book of Acts — fire spreading from one city across the horizon toward Rome

Kitabu cha Matendo

Length: Long

Kitabu kizima cha Matendo katika masomo kumi na manne ya ugunduzi, sura mbili kwa wakati mmoja — ambapo kikundi hugundua kuzidishwa kwa kanisa badala ya kufundishwa.

The Gospel of John — light breaking into darkness over water, a vine along the shore

Injili ya Yohana

Length: Long

Injili nzima ya Yohana, sura moja kwa somo — masomo ishirini na moja ya ugunduzi kwa kikundi kilicho tayari kwa masomo marefu.

Discovering Church Planting — light from one house kindling new houses across a valley

Kugundua Kupanda Makanisa

Length: Standard

Mafungu kumi na mawili kwa watu wanaokusudia kuanzisha makanisa, si masomo tu.

The Letter to the Philippians — an open chain beside an unrolled letter, light rising over the page

Waraka kwa Wafilipi

Length: Long

Tembea barua ya furaha ya Paulo sura kwa sura — masomo manne ya ugunduzi kwa vikundi vilivyoimarika, yaliyoandikwa kutoka chumba cha gereza na yakifurika Kristo.

In the Beginning — first light over still water

Hapo Mwanzo

Length: Standard

Habari fupi kumi na tano kutoka mwanzo wa Biblia — Mungu anaumba ulimwengu na kuuita mwema, watu wanauharibu, na Mungu anaendelea kuwafuata. Kwa watoto, siku tano kwa wiki, wiki tatu.

God's Promise Family — one bright star over a dark, empty ridge at night

Familia ya Ahadi ya Mungu

Length: Standard

Habari fupi kumi na tano kuhusu familia Mungu aliyoichagua — Abrahamu, Isaka, Yakobo na Yusufu — na ahadi aliyoitimiza kupitia kila mmoja wao, hata walipoharibu mambo. Kwa watoto, siku tano kwa wiki, wiki tatu.

Out of Egypt — three figures walking a road at night toward a distant light

Kutoka Misri

Length: Standard

Habari fupi kumi na tano kutoka kitabu cha Kutoka — Mungu anasikia watu wake wakilia, anatuma mtu aliyeogopa awaokoe, na anawatoa kwa mkono wenye nguvu. Kwa watoto, siku tano kwa wiki, wiki tatu.

Into the Promised Land — a wide valley seen from a ridge at first light

Kuingia Nchi ya Ahadi

Length: Standard

Habari fupi kumi na tano kutoka Yoshua, Waamuzi na Ruthu — Mungu anawaingiza watu wake katika nchi aliyoiahidi, na anaendelea kumchagua yule ambaye hakuna angemchagua. Kwa watoto, siku tano kwa wiki, wiki tatu.

Kings and Prophets — one lamp burning in the dark with figures gathered round it

Wafalme na Manabii

Length: Standard

Habari fupi kumi na tano kuhusu wafalme wa Israeli na manabii Mungu aliowatuma kwao — Mungu anaendelea kumchagua mdogo, mchanga, na mkimbizi. Kwa watoto, siku tano kwa wiki, wiki tatu.

Jesus Comes — first light breaking over still water at the edge of a lake

Yesu Anakuja

Length: Standard

Habari fupi kumi na tano kuhusu Yesu, kutoka ziara ya malaika hadi kaburi tupu — yule ambaye habari nzima imekuwa ikielekea kwake. Kwa watoto, siku tano kwa wiki, wiki tatu.

Brave — light breaking through heavy cloud onto someone standing in the open

Shujaa

Length: Standard

Watu kumi na watano katika Biblia walioogopa kweli kweli na wakamtii Mungu hata hivyo — akiwemo mmoja ambaye hakufanya hivyo. Kwa watoto, siku tano kwa wiki, wiki tatu.

Telling the Truth — a door standing open at dusk, the light inside falling out onto the road

Kusema Kweli

Length: Standard

Siku kumi na tano juu ya uaminifu — uongo unaanzia wapi, kujificha kunamfanya nini mtu, na jinsi Mungu anavyoitoa kweli nje na kuiweka sawa. Kwa watoto, siku tano kwa wiki, wiki tatu.

Forgiven and Forgiving — two figures meeting on a road at dusk, one of them still running

Kusamehewa, na Kusamehe

Length: Standard

Siku kumi na tano kuhusu msamaha — Mungu amekwisha fanya nini kuhusu siku yako mbaya kuliko zote, na hilo linawezesha nini kwa ndugu, dada, rafiki, adui. Kwa watoto, siku tano kwa wiki, wiki tatu.

God Hears Me — one lamp still burning in a dark room, somebody awake and talking to God

Mungu Ananisikia

Length: Standard

Maombi kumi na matano ambayo Mungu aliyasikia — kando ya kisima, hekaluni, ndani ya samaki, bustanini usiku. Si somo kuhusu maombi; ni watu kumi na watano wakiomba. Kwa watoto, siku tano kwa wiki, wiki tatu.

Kind to Everyone — grain left standing at the edge of a field at dusk, deliberately not harvested

Wema kwa Kila Mtu

Length: Standard

Siku kumi na tano juu ya wema — hasa kwa wale ambao kila mtu mwingine aliwapita. Kwa watoto, siku tano kwa wiki, wiki tatu.

Jesus Is Stronger — water gone completely still at first light, the morning after the storm was told to stop

Yesu Ana Nguvu Zaidi

Length: Standard

Siku kumi na tano katika Marko, zikiuliza swali lilelile tena na tena — kuna kitu chochote ambacho Yesu hana nguvu kukizidi? Jibu ni hapana, nao unaishia kwenye kaburi tupu. Kwa watoto, siku tano kwa wiki, wiki tatu.

Community Development — lit windows across a small town at first light, the houses waking one by one

Maendeleo ya Jamii

Length: Long

Masomo kumi na moja yanayotembea habari nzima — ulimwengu mwema, kilichouvunja, na uumbaji mpya — na kutua kwenye jamii ambayo Mungu anaijenga sasa.

Holistic Health — cultivated rows running to the horizon in full daylight, someone working them

Afya Kamili

Length: Standard

Masomo ishirini na matano juu ya afya jinsi Biblia inavyoishughulikia kweli — mwili, akili na roho pamoja — kutoka ulimwengu uliofanywa mwema, kupitia maombolezo na hekima, hadi Yesu akiwaponya wote waliomjia.

Kingdom Business — a door standing open at midday, people coming toward it

Biashara ya Ufalme

Length: Standard

Masomo kumi na mawili juu ya kazi, fedha na biashara — ni nani mwenyewe, ni kwa ajili gani, na kutumikia mabwana wawili kunagharimu nini.

Women's Empowerment — a figure standing on a ridge in full daylight, looking out over open country

Kuwawezesha Wanawake

Length: Long

Masomo kumi na sita yakiwafuata wanawake katika habari nzima — waliofanywa kwa mfano wa Mungu, walioonwa na Mungu, wakiomba kile kilicho chao, wakiongoza, wakiamini, wakibaki msalabani, na kutumwa kwanza na habari.

How to use a Bible study plan

Read one passage at a time together and ask a few simple questions: What does this tell us about God? About people? What will you obey this week, and who will you share it with? Simple, repeatable, and easy to pass on.

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