Reading the Bible, Missing the Gospel
Resource Page
Editable Sermon Outlines
and Slides
We’ve created four weeks of starting point sermon outlines and slides for you to edit and use for your church, training event, or group. Please do the good work of making these teachings “yours,” but also feel free to use these outlines and slides however they best fit your context and needs.
Group Discussion Guide and Video Teachings
If you’re reading the book with a group or your household, here’s a discussion guide to help. See four teaching videos below (25-30 min each) and a bonus Q&A to aid your book conversations. Here’s a recommended five-week schedule, to work through the book and or the videos:
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Watch “Video 1” together and set a schedule/format for your group discussions.
Homework: Read Prelude and Ch. 1 - 2 on your own to discuss in Week 2. -
Discuss “Prelude - Ch. 2” and watch “Video 2” together.
Homework: Read Ch. 2 - 4 on your own to discuss in Week 3. -
Week 3: Discuss Ch. 2 - 4 and watch “Video 3” together.
Homework: Read Ch. 5 - 7 on your own to discuss in Week 4. -
Discuss Ch. 5 - 7 and watch “Video 4” together.
Homework: Read Ch. 8 - 9 and Postlude on your own to discuss in Week 5. -
Discuss Ch. 8 - Postlude; watch “Video 5”; discuss next steps.
Video 4: “Living the Gospel”
Video 5: “Bonus Q&A with Dave Thomas (American Bible Society)”
Video 3: “Finding the Gospel”
Video 2: “Reading the Bible”
Video 1: “Missing the Gospel”
Exercises from the Book
We’ve created stand-alone .pdf versions of some of the exercises mentioned throughout the book. Feel free to edit, tweak, or use these however they serve you best. We simply ask that you reference, “Adapted from Reading the Bible, Missing the Gospel, Ben Connelly (Moody Publishers, 2022).”
In Person/Online Training
Why do Christians read the Bible?
And how do we do so without missing its key message? Ben Connelly would be honored to join you in the coming months & offer a new, gospel-infused lens for reading the Bible.