All scripture is God-

breathed and is useful for

teaching, rebuking,
correcting, and training in
righteousness so that the
man of God may be thor-
oughly equipped for every
BIBLE STUDY good work.
2 Timothy 3:16-17

1. Why do we have the ministry of Bible Study

June 2018, Issue 74
at Kampala Baptist Church?
The ministry of Bible study at Kampala Baptist H O W B I B L E S T U DY H A S I M PAC T E D M E
Church aims to help the body of Christ learn
Robinah Semujju
what the Bible says about God, how to live our
I love Bible study hour because we read the word of
Christian lives, and to help each other to grow God and get grounded in it and later apply it in our
as we study the word of God together. lives especially within that given week. Sometimes
As 2 Timothy 3:16 – 17 says, “All scripture is when I go unprepared I feel it is a debt to God that I
God breathed and is used for teaching, did not give in time to do my Bible study.
rebuking, correcting, and training in righteous- During the Bible study hour we answer the questions
ness so that we can be equipped for every good in the Bible study guide, find daily life applications
work.” from the Word and give testimonies of our
Faith Kembabazi experiences. The Bible study hour also gets us to know each other more deeply because
2. What do you define as Bible study? sometimes people may not get the chance to join other activities like zonal fellowships
Bible Study Coordinator Reading a passage from the Bible and asking which bring people together.
the Holy Spirit to reveal to you what it says, and discussing it with those who are around
In Bible study you get to know more about people, what they are going through in their
you to put meaning to it according to who and where you are. As Psalms 119: 33 -35 puts
lives, how they have overcome certain things, how you can uphold them in prayer when
it, “Teach me to follow your decrees, then I will keep them to the end. Give me you go home and eventually, you become friends.
understanding then I keep your law and obey it with all my heart. Direct me in the paths
I would like to encourage everybody to attend the Bible study hour and to continue
of your commands for there I find delight.”
meeting in those small groups because they bind us together and create a bond among
3. What Bible study opportunities exist at Kampala Baptist Church? us.
We have Bible study for all age groups in our weekend worship services: Saturday and
Fred Ssentongo
Sunday. On Saturday it is at 4.00pm just before the worship service. On Sunday 10:00am
Bible study has impacted me greatly right from the time
– 11:00am for both the first service and the second service. We also do study the Bible I got saved till the time I decided to join one of the Bible
during our zonal fellowships. There are also other midweek Bible study study classes. I am proud of it because I got to know
opportunities like Thursday evening at 6:00 (in Luganda). more than I knew; I had so many questions that I needed
answers to and through Bible study God has enabled me
Whenever we meet together as a body of Christ, we have an opportunity to feed both
to find the answers. The Holy Spirit has been manifested
our spirit and the body.
in my life, showed me what I need to do and my walk
4. What challenges are you facing as a ministry? with Christ has been strengthened.
Poor attendance of Bible study is a challenge. Few people turn up for Bible study as
In life we always go through a lot of ups, downs and a lot
majority have different reasons or excuses like I was too tired after a week of work or of huddles but through Bible study I found out that once
some work on the Sunday while others are always travelling. you acknowledge the One you believed in, life always
We need to commit to read God’s word as we commit to reading the social media becomes simpler.
updates or the news. We need to prepare to lead and to learn from each other on
Sunday but it seems to be just an obligation or a routine we do not feel excited about.

Many Bible study leaders are not available or are not committed to making thorough
preparations before the class. And so, the few who are committed, both for children and
other Bible studies, soon become exhausted and give up as well.

We do not like going out of our comfort zones to join others, younger or older, and learn
from them.

5. In what practical ways can church members engage to solve the challenges you
face?
1. Let us learn as individuals to never go to sleep without reading the Bible or start the
day without reading the word of God. Making the word of God a priority in our lives.
2. Let us turn up on the days and hours designated for Bible study in our respective
classes willing to share and learn from others. Anyone planning to share needs to
prepare ahead of time.
3. Consider seriously if God is calling you to be a Bible study teacher and commit for a
duration. A Sunday children’s Bible study class
4. Let us pass on the word of God to the young generation—Proverbs 22:6: “Train up a The KEY RING is a monthly publication by the Kampala Baptist Church Media Team
that seeks to provide an avenue where men and women can share knowledge and
child in the way they should go and when they are old they will not depart from it.”
understanding of the word of God, experiences and encourage one another as the
5. Memorization of Scripture is important too in order to have answers to questions and older perform the act of ‘paralambano’ to the younger.
situations that we face and to encourage others. Our prayer is that the Lord will speak to you through this publication.

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