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"...the Bible is indeed God's gift to the church, ​to equip it for its work in the world”

- Bishop Tom Wright

How to read the Bible

At Coventry Vineyard we are committed to equipping people to live lives as followers of Jesus.  One essential way this happens is as we explore the bible and discover that God is speaking to us and that we have a choice to obey or not. Discipleship is all about forming habits that help us to become more like Jesus. The habit of reading the Bible is not a barometer of spirituality. The true barometer is whether we are loving God and people more. The bible equips us to become more like Jesus. 
​"As we read the bible, we find ourselves in a new world. This is God’s country. God space. We soon discover that we are invited into conversation with God. We are encouraged to respond. We are included. This book reveals a God who invites us into conversation with him. More than that, invites us into relationship with him. Invites us to change. Invites us to grow." -Eugene Peterson
Every Sunday morning our talks, which last about 30 mins, are deeply rooted in the Bible. Every speaker takes seriously the responsibility to teach the 'word of God' to our community of faith. We seek to apply what we read in the bible to our everyday life. Our Life Groups are where we are further equipped as followers of Jesus. This happens in more informal teaching, through discussion and interaction (in circles not in rows), always seeking to put what we learn into practice.

"Our goal is to be disciples who make disciples"


How does it work?

The leader of the group is there to host and guide a conversation rather than "teach a bible study". The goal is to equip and empower people to hear the Holy Spirit speaking to them as they explore the pages of scripture. The group is formed around five sections...
1. THANKFUL
What are you thankful for this week?
2. ACCOUNTABILITY
How have you shared with someone else, what you learned last week?
How did your "I wills..." go? (See next sections)
3. BIBLE DISCOVERY
  1. What does the Bible passage say? (Retell and read the passage out loud.)
  2. How would you say that? (Restate or retell in your own words.)
  3. What do you need to do this week, following what you have just read? Craft a sentence starting, "I will..." 
  4. What did you learn about God or Jesus? (optional extra)
  5. What did you learn about yourself or humanity? (optional extra)
4. SHARE
With whom will you share what you learned this week?
5. HELP
What is one challenge you are facing this week?
​Is there some way our group can help?
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Discipling you to disciple others
Journey groups are an effective tool for making disciples. Instead of focusing on learning and talking about the Bible, this simple format focuses on listening to and immediately obeying the Bible as well as sharing it with others. The change is subtle but powerful and brings wonderful results.
READ - OBEY - SHARE
You can find out more about Journey Groups and sign up by ​clicking on the button below:
JOURNEY GROUPS
​This model also works well alongside our Discover Kingdom Life notes for the sermons on a Sunday Morning. You can download the notes by clicking on the link below...

Passages to get you started...

DISCOVER JESUS

Luke 4:18-20
Luke 4:38-44
Luke 19:1-10
Mark 1:14-18
Mark 2:13-17
Mark 4:30-34
Matthew 7:24-27
Matthew 8:1-4
Matthew 11:25-30
John 1: 1-5, 14
John 14:6-7
John 15:1-5
why not Discover the Story that restores humanity? Click here for an outline.

Resources: Below are three resources for you to download
lectio_divina.pdf
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1. Lectio Divina: simply an outline which helps us  approach the Scriptures in a way that sets us up to listen for the word of God spoken to us in this present moment.
discover_kingdom_life.pdf
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2. Discover Kingdom Life: our sermon notes based on the Discovery Group approach.
discovery_group_format.pdf
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3. Discovery Group Format: a pdf of the slides used above to outline the format of a Discovery Group

If you want to find out more about the origin, reasoning and practice of Discovery Groups you can read the following two books...
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Address: Coventry Vineyard, Studio 3, FarGo Studios, 54 Grafton St, Coventry, CV1 2HW
  Tel: 024 7663 3966    
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Email: office@coventryvineyard.org.uk
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Coventry Vineyard is a Charitable Company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales under Company No.8341599. Charity Registration No. 1150752.  ‘VINEYARD’ is a United Kingdom and European Union trade mark registered to Vineyard Churches UK & Ireland. The ‘VINEYARD CHURCHES’ logo, Vineyard ‘grapes’ device and ‘VINEYARD' with ‘grapes' device logo are all registered trade marks of Vineyard Churches UK & Ireland. Used here under license. All rights reserved.

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