Some time ago Kelly spoke with you about a book titled "Bible Word Search." Since I am the author, I would like to take this time to share with you the format of the book and a little about what I was hoping to accomplish.
I would like to start by saying that in every Bible study I have attended, with the exception of one, the leader started with a Bible story, read it, and then proceeded to ask questions about the story, hoping to generate a discussion. This works minimally, but I have never witnessed a truly exciting Bible study. My hope with this book is to change that.
Educators, and particularly music educators, will tell you that when you practice a composition in the same way all the time very little is learned or changed. This is the concept around which I wrote this book. In order to learn you must approach a subject in many different ways, ie: go in the front door, back door, a window, and many other approaches. For this reason I chose a series of topics, such as "Titles for Jesus." Do you know that there are over 100 titles for Jesus mentioned in the Bible. Most people do not. Using the topic "Titles for Jesus" I then developed a fill in the blank section by finding the Chapter and Verse where a specific title was used. I then developed a Word Search grid where these titles can be used to do an old fashioned word search.
This Bible Study can be done alone or with a group. If done in a group each title can be discussed to determine who referred to Jesus in this way and why He was called by that title. I also included a very short pararaph about the history of a topic as well as a dictionary that included many terms that might be unfamiliar. I hope that you find this book to be as educational and entertaining as I did when I wrote it. You can find a copy of a sample puzzle on this blog by clicking here.
