Help Me Teach The Bible

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When it comes to selecting a book of the Bible to study or teach, Revelation is a book that is often avoided. We’re a bit intimidated by it—afraid we won’t be able to understand it, afraid of the controversy that surrounds it, and afraid of the realities it presents in its graphic strangeness.  We also know it is a book some people have an unhealthy obsession with. The book of Revelation actually...

We all know that some teachers are easier to listen to and learn from than others. And we want to be teachers who are clear and engaging. In this workshop recorded live at The Gospel Coalition's 2022 Women’s Conference, Nancy Guthrie defines what she means and doesn’t mean by “passion” and “personality” and then works through twelve ways to put personality and passion into your teaching without ma...

In this episode of Help Me Teach the Bible, Nancy sat down with  Colleen McFadden  and Lisa Helm . McFadden is director of women’s workshops  for  The Charles Simeon Trust , and Helm, wife of Simeon Trust executive director David Helm, is an instructor for the trust’s women’s workshops. We talked about their own development as Bible teachers and about the convictions every Bible teacher must hold....

In this episode of Help Me Teach the Bible, Nancy talked with Ligon Duncan—chancellor, CEO, and professor of systematic theology at  Reformed Theological Seminary —about the book of Numbers. In the two-part conversation, Duncan helps teachers to see God’s kindness toward women in a couple of passages, the beauty embedded in the long lists of hard-to-pronounce names, and how to point to Christ in w...

In this episode of Help Me Teach the Bible, Nancy talked with Ligon Duncan—Chancellor, CEO, and professor of systematic theology at  Reformed Theological Seminary —about the book of Numbers. In our two-part conversation, Duncan helps teachers to see God’s kindness toward women in a couple of passages, the beauty embedded in the long lists of hard-to-pronounce names, and how to point to Christ in w...

In this episode of  Help Me Teach the Bible , Nancy sat down with Jen Wilkin to talk about organizing a Bible study. Wilkin is a minister in the Institute at The Village Church in Flower Mound, Texas, where she oversees curriculum and teaches women’s classes. She is the author of  Women of the Word: How to Study the Bible with Both Our Hearts and Our Minds and  None Like Him: 10 Ways God Is Differ...

In this second of a two-part conversation on how to teach the Book of Romans, Michael J. Kruger,   president and professor of New Testament and early Christianity at Reformed Theological Seminary (RTS), Charlotte , shares some of what he’s learned over the past two years through  teaching Romans to a women’s Bible study . Kruger works his way from Romans 8–16, explaining how to do justice to the m...

In part one of this two-part conversation on how to teach the book of Romans, Michael J. Kruger ,  president and professor of New Testament and early Christianity at Reformed Theological Seminary (RTS), Charlotte , shares some of what he’s learned over the past two years through teaching Romans to a women’s Bible study . Working his way through Romans 1 to 7, Kruger explains how and why he creates...

In this episode, Nancy talked with Paul House in Birmingham, Alabama, where he teaches Old Testament theology and Hebrew at Beeson Divinity School. House is the author of several books, including  The Unity of the Twelve ,  Old Testament Survey ,  Old Testament Theology ,  Lamentations  in the Word Biblical Commentary series, and  Bonhoeffer’s Seminary Vision . He has also served as a member of th...

In this episode of Help Me Teach the Bible , Nancy talked with Phillip Jensen at his  Two Ways Ministries  office in the heart of Sydney, Australia. Over a lifetime, Jensen’s ministry has centered around the exposition of the Scriptures. He served as chaplain for the University of New South Wales, offered leadership to the  Katoomba Christian Convention , founded  Matthias Media , and most recentl...

In her new podcast, Blessed , Nancy Guthrie sits down with Bible scholars, theologians, pastors, and other church leaders to explore the message of the book of Revelation, and why it's more relevant to our lives than we often think. Today, we're excited to share the first episode from Nancy's new show right here on the Help Me Teach the Bible podcast. Subscribe to Blessed: Conversations on the Boo...

In this episode of Help Me Teach the Bible , Nancy sat down with Graeme Goldsworthy in his home in Brisbane, Australia, to talk about biblical theology and how it affects our understanding and teaching of the Bible. Goldsworthy has written many books, including the popular According to Plan: The Unfolding Revelation of God in the Bible , one of the best and most accessible overviews of the Bible’s...

In this episode of Help Me Teach the Bible , Nancy talked with Michael Horton of Westminster Seminary in California about his  book  and biblical teaching campaign Core Christianity . In addition to being the author of many popular and academic books, Horton is the editor-in-chief of  Modern Reformation magazine, one of the hosts of the  White Horse Inn radio broadcast, and a minister in the Unite...

In this conversation, O’Donnell provides helpful ideas and key insights for teaching through Matthew, including how to find the melodic line of Matthew, Matthew’s emphasis on pattern fulfillment, and what he calls “Doug O’s Amazing Ten Steps” to interpreting parables. Books by Douglas O’Donnell: Matthew: All Authority in Heaven and on Earth The Beginning and End of Wisdom God’s Lyrics: Rediscoveri...

For this two-part conversation on 2 Samuel, Nancy sat down with John Woodhouse in his home office in Sydney, Australia. In part one, Woodhouse helps relate the story of God’s kingdom in David’s day to the context of God’s kingdom in our day. He gives us handles on how to teach 2 Samuel 7, one of the most important chapters in the Bible, in which God makes a covenant with David and promises that hi...

For this two-part conversation on 2 Samuel, Nancy sat down with John Woodhouse in his home office in Sydney, Australia. In part one, Woodhouse helps relate the story of God’s kingdom in David’s day to the context of God’s kingdom in our day. He gives us handles on how to teach 2 Samuel 7, one of the most important chapters in the Bible, in which God makes a covenant with David and promises that hi...

In this episode of Help Me Teach the Bible , Nancy sat down with two good friends who have spent many years identifying, recruiting, training, and overseeing teachers in the church. She asked them what they look for in a teacher, red flags that may indicate one shouldn’t be tapped to teach, and how they recommend people improve at teaching the Bible. Resources recommended in this episode: Simeon T...

In this episode, Nancy sat down with Rosaria Butterfield, formerly a tenured professor of English at Syracuse University and now a pastor’s wife, homeschool mother of four, author, and a good neighbor. She tells about her experience and provides wisdom for those teaching the Bible to people like she once was—angry and skeptical, yet wanting to discover if the Bible is credible, what has to say, an...

On this episode of Help Me Teach the Bible, Nancy sat down with Trevin Wax—writer, TGC blogger ,  Religion New Service contributor , and (at the time) managing editor of  The Gospel Project , a gospel-centered small group curriculum for all ages published by LifeWay Christian Resources. Wax presents the three questions every teacher needs to ask when preparing to teach as well as what makes teachi...

In this episode of Help Me Teach the Bible , sat down with  Carrie Sandom  from TheProclamation Trust in the UK and  Jenny Salt  from Sydney Missionary and Bible College in Australia to talk about how they approach a passage they are preparing to teach. They discuss their first opportunities and how they found the confidence to teach, as well as how they would each like to continue to improve thei...

On this episode of Help Me Teach the Bible , recorded live in front of an audience at The Gospel Coalition’s 2016 Women’s Conference in Indianapolis, Nancy talked to John Piper about the book of 1 Peter. Piper is the founder of Desiring God and chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary. While most of us may be familiar with John Piper’s preaching, he makes a case for teaching using the Socratic m...

In this episode of Help Me Teach the Bible , Nancy Guthrie talked with Ray Ortlund Jr. about the book of Proverbs. Ortlund was the founding pastor of  Immanuel Nashville  and is president of Renewal Ministries and a Council member for TGC. Among many other books, he’s the author of  Proverbs: Wisdom that Works  in Crossway’s Preaching the Word Commentary series. Ray presents Proverbs as an opportu...

On this episode of Help Me Teach the Bible, Nancy Guthrie talked with Justin Taylor and Dane Ortlund about how Bible teachers can build a library of useful resources. Taylor and Ortlund discuss books they believe are essential for the Bible teacher, publishing projects they’re most pleased to have been a part of, as well as what they’re working on now. They also talk about what makes an effective...