COURSE STRUCTURE

This course is made up of a series of 15 individual sections with a self-assessment to assist you in achieving the course learning objectives/outcomes.

Each section you will watch and listen to the course video and examine summaries in the Course Reading section and Bible texts in the Scripture Window of the web page. An important part of this course is applying what you have learned to real examples.  Several times throughout the course you will be asked to practice a skill being taught and you will need to use web page tools to type notes and  lists or to mark Scriptures with colored symbols.

At the end of the course there will be several self-assessment questions for you to answer.  These questions are self-guided, with answers given and intended for your own knowledge and understanding of the material. There are no recorded scores or pass/fail requirements in this course.

At the end of the course there will be an opportunity for you to navigate to a page where you may print all of the course readings, notes and marked Scriptures in a single PDF document. A course certificate of completion will be available to print as well.

MATERIALS and TEXT

This course will use excerpts from an NISS book and the Bible including:

  • Teach Me Your Ways, Week One
  • Genesis 1-3
  • Cross-references from Revelation
  • Genesis At A Glance

Downloadable texts and materials include:

  • Course Syllabus
  • Pages from Teach Me Your Ways NISS
  • Bible references
  • Examples of Lists
  • Observation Worksheets
  • Charts

COURSE OUTLINE

Section 1 – Welcome
• All 66 books of the Bible in 31 NISS books

Section 2 – Format and Structure
• Seven days of Inductive Bible study per week
• Fifteen to thirty minutes of study per day
• Length usually thirteen weeks

Section 3 – The Inductive Method
• Going to the Bible first
• Observation, interpretation and application
• How to Get Started section in NISS book
• Definitions Document

Section 4 – Marking Key Words and Phrases
• Day One of Week One
• Key repeated phrases, words
• Marking exercise

Section 5 – Marking Key Words and Phrases, Part 2
• Quick review

Section 6 – 5 Ws and H
• Day One exercise

Section 7 – At-A-Glance Charts
• Theme for each Bible chapter
• Summarize Genesis 1
• Genesis At-A-Glance Chart

Section 8 – Lesson: Day Two
• Listing exercise for Genesis chapter 2
• Cross-references

Section 9 – Lesson: Day Two, Part 2
• Listing exercise with Cross Reference

Section 10 – Lesson: Day Three
• Study exercises

Section 11 – Lesson Day Three, Part 2
• Checking your work
• Listing exercise

Section 12 – Lesson: Day Seven
• Quick review
• ‘On Your Own’ Assignment

Section 13 – Lesson: Day Seven, Part 2
• Store in Your Heart
• Questions for Individual Study

Section 14 – Self test questions

Section 15 – Self test answers