The document provides principles and guidelines for conducting effective Bible studies and gaining decisions for Christ. It emphasizes being filled with the Holy Spirit, never thinking of failure, focusing on those who are responsive, making witnessing the top priority, being direct but kind, using abundant Scripture, and securing a commitment to follow Christ. Common mistakes to avoid include presenting too much information too soon, an overreliance on proof texts, discussing unclear topics, allowing studies to become social visits, alone time with those of the opposite sex, and missing scheduled studies.

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2. • Conducting Bible Study
Principles
• Decision Gaining
Principles
• Common Mistakes to
Avoid

3.  Be filled with the Presence
and Power of the Holy
Spirit

5. “I am the vine, ye are the
branches: He that abideth
in me, and I in him, the
same bringeth forth
much fruit: for without me
ye can do nothing.”

6. “Without having a living faith
in Christ as a personal Savior, it
is impossible to make your
faith felt in a skeptical world. If
you would draw sinners out of
the swift-running current, your
own feet must not stand on

7.  Be filled with the Presence
and Power of the Holy Spirit

8.  Be filled with the Presence
and Power of the Holy
Spirit
 Never think of failure

9. “When we give ourselves wholly to
God, and in our work follow His
directions, He makes Himself
responsible for its
accomplishment. He would not
have us conjecture as to the success
of our honest endeavors. Not

10.  Be filled with the Presence
and Power of the Holy
Spirit
 Never think of failure

11.  Be filled with the Presence
and Power of the Holy
Spirit
 Never think of failure
 Don’t be discouraged -
persevere

12. “Behold ye among the
heathen, and regard, and
wonder marvelously: for I will
work a work in your days,
which ye will not believe,
though it be told you.”

13. “The work of the sower is a work
of faith. The mystery of the
germination and growth of the
seed he cannot understand; but
he has confidence in the
agencies by which God causes
vegetation to flourish.”

15. “For a time the good seed may
lie unnoticed in the heart,
giving no evidence that it has
taken root; but afterward, as the
Spirit of God breathes on the soul,
the hidden seed springs up, and at
last brings forth fruit. In our
lifework we know not which shall

16. “Diligent, persevering labor must
be put forth in the preparation of the
soil, the sowing of the seed, and the
culture of the crop. So it must be in
the spiritual sowing… As soil once
overgrown with thorns can be
reclaimed only by diligent labor, so
the evil tendencies of the heart can
be overcome only by earnest

17. “While the earth remaineth,
seedtime and harvest, and
cold and heat, and summer
and winter, and day and
night shall not cease.”

18. “So shall my word be that
goeth forth out of my mouth:
it shall not return unto me
void, but it shall
accomplish that which I
please, and it shall prosper
in the thing whereto I sent

19.  Be filled with the Presence
and Power of the Holy
Spirit
 Never think of failure
 Don’t be discouraged -
persevere

21. • Cancel the study often
• Don’t complete the studies
• Make excuses
• Refuse to accept clear teachings
of the Bible
• Deeply committed to their church
• Talk negatively about the lesson
or your church
• Friendly but unwilling to make

23.  Be filled with the Presence
and Power of the Holy
Spirit
 Never think of failure
 Don’t be discouraged -
persevere
 Focus on the responsive

24. “Ephraim is joined
to idols: let him
alone.”

25. “And whosoever shall not
receive you, nor hear
your words, when ye
depart out of that house
or city, shake off the dust
of your feet.”

27. “Trust in the LORD with
all thine heart; and lean
not unto thine own
understanding. In all thy
ways acknowledge him,
and he shall direct thy

29. • Have an earnest desire to know Bible
truth.
• Completes their lesson - at least most
of the time.
• Lonely & unhappy with their lives
• Senses a need for change in their life
• Dissatisfied with their church.
• Doesn’t belong to a church or a former
SDA.
• Makes good decisions when under

30.  Be filled with the Presence
and Power of the Holy
Spirit
 Never think of failure
 Don’t be discouraged -
persevere
 Focus on the responsive

31.  Be filled with the Presence
and Power of the Holy
Spirit
 Never think of failure
 Don’t be discouraged -
persevere
 Focus on the responsive
 Make witnessing your first

32. “Go your ways…
salute no man by
the way.”

33. “Whatever one’s calling in
life, his first interest
should be to win
souls for Christ.”

35.  Be filled with the Presence
and Power of the Holy
Spirit
 Never think of failure
 Don’t be discouraged -
persevere
 Focus on the responsive
 Make witnessing your first

36.  Be filled with the Presence
and Power of the Holy
Spirit
 Never think of failure
 Don’t be discouraged -
persevere
 Focus on the responsive
 Make witnessing your first

37.  Be Direct

38. “The secret of our success
and power as a people
advocating advanced truth will
be found in making direct
personal appeals to the
interested.”

39.  Be DIRECT
 Be KIND and COURTEOUS

40. “He knew how to speak a
word in season to him that is
weary; for grace was
poured upon His lips, that
He might convey to men in
the most attractive way the

41. “Put all the Christ-like
tenderness and love
possible into the voice.”

42.  Be DIRECT
 Be KIND and COURTEOUS
 Make ABUNDANT use of
SCRIPTURE

43. “Objections can each be
met with a ‘Thus saith
the Lord.’ ”

44.  Be DIRECT
 Be KIND and COURTEOUS
 Make ABUNDANT use of
SCRIPTURE
 Secure a SURRENDER

45. “Bring the people to the point
to decide. Show them the
importance of the truth--it is
life or death. With becoming
zeal, pull souls out of the
fire.”

46. 1. A personal decision
for Christ is necessary.
2. Christ is standing at the
door of their hearts,
waiting to come in.
3. He will enter their
lives if they will invite
Him in to be their
personal Saviour and

47.  Be DIRECT
 Be KIND and COURTEOUS
 Make ABUNDANT use of
SCRIPTURE
 Secure a SURRENDER

48. • Too much too soon
• Too many proof texts
• Dealing with points not clear in the
Bible
• Allowing your studies to become social
visits
• Studying alone with someone of the
opposite sex
• Dealing with topics before you’ve
studied it together
• Missing a Bible study

49.  Skipped appointments
 Uncompleted study
 More interested in visiting

50. • Too much too soon
• Too many proof texts
• Dealing with points not clear in the
Bible
• Allowing your studies to become social
visits
• Studying alone with someone of the
opposite sex
• Dealing with topics before you’ve
studied it together
• Missing a Bible study

51. • Conducting Bible Study
Principles
• Decision Gaining
Principles
• Common Mistakes to
Avoid

52.  Be filled with the Presence
and Power of the Holy
Spirit
 Never think of failure
 Don’t be discouraged -
persevere
 Focus on the responsive
 Make witnessing your first

53.  Be DIRECT
 Be KIND and COURTEOUS
 Make ABUNDANT use of
SCRIPTURE
 Secure a SURRENDER

54. • Too much too soon
• Too many proof texts
• Dealing with points not clear in the
Bible
• Allowing your studies to become social
visits
• Studying alone with someone of the
opposite sex
• Dealing with topics before you’ve
studied it together
• Missing a Bible study

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