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Open Questions is a “seeker” study for people who are just beginning to learn about Christianity. It uses the Discovery Bible Study method: the group looks at one passage each week and discovers what it teaches, with everyone sharing their own thoughts. There are no lengthy worksheets — the study is simply a bookmark that lists the passage for each session, so the group can keep its place and a newcomer can join at any time.

Each week the group reads the passage aloud and answers three questions: What does this passage teach us about God? What does it teach us about people? And how can I put these principles into practice in my walk with God this week? The track runs as a continuous, always-open cycle, so no one has to wait for a “start date” — a seeker joins wherever the group is and stays through one full loop.

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Three versions are provided. Most people will want the Home Print version; the Print Shop version is for sending to a commercial printer.

The Passages

The track is a continuous loop of 24 sessions — roughly six months at a weekly pace. Each session stands on its own, so anyone can join any week. These are the passages printed on the bookmark.

Part 1 — The God Who Made Us

• 1 God CreatesGenesis 1:1–25
• 2 Made in His ImageGenesis 1:26–2:25
• 3 The Break: Sin EntersGenesis 3
• 4 Judgment and Rescue (Noah)Genesis 6–9 (sel.)

Part 2 — The Promise and the Problem

• 5 A Promise to Bless the WorldGenesis 12:1–8; 15:1–6
• 6 Passover: the Blood of the LambExodus 12:1–13, 29–32
• 7 God’s Holy StandardExodus 20:1–21
• 8 The One Who Bears Our SinIsaiah 53

Part 3 — God Keeps His Promise: Jesus

• 9 The Word Became FleshJohn 1:1–18
• 10 You Must Be Born AgainJohn 3:1–21
• 11 Living WaterJohn 4:4–26
• 12 Authority to Forgive SinsMark 2:1–12
• 13 The Call to FollowLuke 9:18–26
• 14 The CrossLuke 23:32–49
• 15 He Is RisenLuke 24:1–12, 36–49

Part 4 — What Must I Do?

• 16 Believe and Be BaptizedMatthew 28:18–20; Mark 16:15–16
• 17 “What Shall We Do?” (Pentecost)Acts 2:22–24, 36–41
• 18 The Ethiopian Believes and ObeysActs 8:26–39
• 19 Saul’s ConversionActs 9:1–19; 22:12–16
• 20 Buried and Raised with ChristRomans 6:1–14; Galatians 3:26–27
• 21 Baptism Now Saves You1 Peter 3:18–22

Part 5 — The New Life Together

• 22 The Church Is BornActs 2:42–47
• 23 Remembering at the Table1 Corinthians 11:23–29
• 24 Walk in the Light and Go1 John 1:5–2:6; Matthew 28:19–20

This material is provided free of charge for classes and personal study. See How to Use These Studies for more.