Get the basics from Colleen McFadden of the

Gospel Coalition (or read the  whole article here)

Two people meet weekly or bi-weekly. At their meetings they do a few things:

• pray;

• read through a passage together;

• ask simple questions related to observation, interpretation, and application;

• pray again; and

• schedule a meeting to read through the next passage.

 

They continue meeting together until they finish reading the whole book together. This simple activity gets people reading their Bibles regularly. With the help of a friend, reading the Bible isn’t daunting. In fact, it’s satisfying to understand the life-giving words of Scripture and to grow in that understanding.

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Bible Reading as Evangelism

One-to-one Bible reading is also an effective way to share the gospel with someone who doesn’t believe in Christ. For example, I have friends who are interested in the faith but object to Christianity... I invite them to read the Bible one-to-one with me. 

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The last time I did this, ... the Lord slowly worked in my friend’s heart and moved her to repentance and faith. 

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Bible Reading as Discipleship

Once someone repents and believes Jesus is the Christ, Bible reading can’t stop. Discipleship must continue—for both new and also longtime Christians. 

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As my friend reads the Bible more and more with other Christians, she grows as a disciple, learning about God and his redemptive work through Christ. She grows as a disciple seeing how to live a life of holiness pleasing to God. She grows as a disciple in her understanding of Scripture so that she can be evangelizing, too.

 

No matter where we are on the discipleship path, reading the Bible will always help us grow (cf. 2 Tim. 3:16–17).