Write a Bible study or sermon outline with discussion questions
A clear, engaging study outline with discussion questions, scripture references to verify, applications, and a closing appeal.
The prompt
Help me prepare a Bible study or sermon outline.
Topic or passage: [e.g. "the fear of God", "Psalm 23", "forgiveness"]
Format: [small-group study / sermon / youth lesson / slide deck]
Audience: [e.g. "general congregation", "new believers", "teens"]
Length: [minutes or number of slides]
Tradition and translation: [e.g. denomination; preferred Bible translation]
Other sources I want to draw on (optional): [commentaries or authors I will quote from my own copies]
Create:
1. A lesson title and one-sentence main idea.
2. An opening question or story that connects to everyday life.
3. A question-and-answer flow of 6-10 questions, each answered with scripture references and a short plain-language explanation.
4. Two or three practical applications for this week.
5. A closing appeal and prayer prompt.
6. Small-group discussion questions (if relevant).
7. If I asked for slides: a slide-by-slide outline with a short heading and no more than 30 words per slide.
Accuracy rules:
- Give scripture as book, chapter, and verse references. Only quote verse text if you are confident it matches my translation, and mark every quote [VERIFY IN MY BIBLE].
- Do not invent quotes, page numbers, or citations from other authors. Leave [ADD QUOTE AND PAGE] placeholders for me to fill from sources I have.
- Note where Christian traditions interpret the passage differently, so I can teach it consistently with my own.
Highlighted [brackets] are blanks to replace with your own details.
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What to fill in
- e.g. "the fear of God", "Psalm 23", "forgiveness"
- small-group study / sermon / youth lesson / slide deck
- e.g. "general congregation", "new believers", "teens"
- minutes or number of slides
- e.g. denomination; preferred Bible translation
- commentaries or authors I will quote from my own copies
- VERIFY IN MY BIBLE
- ADD QUOTE AND PAGE
How this prompt is built
This prompt follows the Few-Shot structure (Few-shot prompting). A few-shot prompt includes one or more worked examples of the input and the output you want, so the model can copy the pattern instead of guessing it.
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