Discovery Study 2 ​Sample
​John 3:16

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16, NIV

As previously mentioned, there are many timeless truths in this one verse. For our purposes, we've selected God so loved the world as the timeless truth. 

Notice there is more than one question for each of the prompts. That is just to show the variety of questions that can be developed. Don't feel obligated to develop more than one question per prompt. Also, notice there is a follow-up question and an agree/disagree question. 

1. What
   1. In addition to other words, in this passage, and elsewhere in Scripture, what does it mean that God loves us?  
   2. What role does God expect us to play in helping others understand His love for them?  
      
      
2. Why 
   1. Why does God love us? 
   2. Why is God's love important?
   3. Why is God's love so amazing?
      
      
3. ​How 
   1. How do we know God loves us? 
   2. How should we respond to God's love for us?
   3. How can we attractively communicate God's love for others? 
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4. ​When 
   1. ​When did you first experience God's love? 
   2. When are people less/more likely to be open to understanding God's love? 
      
      
5. ​Where 
   1. Where is the best place to tell someone that God loves them? 
   2. Where is the wrong place to tell someone about God's love? 
      
      
6. ​Who
   1. ​Who helped you understand God's love for you? 
   2. Who needs to understand about God's love from you?
   3. ​Who doesn't God love? 
      1. Why is the answer to this question important? 
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7. Other
   1. The experience of being loved by God's people must be complimented by instruction from the Scripture. Agree or disagree? Explain.