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Smile and be friendly.

People won’t remember what you say, but they will remember how you make them feel!

This teaching maxim sits on a plaque on my desk:

Tell me and I forget.
Teach me and I remember.
Involve me and I learn.

This saying is attributed to Ben Franklin but he likely borrowed it from an ancient Chinese saying. Whatever the case, it is so true! It is NOT your main job as group leader to “tell” or “teach” folks the things you know. It is your job to “involve” people.

Our No-Prep lessons are geared towards “involving” people. Each lesson has 12 to 15 probative questions to get the participation going. Just get people involved and they will naturally learn!

The most important thing you can do as a group leader is to FINISH ON TIME. Nothing respects people more than honoring your end time. My own personal rule of thumb is to NEVER run more than 4 minutes over.

Our No-Prep Bible Studies help you FINISH ON TIME. They average only about 1200 words and around 13 questions. Just make sure you start on time, say “let’s keep going” a few times during the lesson, and finish fast if you need to.

Give the lessons 45 minutes and it will work fabulously.

Remember, rule #1 is FINISH ON TIME!

In May 2019, the “Abide” Sunday School class at St. Peter’s United Methodist Church in Katy, Texas asked me to write a couple of brief lessons on the parables of Christ. The class adored the resultant two parable lessons of “The Prodigal Son” and “The Good Samaritan” and quickly dubbed them “mini-Kenny’s.” The feedback was so positive that I offered those first two parable lessons to several small groups in two other denominations—Baptist and Bible Church. Again, the responses were off-the-charts positive. That was the humble start to “Jesus’ Most Popular Parables” and our “No-Prep Bible Study Series.” Each and every lesson in this budding series has been guinea pig tested on small groups from several denominations. The series now includes: Jesus’ Most Popular Parables (released — Feb 17) The Most Glorious Psalms Ever (release date — October), Happiness v. Purpose (release date — end of 2020). Translations into Spanish and Mandarin are done and also scheduled for release in 2020. We’ve priced these little booklets way below any other small group materials we know about. Only $7.65 for paperback and $2.99 for Kindle. We are very sure that you and your small Bible study group will be blessed by each and every distinctive lesson. Everyone has so far.