Welcome to R.E.L.A.T.E.
Six steps for connecting God’s story with our stories
Why RELATE?
RELATE is a great Bible study/reflection for the person who feels like they are not qualified to lead a Bible Study on their own. It is a guided study that allows each participant (whether you are alone, with friends, or family) the opportunity to reflect on God’s word and share what it means.
What is RELATE?
1. RELAX…


2. EXAMINE…

3. LISTEN…
4. ASK…


5. TELL…
Our Father, which art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy Name.
Thy Kingdom come.
Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, for ever and ever.
Amen.

6. ENTRUST…
If you are alone, please journal your thoughts and feelings. If in a group, please greet each other with the peace of Christ.
We thank you, O, God,
for your presence which we have known here,
for your word which we have heard here,
for the stories we have shared here
for the grace we carry from here.
Amen.
A Resurrection Story John 20:19-29
When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.”
But Thomas (who was called the Twin), one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. So, the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he said to them, “Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands and put my finger in the mark of the nails and my hand in his side, I will not believe.”
A week later his disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were shut, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it in my side. Do not doubt but believe.” Thomas answered him, “My Lord, and my God!” Jesus said to him “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe.”
Here is a list of Bible Stories, but feel free to select your own.
A Story of Creation Ge. 1:-2:3
Adam and Eve Ge. 2:15-25
Moses and the Burning Bush Ex. 3:1-15
Crossing the Sea Ex. 14:15-31
The Ten Commandments Ex. 20:1-17
The Valley of the Dry Bones Eze. 37:1-14
The Call of Isaiah Is. 6:1-8
The Word Became Flesh Jn. 1:1-18
Jesus Teaches Nicodemus Jn. 3:1-21
Jesus and the Samaritan Woman Jn. 4:1-30
The Prodigal Son Lk. 15:11-32
The Persistent Widow Lk. 18:1-8
A Girl is Raised; A Woman is Healed Lk. 8:40-48
The Healing of Blind Bartimaeus Mk. 10:46-52
Jesus Walks on the Water Mt. 14:22-33
The Laborers in the Vineyard Mt. 20:1-16
The Parable of the Wedding Banquet Mt. 22:1-14
Jesus Anointed by a Woman Mk. 14:1-10
Jesus Prays in Gethsemane Mk. 14:32-42
Jesus’ Last Commission Mt. 28:16-20
Jesus Appears to the Women Mk. 16:1-8
The Road to Emmaus Lk. 24:13-35
