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About Stories of Hope
These are great Bible stories from the Gospels to use with pre-Christians and newer Christians (and even mature Christians), using the DBS method. They are stories of hope, often with healings and other miraculous acts. They are great at releasing hope that God truly does care for people's needs.
Stories of Hope are used especially for those not ready to fully commit, but who show some interest. They are very straight forward, simple and memorable stories. At the same time, do keep in mind that these stories are actually good for any person wherever they find themselves in their walk with God - far or near.
There is no particular order for these stand-alone stories. Ask the Holy Spirit to guide you in selecting a story of hope for the person with whom you are sharing or doing a Discovery Bible Study.
Do note that there are more of these stories of hope in the Gospels and throughout the Bible, but because some of them were used in The Commands of Christ, they were excluded from this list.
In addition, these stories can also be told orally to people who show some interest but haven't yet committed to a Bible Study (Examples of an orally shared story of "Zacchaeus: The Pharisee and the Tax Collector" as retold by Carlee & Andrew.
Book of Luke
Luke 5:1-11 - A Remarkable Catch of Fish
Luke 5:17-26 - Jesus Heals a Paralytic Brought in by Friends
Luke 8:26-39 - A Demonized Man is Set Free
Luke 11:5-13 - The Parable of the Persistent Friend
Luke 13:10-17 - Healing of a Crippled Woman
Luke 15:11-32 - The Parable of the Prodigal Son
Luke 17:11-19 - 10 Lepers and Jesus
Luke 18:1-8 - The Parable of the Persistent Widow
Luke 18:9-17 - The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector
Luke 18:18-30 The Rich Young Ruler
Luke 18:35-43 -The Healing of a Blind Beggar
Luke 19:1-10 - Jesus Visits Zacchaeus’ House
Book of Mark
Mark 4:35-41 - Jesus Calms the Storm
Mark 5:24-34 - The Healing of a Woman who Touched Jesus’ Cloak
Book of Matthew
Matthew 8:5-13 - A Centurion’s Servant is Healed
Matthew 18:21-35 - The Parable of the Merciful King and the Unmerciful Servant
Book of John
John 3:1-21 - Jesus Teaches Nicodemus
John 8:1-11 - A Woman Caught in Adultery