When in need of a shorter Bible passage for DBS (often due to time restraints) use this list
For ongoing/deeper discipleship use this schedule to read through this DBS set of stories. If you have a small group or a discipleship group, you can also add the Discovery Group Format to the Discovery Bible Study (DBS) method.
The Lost Coin - Luke 15:8-10
Jesus & Thomas - John 20:24-29
The Baptism of Jesus - Matthew 3:13-17
The Beatitudes - Matthew 5:1-12
Salt & Light - Matthew 5:13-16
Christ Came to Fulfill the Law - Matthew 5:17-20
Anger - Matthew 5:21-26
Lust - Matthew 5:27-31
Oath - Matthew 5:33-37
Retaliation - Matthew 5:38-42
Love Your Enemies - Matthew 6:43-48
Give to the Needy - Matthew 6:1-4
Lay Up Treasures in Heaven - Matthew 6:9-24
Judging Others - Matthew 7:1-6
Ask and It Will Be Given - Matthew 7:7-11; Luke 11:9-13
The Golden Rule - Matthew 7:12; Luke 6:31
The Wide & Narrow Gate - Matthew 7:13-14
A Tree and its Fruit - Matthew 7:15-20
I Never Knew You - Matthew 7:21-23
The Wise and Foolish Builders - Matthew 7:24-27; Luke 6:46-49
The Cost of Following Jesus - Matthew 8:18-22
Jesus Calms a Storm - Matthew 8:23-27
The Harvest and the Laborers - Matthew 8:35-38
Woe to Unrepentant Cities - Matthew 11:20-24 (Biblical texts on Sodom and Gomorrah: Genesis 18:20; Genesis 19; Ezequiel 16:48-50; Jude 1:7)
Come to Me and I Will Give You Rest - Matthew 11:28-30
A Tree is Known by Its Fruit - Matthew 12:33-37
The Purpose of the Parables - Matthew 13:10-17 & Matthew 13:34-35
The Parable of the Mustard Seed and the Yeast - Matthew 13:31-33; Luke 13:18-21
The Parable of the Weeds - Matthew 13:24-30
The Parable of the Hidden Treasure and an Extraordinary Pearl - Matthew 13:44-46
The Parable of the Fishing Net - Matthew 13:47-51
The Faith of the Canaanite Woman (The Syro-Phoenician Woman) - Matthew 15:21-28
Take Up Your Cross & Follow Jesus - Matthew 16:24-28
Temple Tax - Matthew 17:24-27
Who is the Greatest? - Matthew 18:1-6
The Parable of the Lost Sheep - Luke 15:3-7; Matthew 18:10-14