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Bible Study & Prayer Child Question • Sep 18, 2026 (1 month ago)

How much time should a group spend on Application versus Observation?

Sometimes our group spends 40 minutes debating word meanings and only 5 minutes on what we will actually obey this week. How do we balance this?
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Ken Morales

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