A twelve-session inductive study of the book of Sirach for young adults, on a deuterocanonical book most Catholics have never opened. Ben Sira gathers a lifetime of wisdom for anyone who would come forward to serve the Lord: the fear of the Lord that is the beginning of wisdom, the discipline of the tongue, the shelter of a faithful friend, the open hand to the poor, and the physician God created. The study ends in the temple, with Wisdom’s banquet spread and Simon the high priest at the altar. Leader guides and take-home sheets for every session.
If You Come Forward to Serve runs 12 sessions. Every session comes with a complete leader's preparation guide and a printable take-home sheet for the people in the room, and the full text of each night can be read on a phone from the list below. All of it is free to download, print, and share, with no sign up and no cost.
Every title below opens the full leader's guide for that night, set to read on a phone. Nothing is held back and nothing asks for an email address.
You do not need to be a theologian to lead If You Come Forward to Serve. The leader's guide carries the questions, the answers, and the background, so the group can discover the text together. There is a short guide to hosting a Bible study if this is your first one, and a set of six questions that will help you choose a study if you are still deciding.