At a glance: this is a 12-week study and discussion guide for The Bait of Satan by John Bevere, with 87 questions organized by reading assignment. Week 1 is free to read, with no card required.
John Bevere's The Bait of Satan exposes one of the enemy's most effective and most overlooked traps: offense. Bevere argues that Satan baits believers with wounds, slights, and betrayals — often inflicted by people close to them, sometimes even by leaders in the church — and waits for them to pick up that offense and carry it. Once held, offense hardens into resentment, bitterness, and unforgiveness, slowly cutting the offended person off from God's grace, fruitfulness, and destiny. Drawing on Jesus's warnings in Luke 17 and the parable of the unforgiving servant in Matthew 18, Bevere makes the sobering case that the greatest danger is not the initial wound but our response to it — and that refusing to forgive ultimately imprisons us, not our offender.
This study guide is designed to take you through The Bait of Satan one chapter at a time, over twelve weeks. Each week, read the assigned chapter (or section) before your group meets or before you sit down to journal. Then work through the discussion questions slowly and honestly — some will ask you to recall what Bevere argues, others will press you to examine your own heart, and others will invite you to connect what you're learning to the gospel of Jesus Christ. You are encouraged to keep a personal journal alongside this guide, writing out your answers to the more probing questions before sharing them with a group. End each session in prayer, using the closing prayer provided as a starting point.
By the end of this study, you can expect to identify the specific ways Satan has used offense in your own life, understand why forgiveness is not optional for the follower of Christ, and take concrete steps toward freedom. Many readers have found that The Bait of Satan surfaces wounds they had long buried and names patterns they had never recognized — that discomfort is part of the process. Press through it. The freedom Bevere points toward is real, and it is worth the cost of honest self-examination.