Inductive: We approach our lives with Scripture, we approach Scripture with Scripture. We look at our lives and ask if our lives reflects what we read in God's Word, we look at Scripture and ask where else in God's Word does the Lord mention this.

Observation, Interpretation, and Application are key steps within the Inductive Method

Deductive:  We approach with an idea or premises and we try to get the text to say what we want it to say.

For example: If a pastor, small group leader, or we have been scrolling through social media and keep seeing the topic of love or success, then we open up the Bible and take a few verses out or possible a chapter where maybe the word love or prosper occurs but we fail to look at where the portion of scriptures sits, then inducts into Scripture what the text means based upon their experiences or thoughts.

Spring Boarding: We open or perhaps don't open the Bible and just start talking about whatever we please.

For Example: this is typical when someone may read a passage or a few verses then uses that to just talk about themselves or their experiences and it has nothing to do with the text.