The Bible contains God’s very words given to us. It changes lives and helps us know God Himself. It is His rescue story and a story of His love for us. But too often we just read small pieces and have a hard time understanding how it all fits together.
The Story of God, Through the Story of Scripture is designed to guide us through the unified narrative of the Bible, offering us a deeper understanding of how the various parts of Scripture come together to form one cohesive story. By exploring the intricate details and overarching themes of the Bible, we will grow in our understanding of God’s faithfulness and goodness as revealed through Christ.
This study can be done individually or as a group. Following the study guide, each week you will read the assigned scriptures and answer the questions for those readings (5 days of reading each week). For women, there are also videos that correspond with each of the major sections.
As we better understand the big picture of scripture, we can better understand each piece and grow in our love of the God who pursues His people.
We are in a battle, a struggle between good and evil as we move toward the end of the world as we know it. But what does the Bible say about the end? About the battle raging around us? And how do these realities affect our daily lives today?
No book of the Bible has been more controversial than Revelation, but in it we find amazing pictures of the unseen realities that are taking place now and in the future.
As we study the book, we will learn tools that will help us understand all of scripture and draw us into the very throne room of God.
This study can be done individually or as a group. Each week you will read the section of scripture (5 days of reading per week), answer the questions, and then watch the video teaching (with fill-in-the-blank handouts) for added insight.
We hope you will take the challenge and dive into this incredible book!
Conflict is an everyday part of our world.
Written in the midst of conflict with the world and within the church, 1 Corinthians addresses various challenges (marriage/divorce, sex, ethnicity, spiritual gifts, tongues, freedom, judgment, and real love) and gives us principles we can apply to many challenges we face today.
As two worlds collide in Corinth, Paul calls us to move from disunity to unity and calls to embrace the “foolishness” of God over the “wisdom” of the world.
This study can be done individually or as a group. Following the study guide, each week you will read the assigned scriptures and answer the questions for those readings (5 days of reading each week). After reading and discussing, watch the teaching videos (with fill-in-the-blank handouts) for added insight.
Each week, we will read, discuss, learn and apply the truth of this letter to our lives – growing our faith together and drawing nearer to the Lord.
The Old Testament can be difficult and overwhelming. Do you struggle to understand and apply it? Maybe you set out to read the Bible in a year and stalled out in the books of the law?
But when we really understand how the law points to Jesus and how these covenants are applicable to us today, the Old Testament comes alive. And the key, or hub, of the Old Testament is the book of Deuteronomy. Looking both backward at what God has done and forward to His coming plan, Deuteronomy gives us a map of the Old Testament and helps us to understand God’s law, covenants, and the grace he lavishes on His people – ultimately on us! This is why Jesus and the New Testament writers quote Deuteronomy so frequently.
This study can be done individually or as a group. Start by downloading the Introduction, Outline and Map. Then follow the study guide, reading the assigned scriptures and answering the questions for those readings (5 days of reading each week). After reading and discussing the week’s material, watch the teaching videos (with fill-in-the-blank handouts) for added insight.
Are you ready to take the challenge and unlock the Old Testament? Then, let’s go!
The book of Isaiah is considered a literary masterpiece, but often when we read it we are confused, struggling to see application to our daily lives. We get stuck and frustrated by the unfamiliar culture, people, and style.
However, when we see the big picture of Isaiah, we see a beautiful picture with glimpses of God’s coming salvation through His seed, a stump, and a remnant. And we start to see incredible application to our lives in the themes of rote religion, misplaced trust, rebellion, suffering, steadfastness, salvation, and hope. Ultimately, we find confidence as we see God’s surprising plan to redeem His people through the unlikely suffering of a coming conqueror. Nowhere in the Old Testament do we see such a clear picture of Jesus.
This study helps us to better understand Isaiah’s world and message. It can be done individually or as a group. The study guide has 5 days of reading and questions each week and is full of maps and additional resources to help you better grasp what is going on. Each week you will read the section of scripture, answer the questions in the study, and then watch the video teaching for added insight (You will get so much more out of it, if you wrestle the questions first and then watch the teaching).
Everyone sees the world through their own lenses and these lenses shape how we understand the world around us. No one is exempt from this. The only question is, “does my worldview reflect reality?”
Each of us has blind spots in our worldview, but as we explore the Bible we see the reality of how God created the world and start to see it through His lens.
Throughout this study we explore the idea of worldview, learning a biblical worldview on many everyday topics like who is God, the bible, science, government, sexuality, nature of evil, and death. Along the way we will explore competing worldviews and grow in our confidence that God’s perspective really reflects the reality of our world.
This 15-week study is designed as a small group study or to be used as a resource for individuals to better understand a biblical worldview. Each week there is a sermon and discussion guide. In addition, there are other resources and recorded workshops to go deeper in each of these areas.
Do you want to grow in your grasp of theology and reading the Bible?
In Romans, considered by some to be his theological masterpiece, Paul lays out some of the most important concepts of our faith. Drawing on rich images, he gives clarity on what it means to be right with God. Pressing into his words, we are challenged and encouraged at the fullness of God’s redemptive work in Christ.
This study can be done individually or as a group. The study guide has 5 days of reading and questions each week, and is full of maps and additional resources to help you better grasp what is going on. Each week you will read the section of scripture, answer the questions in the study, and then watch the video teaching for added insight.
Through teaching, discussion, and reading we will wrestle through key aspects of our faith and grow in our love of the One who makes us righteous by taking on our unrighteousness!
The book of James is filled with practical wisdom on everyday life. Challenging us to not just hear God’s word, but to live differently based on what we hear. James tackles topics like: trials, temptation, action, favoritism, our words, conflict, judging others, finances, the frailty of life, and prayer.
This study can be done individually or as a group. The study guide has 5 days of reading and questions each week, and is full of additional resources to help you better grasp what is going on. Each week you will read the section of scripture, answer the questions in the study, and then watch the video teaching for added insight.
James challenges us to move from hearers to doers, as we dive into this incredibly rich and convicting letter to truly submit our lives to following Jesus.
From the courts of Babylon to the visions of the end times, Daniel tells the story of a man who refused to compromise and a God who rules over every empire on earth.
This summer, we’ll trace two powerful themes throughout Daniel: the sovereignty of God over the rise and fall of nations, and the call to courageous faithfulness in a culture that doesn’t share our convictions. Through lions’ dens and fiery furnaces, the same truth rings clear: God is on the throne, and that changes everything about how we live.