God gave us the gift of community to meet our needs.
Michael C. Mack
I hated math in grade school. It started all the way back in second grade, and didn't get any better as I grew older. In eighth grade, Mrs. Li was my math teacher. She probably was really good at math; her problem was she knew very little English. The class was moving at a snail's pace through the textbook and learning very little.
A month into the school year, two of my friends, Dale and Paul, went ...
Encouragement for men to live a life of integrity.
The men of the Bible were mostly a courageous bunch. Consider Adam, who was less than perfect but still sought God, or Caleb, who stood against popular opinion to believe God's promise to Israel. And who could be more courageous than Daniel, who trusted his sovereign God even as he was thrown to the lions? In the New Testament, we see Thomas courageously turn his doubt into a vital faith, Barnabas ...
God is trustworthy and can be counted on to treat people right.
"This 6-session course is by Marshall Shelley, written within a year after the deaths of two of his children. During Marshall and his wife's desperate turning to Scripture, they discovered that God is trustworthy and can be counted on to treat people right. These six studies focus on six sections of the Bible that offered them fresh glimpses of how God works.
Discover great spiritual truths as you explore C.S. Lewis' magical world.
These seven beloved stories by C. S. Lewis bring warm thoughts to those of us who read them as children or adults. Many of us have been greatly affected by the view Aslan has given us of Christ. Great scriptural truths worm their way into our lives through the power of these creative stories. In light of that, we've created a Bible Study Course which covers all of these books separately, so when you ...
Genesis reveals an intimate and faithful God, who is already offering redemption through his son Jesus.
Our world is broken. This is clear from the pages of the Bible, the wars between nations, and the grief of our own hearts. The book of Genesis reveals an intimate and faithful God, who offers redemption and new life from the moment of sin—in the form of Jesus Christ. This six-session course examines the patterns of sin in Genesis and our lives, but also the redemptive love that awaits us if ...
Scripture is full of stories about sin and its destructive power, but we find victory as we camp on God's goodness.
Session One
Welcome to the War
All Christians are involved in a supernatural struggle against the forces of evil and are called to stand in God's power.
Ephesians 6:10-20
Session Two
Preparing for the Battle, Part 1
All believers should prepare for spiritual war fare by putting on the belt of truth, the breastplate of righteousness, and the shoes of peace.
Ephesians 6:13-15
If anonymity is a person's goal, small groups can be threatening; here's how to make them less so.
Len Woods
It's a universal dilemma. You have far more people attending Sunday worship services than you have participating in small groups. Why? Is it a flawed ministry structure? Is it a failure of leadership? Most likely, it's just another reminder of the Fall. Remember Genesis three? The first thing Adam and Eve did after they rejected God's rule was to dive into the nearest clump of bushes! They hid from ...
This four-session course tackles some of the questions that loom over all others in our desperation for an answer.
Some questions loom over all others in our desperation for an answer. How do I know if God is speaking to me? How do I know what I was born to do? Why does God allow people to suffer? How can I deal with depression and discouragement? This course tackles these questions by pondering the answers provided in Scripture.
Session One
How Do I Know If God Is Speaking to Me?Knowing God's Word and being in ...
Discover God's plan of redemption, from creation, to Christ and finally to our role in the story.
More Bibles are sold than any other book, yet few understand this bestseller. Why do we need both an Old and New Testament? Who are the main characters in the Bible and what significance do they have? Can anybody who isn't a Bible scholar really understand this complex book? The good news is we can. Use this six-session course to help unlock the Bible.