Christianity Today Bible Studies
These Bible studies provide a biblical perspective on current issues and hot topics that Christians are encountering in the world today. Based on articles from Christianity Today magazine, these Bible studies are a great way to spark group discussions that are relevant and applicable to everyday life.
Evangelism in a Changing World
What we can learn from the global church about reaching people for Christ.
Racism: How Should Christians Respond?
Our faith must inform the way we think and act about this ongoing issue.
What Does the Bible Say About Being Gay?
Shining God’s light of truth on a polarizing topic
Experience God Every Day
A 40-day journey to help you experience God’s presence every day.
An Unremarkable Testimony
Some of us can’t pinpoint a moment of conversion, and that’s okay.
The Bond of Friendship
In our modern day of mobility and instant gratification, what might lifelong dedication to a friend mean?
Troubled Minds: Responding to Mental Illness
Discover how the church can—and must—help those who are struggling.
Becoming a Balanced Woman
Practical, biblical perspectives on self-worth, stress, confidence, and contentment.
Marriage by God's Design
From the very beginning, husbands and wives were meant to do so much more than simply grow old together.
A Truly Simple Life
Though the world tells us we must be, do, and have more, God calls us to be content.
Called to a Life of Mercy and Justice
God's heart beats for mercy and justice, and so should ours.
God Is Love: No Buts About It
Why do we find ourselves squirming at the announcement of God's love?
God of Wrath, God of Love
The God of the Old Testament is the same God we find in the New.
Waiting for a Prodigal's Return
How can we graciously wait for someone to return who has walked away from the faith?
Custom-Fit Discipleship
There's no one-size-fits-all plan for evangelism or discipleship.
The Origins Debate
Evangelical perspectives on creation, evolution, and intelligent design.
The War on Women
The world's worst holocaust, and how Christians are saving one girl at a time.
A Life of Simplicity
Learn what simplicity looks like and why God calls us to simple lives.
Impacting Culture
This study will help you and your group members determine how to relate to culture.
Dual Citizenship: A Christian Perspective on Government
What does it mean to be a Christian and have earthly citizenship?
Is Hollywood Discipling You?
This study will help you and your group members think about questions regarding faith and the arts.
Resting in the Work of God
Sabbath is the one divine ‘law’ that tells us to stop striving for transformation.
Misusing the Bible
How to avoid common pitfalls, pray rightly, and grasp the intended meaning of Scripture.
Defending Scripture, Literally
Understanding the meaning of Scripture is more nuanced than we might expect.
The Gospel Is More Than a Story
Why finding the narrative is only the beginning of Bible study
The Meaning of Miracles
Some Christians make too much of miracles; others, too little. What does God’s Word say?
What Every Christian Should Know
Building up believers into the fullness of Christ must always be grounded in who he is as much as what he has accomplished for us.
The Paradox of Freedom
The biblical ideal, often confused with the cultural value, is found only in giving up everything society touts as freedom.
Fear-free Living
It’s natural to fear that we might mess up our lives, but our union with Christ instills godly confidence.
Abortion and the War on Women
Sex-selective abortion has taken 163 million girls. What can we do about it?
Understanding Islam: Engaging and Loving Our Neighbors
This study will help you better understand Islam, address myths you may hold, and help you take steps to engage and love Muslims.
What the Bible Really Says About Hell
Bill Hybels, Timothy Keller, and Timothy Peck give us their perspective on this weighty topic.
A Life of Giving Thanks
Catch a glimpse of a life permeated by a grateful heart that overflows toward others.
The Cross and the Resurrection
Explore the life-changing impact of these two momentous events.
Church History: The Early Church and Middle Ages
Help your group explore the key questions Christians have faced over two millennia.
The Son and the Crescent
Christians seeking to introduce others to the Savior must walk a fine line.
Satan's a Goner
The devil sometimes gets more than his due; here’s why we can face him with confidence.
Becoming Like Bonhoeffer
German pastor and theologian Dietrich Bonhoefferstruggled to reconcile his private and public selves.
The Foundation of the Evangelical Mind
Why the academic life, if centered on Christ,brings glory to God and good to the world.
Good Religion, Bad Religion
Religion can block God’s grace or lead to it;either way religion won’t last.
Love and Consequences: The Truth About Living Together
Scripture has always extolled matrimony, andscience is starting to catch up.
Loving Muslims One at a Time
Reaching out is easier, and more effective, than you may think.
Our Disappointment with God
Why our expectation of spiritual intimacy with the Divine so often fails to match the reality.
Christ: The Center of the Gospel
An intriguing study based on five articles from Christianity Today
Biblical Ways to Overcome Stress
The Bible gives us some clear ways to find peace in the midst of stress.
The Mind Under Grace
Modern evangelicals tend to choose experience over theology. We need both.
The Jesus We'll Never Know
The quest for the Historical Jesus has failed. But our faith is founded on something deeper.
A Resurrection That Matters
Our salvation before God stands on the Cross, yes. But it is also founded on something more.
Redeeming Suffering
We don’t always know why bad things happen, but we do know the One who brings good from them.
Abba Changes Everything
Adoption isn’t simply another good thing Christians do, or even an avenue to evangelism. It’s an illustration of the kingdom of God.
What Beth Moore Can Teach Us About Bible Study
What does Scripture say about her popular teaching, characterized by biblicism, spiritual warfare, mysticism, and pop psychology?
Something Greater Than Healing
Physical healing is good, Joni Eareckson Tada says. But if we stop there, we will have missed out on God’s best for us. Here’s what to do (and think) when the healing doesn’t come.
The New Apostates
Young people are leaving the church in record numbers. Here’s why, and what to do about it.
Jesus vs. Paul
The current state of New Testament studies seems to pit Paul’s justification emphasis against the kingdom vision of Jesus. Here’s why it doesn’t have to.
No Child Left to Die
We have an opportunity to help save children from HIV. We also have a responsibility—from God.
Chasing Methuselah
Why Christians should take a longer-term view than anti-aging technology can provide.
Seeing Christ in the Old Testament Offerings
Explore the meaning behind the sacrifices with this five session course.
Harry Potter and the Search for Truth
A young boy finds his purpose and begins to realize the value of standing for good—and against evil—in this 7-session Book Discussion Guide.
Overcoming Fear
Just because we all experience fear doesn't mean we have to live with it.
Is Our Gospel Too Small?
Authentic ways of believing, sharing, and living a rich gospel message.
The Four Best Places to Live
Where is the best place to live? Four sessions of activity-based learning help your group find God's answers.
Forgiveness in the Hands of God
True reconciliation occurs through confession and forgiveness and is possible only through Christ.
Penitent Prophets
When it comes to the culture war, we must fight for what we believe in and repent of our own failings.
Bless and Honor God
As we develop an honest relationship with God, our trust blesses him.
The Case for Early Marriage
The church must release the stigma and teach young couples how to tie the knot.
The Problem with the Prosperity Gospel
Yes, God wants to bless us, but not always in the ways we expect.
The Gospel Defined
It’s not about what we can do for Jesus, or what he can do for us, but what he has already done.
The Uniqueness of Jesus
Jesus called himself the Way, the Truth, and the Life for a reason.
The Myth of the Perfect Parent
Why faithfulness--not perfection--must be the goal in raising our children.
The Gospel, a Napkin, and Four Circles
Examine a new way of expressing the gospel especially designed to explain God’s “Big Story” with diagrams simple enough to be drawn on a napkin at a coffee shop.
The Burnt Offering: Giving Our All
Discovering what it means to be wholly consumed for God.
The Grain Offering: Giving Our Best
Discover the significance of offering to God the work of our hands, and the role of purity.
The Fellowship Offering: Giving Thanks
Discover the significance of offering to God the work of our hands, and the role of purity.
A Rose Is a Rose, Not a Tomato
Variety in the Garden: Christians are unique and gifted individuals within a larger family.
Women Leaders at Home
This six-session course offers help to women who struggle to find a balance between their home life, ministries, and careers.
Balancing Politics and Faith
What kind of balance should Christians seek in their involvement with politics?
A Closer Look at the Creeds
Let the Nicene and Apostles' Creeds increase your group's knowledge of the Christian faith.
Aging in the Grace of God
How to embrace the last third of life as time to grow near to God and fulfill his purposes
Dealing with Difficult People
Four sessions of activity-based learning help you extend grace to others.
Seeing Christ in the Jewish Feasts
Learn about six Jewish Feast Days and how Christ is revealed in them.
Facing Addictions
Learn how to break the vicious cycle of addiction by understanding the roots and facing the tough questions.
6 Principles for Women Leaders (6 session study)
This study helps women find strength, love, and a vision for their ministry.
Confronting Sexual Addiction
This is a call for greater resolve among followers of Christ to shed light on a growing problem.
Use Your Spiritual Gifts
Spiritual gifts provide clues to God's intention for how we should live out our days and affirm the uniqueness of our calling as human instruments of his grace.
Becoming Vulnerable
Aging brings with it many changes that require emotional and mental adaptation—but our loving God is in control.
Lessons from the Wilderness
We need to welcome change as from God’s hand and by his grace.
Like the Grass that Withers
How can we live fearless lives that are committed to the gospel right up until the end?
Heaven Is God's Dwelling Place
“I am going there to prepare a place for you …” (John 14:2–3)
Tell the Story
Moses commanded Israel to make sure that their children knew the story of their journey of faith.
Nearer My God to Thee
The third stage of life removes us from our grip on earthly attachments, moving us into a deeper friendship with God.
Liturgy for Lent, Even If You're Non-Liturgical
Contemporary Christians, ancient practices, deeper faith.
Why Should We Give?
Giving isn’t just something we do on Sunday morning—it’s a lifestyle.
Missional Commuting
Forging the way between accommodation and irrelevance in communicating the gospel message.
The Gospel of Love
We need to challenge the self-centered life with renewed commitment to the greatness of God’s love for humankind.
Serving in God's Power
God can accomplish great things through us when we are submitted to his purpose.
Create a Plan for Spiritual Growth
How do we develop a customized plan that will foster lasting life change?
Rethinking Women's Ministry
Many women feel they don’t fit into today’s women’s ministry programs.How can we help them belong?
Loving Those You Lead
If we are in leadership, we will eventually have to learn to love the unlovely.
Finding Strength
Women in leadership build effectiveness by depending on the strength of others.
A Crisis of Faith
God’s faithfulness to us is not dependent upon our level of faith in him.
Mom, the Minister
Women in leadership delight God by using their gifts at work and at home.
Have Thine Own Way, Lord
A study of the classic hymn and the importance of an attitude of surrender to the Lord.
Come, Thou Fount
A study of the classic hymn and the importance of remembering God’s blessings in our lives.
Making Stress Work for You
How can we channel stress to work for God’s glory and our good?
Creation Care
If we continue to destroy the world around us, we will take away opportunities for people to see evidence of who God is.
How to Help People Who Experience Same-Sex Attraction
God calls us to help with love, truth, and grace.
Understanding Self Esteem (3 session study)
Knowing how much God loves us gives us confidence in our relationship with him and others.
Encouragement for Caregivers
This Bible Study Course can help you get renewing, biblical perspectives on caring for an aging or ill loved one.
Essentials in Knowing God
Deepen your relationship with God by focusing on him and discovering what he is like.
Fighting Heresy in The Da Vinci Code (3 session study)
The three studies included in the course are created to help Christians respond to questions raised by the controversial book and movie.
Getting Along with People Course
Relationships can be complicated. But we can't live our lives alone; we must get along with others.
Gift of Life
Get practical, biblical perspectives on birth-control, abortion, and the role of Christians in these issues.
Successful Relationships
As we work on our relationships, we become more and more like Jesus, which is our goal as his followers.
Teens & Sex—A Discussion for Parents
This five-session course provides a discussion on sex for parents.
Teens & Sex—A Discussion for Teens
This five-session course provides a discussion for teens about sex.
The Big Story of the Bible
Explore the mission that God started after Adam and Eve, perfected in Christ, and continues with us today.
The Chronicles of Narnia
Discover great spiritual truths as you explore C.S. Lewis' magical world.
The Joys and Trials of Grandparenting
Explore the mysterious connection between grandparent and grandchild.
The Truth About God: Ten Commandments
View the Ten Commandments as self-revelations from God, and how he wants our lives to change by knowing him.
Thriving in the Empty Nest
These studies will help the transition from a full house to an empty nest.
Making Retirement Meaningful
How does God want you to use the talents and life experience he gave you now that you are retired?
Our Powerful Helper
God provides comfort when you need it most, and the power to persevere.
Overcoming Grief
Receive insight and encouragement in these six studies on recovering from grief.
Remarriage & Blended Families
This six-part course helps those with blended families to gain scriptural help for their specific circumstances.
A Counterculture for the Common Good
This six-session course asks how Christians can live as a counterculture of Christ-likeness.
Acts: How to Have an Eternal Impact
Discover the ways in which you can have an eternal impact on others and the world.
Answers to Difficult Questions
This four-session course tackles some of the questions that loom over all others in our desperation for an answer.
Becoming a Follower of Christ
This five-session course looks at all the aspects involved in fully devoting your life to follow Christ.
I Want to Change…So Help Me, God!
This four-session course will allow the words confess, repent, obey to become seared into our lives to bring about change.
James: Living the Christian Life 24/7
What does a relationship with Jesus look like day-to-day? The Book of James tells what it means to follow Christ.
Jesus as Your Mentor
Use this four session course to let Jesus show you how to be the best leader, friend, and lover.
What's the Truth About The Da Vinci Code? (6 session study)
Discover the spiritual truth behind Dan Brown's fiction.
Keys to Biblical Relationships
This 3-session study points out that true fulfillment lies not in individualism but in sharing life with others.
Live a Revolutionary Life
This five-session course challenges people like you and me to join Jesus' revolutionary mission.
Encounters with the Risen Lord
Jesus encounters individuals in unique ways that will allow them to recognize him as the risen Lord.
Missional Evangelism: To Your Community
Making a difference in your community will require getting outside the church walls.
Missional Evangelism: Touch Broken Lives
Jesus reached out to a cynical generation, and he teaches us how to do the same.
The Beginning: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
A young boy finds his purpose and begins to realize the value of standing for good—and against evil—in the first book of the Harry Potter series.
A Christian View of the Death Penalty
Christians need to think through this life-and-death issue.
The Gospel and Social Issues
Is the gospel getting lost in our concern for social issues?
Is 9 to 5 Your Identity?
Too often, Christians define themselves by their jobs instead of by their lives in Christ.
Following God's Lead in Missions
As God moves through space and time, we need to be ready to go with his flow.
The Mission of the Trinity
All creation was designed to do one thing, and the church’s mission should be no different.
Ministering in the Global Church
A fractured church with a crippled mission finds healing through brokenness.
Great Commission Complete?
The growth of Christianity in Latin America, Africa, and Asia should make us rethink our approach to missions.
Spiritual Formation
This four-session course on spiritual formation discusses how spiritual practices can form our souls.
Money and the Christian
God wants to free us from money's bondage and help us put it in its proper place.
Communication in Marriage
Read some helpful hints about speaking with your spouse. Then discuss!
Raising Children (6 session study)
Think through tough parenting issues from family planning, to educating your children, to dealing with behavioral problems.
Making Sense of Suffering
Discuss your questions surrounding suffering and dig into God's Word to find the truth.
Purpose of the Church (4 session study)
Assess how your church is following the original purpose of the church.
Spiritual Growth
Discuss both individual and church responsibility in your spiritual growth.
Outreach (9 session study)
This 9-week course will help you and your group think about the ways in which you reach the surrounding community.
Bible Translation
This 3-week course discusses important and oft-debated Bible translation questions.
The Immigration Debate
We need to engage both heart and mind to resolve America’s problem with illegal immigration.
The Mystery of God's Freedom and Grace
Why did an omniscient God create humankind knowing that so many would reject him?
Citizens in Civil Society
How can we labor for God’s kingdom during our time here on earth?
What Is the Significance of the Trinity?
We better understand God when we better understand the Trinity.
Christians and Politics
How much hope should Christians place in political solutions to our problems?
Stages of Faith
God may choose to work outside of the patterns of human growth and development as well as within them.
What Being Pro-Life Really Means
We must listen to God to decide how to expend our energy.
Living in a Culture of Sexual Immorality
Our response can invite or dissuade others to redemption.
The Church's Highest Calling: Faithfulness
When being countercultural is our goal, we may be nearer to colluding with culture than changing it.
Counterculturally Relevant
A new way of thinking about how Christians can influence culture.
The Spiritual Benefits of a Good Night's Sleep
What are the motives behind and the consequences of sleep deprivation?
Do You Have a Stingy Gospel?
An open-handed God empowers us to speak the gospel message in both truth and love.
Multiracial Congregations
Let’s overlook our racial barriers and be the unified church God has called us to be.
Understanding Teens
How do teens view God, and what does it have to do with the rest of us?
The Kingdom and Our Culture
How can Christians live for eternity without ignoring the present?
How to React When Evil People Find God
What are we to think when former drug traffickers and child killers profess Christ?
What on Earth Happens After Christ's Second Coming?
Timeless truths behind the debates over Christ’s return.
Is Counseling Biblical?
The debate about whether a professional counselor is a valid option for Christians.
When We're Afraid to Forgive
If we long to receive mercy, why is it so painful to give it?
In the Beginning—The Magician's Nephew
The sovereignty of the Creator is revealed in the magical beginnings of Narnia.
Triumph Over Evil—The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
How does the deeper magic of Narnia, from before time began, reveal God’s magnificent plan for salvation?
Biblical Economics
We need to adopt the biblical values of thrift, generosity, contentment, and trust.
Making Ends Meet
Discernment and spiritual growth happen as you evaluate what God wants you to do.
Where Do We Get Self-Worth?
In a culture that idolizes physical beauty and physique, where do we find our personal worth?
Finding Confidence
Confidence comes from knowing who we are in Christ as we live for his purposes.
Should Christians Have Power?
Increasing power in politics and popular culture holds great possibilities—and also dangers.
Genetically Modified Food
How is genetically modified food affecting our world—and our souls?
God's Purposes in Our Suffering
We learn and grow through suffering, but there’s also a bigger picture.
Seeing God in Everyday Life
Genuine reality, like a live orchestra, cannot be reduced to mere bits of data.
Attacking Pornography
Must a moral society tolerate the burgeoning market for perversion?
Disagreeing with a Purpose
When true believers gather, agreement on social issues remains elusive.
Doubt Can Strengthen Your Faith
Unbelief is hazardous to your health, but doubt can give you hope.
Gray Areas of Faith
How can we maintain our own convictions without imposing them on others?
Hope in a Climate of Fear
There are plenty of reasons to worry in our bleak world. How could Jesus expect us not to?
Doctrine Is Not a Dirty Word
Knowing we have reliable standards by which to measure our efforts stretches our understanding of the gospel.
The Danger of Self-Righteousness
Self-righteousness poses a special danger to those of us who value correct doctrine and preach high moral standards.
Turning to God in Our Pain
When we go to God in our suffering, it reveals that we are indeed his children.
Finding Freedom in Our Difficulties
How do we maintain hope during desperate circumstances?
Where Is Mercy in America's Health-Care?
Health care must move beyond money to compassion.
Sex Excess
Our society’s obsession with sexuality may be a thirst for something only God can quench.
What Does the Bible Say About Animals?
Despite silliness and fanaticism on both sides, the animal-rights debate remains an inherently religious issue.
National Health Care: A Good Idea?
The Judeo-Christian teaching that human life is valuable drives us to consider health care that may not be cost effective.
Caring for Adult Children of Alcoholics
Churches can help adult children of alcoholics find healing.
The Key to Spiritual Growth
Relationships can unlock the deeper parts of us and direct us to authentic spiritual development.
Authentic Fellowship
How is the church called to be different from the local social club?
Spirituality For Today
Modern spirituality begins and ends with the self; Christian spirituality, with the Alpha and Omega.
Demon Possession: An Unholy Obsession?
Many Christians say they are in need of deliverance, but some may be giving demons more than their due.
Knowing God Through His Names
What God invites us to call him says volumes about his relationship to us.
Living in an Age of Terroism
What we can learn from Oswald Chambers and C. S. Lewis about the long battle with terrorism.
Culture: Love It, Leave It, or Transform It
Richard Niebuhr's Christ and Culture is 50 years old—and still has something wise to say to evangelicals.
Cremation or Burial: What Does the Bible Say?
Is it unscriptural for a Christian to be cremated?
Justice:Restoration or Retribution
What biblical principles can guide us in dealing with those who break the law?
Is It Better to Be Single?
Contrary to what many Christians think, singleness is not second best.
5 Principles of a Purpose-Driven Church
Rick Warren's genius is in helping pastors see the obvious.
Defining Our Role in Politics
How should Christians view their relationship with the state?
Our Unholy Blessing of Same-Sex Marriage
Sometimes loving a denomination requires you to leave.
What We'll Look Like in Heaven
How can we look forward to reinhabiting these worthless husks that we leave behind in death?
