Tag: Studies

Evangelism of Jesus – a guided self-study regarding eight different evangelistic encounters of Jesus from the Gospels:

• The Religious: Nicodemus, John 3.1-21
• The Immoral: The Samaritan woman at the well, John 4.1-42
• The Sick / Blind: The paralytic, Matthew 9.1-8
• The Possessed: The Gerasene demoniac, Mark 5.1-20
• The Children: Brought by parents, Mark 10.13-16
• The Rich: The rich, young ruler, Mark 10.17-31
• The Hated: Zacchaeus, the tax gatherer, Luke 19.1-10
• The Condemned: The two thieves at the cross, Luke 23.32-47

After reading the biblical text, space is provided to summarize what is learned about his message, method, and manner. Space is also provided for an overall summary of what has been learned from each encounter: observing Jesus’ message, method, and manner, how should we and others sincerely following him think, feel, and act.

Raising Children in the Lord is a self-study aimed at helping church communities to better understand their responsibilities. For each passage, word studies are suggested and space is provided to summarize what the passage teaches.

• The Law — Deuteronomy 4.39-40; 5.16; 6.1-9; 21.18-21; 31.12-13
• The Psalms — 17.13-15; 78.5-8; 127.5-8; 128.1-4
• The Proverbs — 3.11-12; 13.24; 19.18; 22.6; 22.15; 23.13-14; 29.15-17
• The Gospels — Matthew 10.21-22; Mark 10.13-16; Luke 14.25-26; 18.28-20
• The Epistles — Ephesians 6.1-4; Colossians 3.20-21; First Thessalonians 2.11-12; Titus 1.6

Overall Summary: The study blanks provide space to consolidate ideas into a clear and concise set of principles. Further studies are suggested.

Understanding Spiritual Authority is a six-page guided bible study with the purpose of helping believers to better understand what key passages teach about the nature of spiritual authority in the church and the responsibilities of a growing Christian in light of this understanding.

Includes a study highlighting insights from Proverbs on how we should respond to reproof and instruction.

• The nature of spiritual authority:
  1. Terms used to describe the nature of church leaders
  2. What God expects from spiritual leaders
  3. Summary of findings about the responsibilities of spiritual leaders
• The response to spiritual authority:
  1. Terms used to describe the believer’s response
  2. What God expects from us in our attitude toward spiritual authority
  3. Summary of findings about our responsibilities to spiritual leaders
  4. Proverbs on reproof and instruction