Studies organized around specific Bible doctrines, themes, and practical Christian living.
Berean In-Depth Study
The psalms the apostles quoted most — 2, 8, 16, 22, 40, 69, 95, 110, 118, 45, 102, 34, and 41 — read first in their own setting and then through their use in the New Testament. Psalm 22 takes the class to the cross, Psalm 16 to the empty tomb, Psalm 110 to the throne of heaven. Each lesson includes a matching Leader’s Guide.
What enduring faith looks like in daily life — how it stands against cultural pressure, answers when tested, and finishes well.
The origin, organization, worship, and work of the Lord's church as revealed in the New Testament.
The truths of the kingdom as Jesus taught them in story — hearing the word, forgiveness, stewardship, readiness, and the judgment. Each lesson includes a matching teacher's guide.
The core truths of the Christian faith laid out in order — Christ, sin, baptism, the church, and the hope beyond death. A foundation study for new Christians or the whole congregation. Each lesson includes a matching teacher's guide.
What the Scriptures teach concerning faith, repentance, confession, baptism, and faithful Christian living.
What the Scriptures teach about the Spirit of God — his divine person, his work in creation and revelation, Pentecost and the age of miracles, the indwelling, and the fruit of the Spirit in the Christian's life. Each lesson includes a matching teacher's guide.
The privilege of prayer — its purpose, pattern, posture, and power in the life of the Christian.
God's design for marriage, parenting, and the household of faith.
Growing into the likeness of Jesus — putting off the old self and putting on the new, and cultivating the fruit of the Spirit from love and joy to humility and self-control, until we press on toward the goal. Each lesson includes a matching teacher’s guide.
Holding fast when life is hard — why Christians suffer, counting trials as joy, the faith of Job, honest lament, God’s providence, sharing in Christ’s sufferings, and fixing our eyes on the eternal. Each lesson includes a matching teacher’s guide.
Worshiping God in spirit and truth — the heart God seeks, the assembly of the early church, the Lord’s Supper, singing, prayer, giving, and the word, leading to worship as a whole-life offering. Each lesson includes a matching teacher’s guide.
A study in First John on the assurance of salvation — how a Christian can know he has eternal life through walking in the light, the tests of obedience and love, confidence before God, and faith that overcomes the world. Each lesson includes a matching teacher’s guide.
A journey through the earthly life of Jesus — the Word made flesh, his birth, baptism, and temptation, his preaching of the kingdom, his mighty works and tender mercy, the cross, and the empty tomb. Each lesson includes a matching teacher’s guide.
The great faith chapter brought to life — what faith is, and how the heroes of Hebrews 11 from Abel to Moses walked by it, that we too might run with endurance, looking to Jesus. Each lesson includes a matching teacher’s guide.
The “one another” commands of the New Testament — loving, serving, bearing with, forgiving, encouraging, and submitting to one another as members of the body of Christ. Each lesson includes a matching teacher’s guide.
A study through Matthew 5–7, the greatest sermon ever preached — the Beatitudes, salt and light, the greater righteousness, true piety, trust over anxiety, and the two builders. Each lesson includes a matching teacher’s guide.
The nature and life of the Lord’s church — the church Christ built, how one is added to it, its unity and members, its shepherds and servants, discipline and restoration, and the glory of Christ’s bride. Each lesson includes a matching teacher’s guide.
The meaning of the cross — why it was necessary, how it was foreshadowed and foretold, and the great words of redemption, propitiation, reconciliation, and justification, leading to a life of grateful surrender. Each lesson includes a matching teacher’s guide.
How a Christian makes wise decisions and discerns God’s will — ten plain questions drawn from the wisdom of Scripture, replacing the search for signs and the fear of “missing” God’s will with confident trust in His Word and His providence. Each lesson includes a matching teacher’s guide.
Why human life is sacred — the image of God in man, the wonder of life in the womb, the protection of the weak and the vulnerable, suffering and the end of life, and the call to build a culture of life marked by truth, compassion, and grace. Each lesson includes a matching teacher’s guide.
More topical studies will be added as they are completed.