God created all of us for relationship with God and each other. This nine-session LifeGuide® Bible study explores Old and New Testament teachings on Christian community, showing how God responds in love to those who are often marginalized and excluded so that we too can welcome people of all different abilities.
Number of Studies: 9
The Old Testament tells the stories of fascinating men and women in relationship: couples who overcome all obstacles to be together, in-laws who can’t stand each other, and a husband who takes back his wife when she becomes a prostitute. This nine-session LifeGuide® Bible Study helps you learn important lessons about marriage, God, and yourself.
Number of Studies: 9
The way we think and feel about ourselves affects our peace of mind, our creativity and our ability to engage meaningfully in the world. Not least, it impacts our relationships with God and others. This eight-session LifeGuide® Bible Study by Dale and Juanita Ryan is designed to help us take a transforming look at some key aspects of our self-image under the clear reflection of God's love.
Number of Studies: 8
When we hurt the people we love, how do we go about restoring the relationship? When we suffer the pain of betrayal or injury or rejection from someone else, how do we deal with the anger and resentment we feel? This eight-session LifeGuide® Bible Study, Douglas Connelly leads the way to help you discover, understand, and practice what the Bible says about forgiveness.
Number of Studies: 8
As Judith Allen Shelly leads you through eight LifeGuide® Bible Study sessions, she points out tangible ways to love and serve the God who loves you perfectly and who longs for you to know him more intimately.
Number of Studies: 8
Carolyn Nystrom leads you through ten inductive LifeGuide® Bible studies to discover what the Bible teaches about friendship. As you dig into the stories of friends like David and Jonathan or Ruth and Naomi, you will experience the riches of godly friendship for yourself.
Number of Studies: 10
Written by grandparents and expert Bible study authors Phyllis and Andrew Le Peau, this LifeGuide Bible study explores the biblical framework for being a godly grandparent. In this nine-session LifeGuide® Bible Study, guides you in how to be a loving and caring presence in the lives of not only your grandchildren but also your adult children as they parent.
Number of Studies: 9
Age brings many gifts and opportunities for continued growth. In this nine-session LifeGuide® Bible Study, Dale and Sandy Larsen help you discover the Bible's perspective on aging. You'll discover how God can effectively and powerfully use those who have grown wiser with the passing years.
Number of Studies: 9
In this nine session LifeGuide® Bible Study, Phyllis J. Le Peau offers help you build a foundation of confidence in God's love for you. You will be encouraged and equipped to respond to his love by loving others.
Number of Studies: 9
The Bible takes a realistic and practical approach to these questions. In these eleven session LifeGuide® Bible Study on marriage, you'll discover how following God's design for intimacy helps you enjoy and grow your marriage to the full.
Number of Studies: 11
In these ten-session LifeGuide® Bible Study on biblical motherhood, student minister and mother Patty Pell helps you discover the truth about who you are, who God is and how he sees you. As you learn to rest in your identity as his beloved, you'll be empowered to love your children with his love.
Number of Studies: 10
In this nine-session LifeGuide® Bible Study, Richard Patterson Jr. helps you study the qualities of parenting and the practice of Christian parenting. He addresses nine parenting challenges that point us directly to time-tested truth from Scripture that helps us raise our children with wisdom and joy.
Number of Studies: 9
Looking inside ministry specifically, R. Paul Stevens examines examples of service that were motivated by imagination, passion, faith, hope and love—from Genesis to Revelation. Out of these ten-session LifeGuide® Bible Study you will discover how to live and serve wholeheartedly. No matter what your profession, you are a full time minister of Jesus Christ.
Number of Studies: 10
In this ten session LifeGuide® Bible Study, Ruth Goring leads you to explore God's "word" for your life in singleness. You will learn to listen deeply to God, identify the gifts your life offers, cope effectively with temptation, make space for relationships, and grow into a sense of belonging.
Number of Studies: 10
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In our lonely culture, community is more vital now than ever. But how do we pursue it? Studying the Bible together is one way to build life-giving spiritual community. Learn practical ways of participating in church small groups that foster spiritual growth, friendship, and connection.
In this interview, Terry Wildman tells of his encounter with a Hopi version of the New Testament, and how that experience planted the seed that became The First Nations Version of the New Testament, reflecting the oral storytelling of Native cultures.
Drawing from his experience training students to study the Bible, Andrew Abernethy provides a holistic six-step method for Bible study in his book "Savoring Scripture." In this interview, he shares how Christians can rediscover the joy in reading Scripture in a way that combines textual analysis and the transformation work of the Holy Spirit.