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Confessing sins is not easy. After all, it is always hard to admit when you are wrong! Why do you need to confess your sins to God? How can confessing sin to God and other people affect your daily life? In this study guide, Jan Johnson covers the disciplines of reflection and confession. Going deeper in these areas will help you to recognize, savor and respond to God's abundant love and forgiveness.
Number of Studies: 6
"Only he who believes is obedient, and only he who is obedient believes," wrote Dietrich Bonhoeffer in his classic work, The Cost of Discipleship. What does it mean to be a disciple of Christ? Is it enough to believe? What part does obedience play? These are the questions that Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrestled with for the whole of his life. Sorting through Bonhoeffer's questions and ...
Number of Studies: 6
Martin Luther taught that a Christian is simultaneously saint and sinner. Thus Luther would be the first to admit that he was not a perfect man. Luther handled most issues with an attitude of "my way or the highway." But Christians the world over are greatly indebted to Martin Luther. Besides championing justification by faith and reforming the church, he feverishly worked to get the Bible into ...
Number of Studies: 6
For some, worship is a dull sermon and lifeless music. For others, worship is a joyful highlight to the week.
In this Bible study guide, Jan Johnson covers the disciplines ...
Number of Studies: 6
Does the fast pace of life in the twenty-first century make it difficult for you to find even a few moments of peace? Do you long to set aside time to be alone with God? Do you wonder how to best spend time in silence and solitude once you have it? What do you anticipate will be the results of creating "quiet time" in your daily routine? In this Bible study guide, Jan Johnson covers the disciplines ...
Number of Studies: 6
Would you like to move from despair to hope? Would you like to transform your feelings of fear to faith? Would you like to turn envy into compassion? The Bible shows how David turned these negative emotions in his life into godly character qualities. In this Christian Basics Bible Study, based on the Bible's account of David and A Heart for God by Rebecca Manley Pippert, you'll investigate ...
Number of Studies: 6
How does a Christian behave when surrounded by a hostile world that doesn't understand who we are or why we do what we do? In three letters, Peter and Jude provide some answers: Abandon the old pagan ways. Learn the new habit of love. Put on the mental armor that will make you strong to face suffering that may come. These nine studies from Tom Wright show you the wisdom of their words for us today ...
Number of Studies: 9
Growing in faith means facing hard questions. Is Jesus Christ the only way to God? Why does God allow suffering and evil? Are miracles possible? These are questions that need--and deserve--solid answers. Six studies drawn from Paul Little's bestselling Know Why You Believe lead you into Scripture to find reasonable responses to the many tough questions you and others may have about Jesus ...
Number of Studies: 6
What would it be like if Christ came to visit you in the home of your heart? Would you bring in a dumpster or just do some light dusting? Are you prepared to meet him and discover his call for every area of your life? Six studies, based on Robert Boyd Munger's classic on Christian commitment, My Heart--Christ's Home, offer an imaginative approach to help you see your life as Jesus ...
Number of Studies: 6
Have you ever wished for a thirty-hour day? Does your list of unfinished tasks--unanswered letters, unvisited friends, unread books--grow larger and larger each week? If so, you desperately need relief. Six studies drawn from Charles Hummel's Tyranny of the Urgent will help you put your life back in order by focusing on God's "to do" list instead of your own.
Number of Studies: 6