Unless we clearly understand Christ and his mission, we miss the core of Christianity. The center of the gospel is Jesus Christ. But what does that mean? This group of studies hopes ...
We all want to be kings. We want to rule our lives according to what we think is best. The problem with building our own little kingdoms is that we never find our rightful place in ...
It has always been a challenge to develop a good church—even in New Testament days. Titus, a young leader of an argumentative church, needed to learn to refute false teachers, ...
Session One
The Meaning of Discipleship
The essence of discipleship is relationship.
John 1:35-51; 6
In Jesus' day, all kinds of people had disciples. Two of the Greek words that ...
The last words of a dying person often have a significant impact on others. In a sense, 2 Timothy is like that. It's advice from someone who knows he's come to the end of life. ...
The Resurrection is too good of news to be limited to only one Sunday a year. This 6-session Bible study looks at this phenomenal event in detail. It examines how the Resurrection ...
Haddon Robinson is the senior director of the Doctor of Ministry program at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Prior to joining Gordon-Conwell, Dr. Robinson served 12 years as ...
Of all the people admired in the world today, Jesus of Nazareth continually ranks at the top of the list. Even those who don't call themselves Christians regard Jesus as one of ...
Second Corinthians speaks about the harsh realities of life and the unbreakable faith that sustains us through difficult and dangerous times. Paul catalogues some of the difficulties ...
Overview
There are many life-changing events that are stressful to almost everyone. A few that the majority of people experience are the death of a loved one, marriage, pregnancy, ...
Overview
Everyone wants peace of mind. We look for it in a lot of different ways –from pills to pillows, from mantras to mediation. But true peace comes only from Christ. The ...
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Children are a blessing. But God doesn't bless everyone with children. Some hope and pray for a family and God graciously grants their request. And yet others continually ...
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The ancient Romans, long considered the gold standard for how sports-crazed a culture could be, were dilettantes compared to the sports fans of this century, says Shirl James ...
Overview
Evangelical Christianity has long been a faith for activists. From William Wilberforce to Chuck Colson, Bible-believing Christians have sought to change the world for Christ ...
Overview
Doctrine is not a four-letter word, though you might think so judging by how the larger culture and some evangelicals respond to it. Darren C. Marks says, "The word conjures ...
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In the Christianity Today article "The Jesus We'll Never Know," author Scot McKnight points out that we all tend to remake Jesus in our own image. Depending on ...
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One of the hallmarks of evangelical faith is that we are cruci-centric, or "Cross-centered." And that's not a bad thing. Rather than focusing the Christian life ...
Overview
Followers of God have long wondered why he—omnipotent and completely good—allows evil and suffering if he can stop it. The New Atheists have thrown this argument ...
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With all the financial and emotional barriers to hurdle, some Christians view adoption as being only for a few people who are specially called, as in: "The few, the proud, ...
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Beth Moore has been a prominent and popular author of Bible studies and books for over a quarter of a century. Halee Gray Scott, a former atheist, was a new Christian who came ...
