The last book of the Bible is unlike any other book in the Bible. Filled with images of dragons, ten-headed monsters, angel armies, mysterious numbers, and plagues of cosmic proportions, it requires a sanctified imagination to understand it properly! Though many assume the book is a kind of crystal ball to help chart out the […]
The time in which Jeremiah ministered was perhaps the most difficult period that the nation of Judah ever experienced. Things were falling apart, and it appeared that God had abandoned his people to their enemies. But worse than the Babylonians on the outside was the corrupting influence of sin on the inside. Recognizing the frightful similarities […]
There are a lot of intellectual questions troubling many in our world today. This series seeks to answer a few of them—honestly. Finding honest answers to these questions doesn’t make faith inevitable but it does make faith possible. At an intellectual level, we hope these lessons will help to resolve some of your deepest questions […]
Man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart. (I Sam. 16:7) This Bible study examines the life of David, the greatest king in history! David’s reign set the standard for all who would follow. Equally gifted with harp and sling, he could praise God one moment and kill his enemies […]
While many have urged us to think about marriage psychologically, sociologically, economically, biologically, anthropologically, and historically, few have offered to help us think about it in the most important manner of all: theologically (biblically). To try to understand marriage without referencing God makes as much sense as studying aviation without making mention of the Wright […]
When Jesus called his disciples, he said simply, “Follow me.” He was inviting them on a journey. He himself would show the way. In fact, he was the way (John 14:6)! The classic biblical description of this journey with God is the story of how Israel left Egypt, guided by the pillar of fire as it […]
John’s Gospel is written so that those who read it may come to believe that Jesus is the Messiah. The first 12 chapters relate a series of miracles (called “signs”) that make such faith possible. Jesus turns water to wine, heals the sick, feeds the hungry, and raises the dead so that honest seekers have […]
Who am I? Is there a God? If there is a God, what is he (she? it? they?) like? How did the universe begin? What’s the meaning of life? Why is there so much suffering? What does the future hold? The book of Genesis was written precisely for people who ask big questions. By pointing […]
In Joshua, Judges, and Samuel, we see the Covenant ideal served, lost, and recovered. But what then? Will the kings of Israel do what the covenant with Yahweh requires of them or not? If not, why? And what does that mean, both for them and for us? What are the obstacles to being faithful to […]
This is a six-week study on the priorities of Jesus found in key stories in the book of Mark. We will take a journey with Jesus using the Discovery Bible Study method in order to discover the things that matter most to Jesus and begin looking more like Him.
What does it mean to live one's daily life "seated in the heavenlies with Christ"? Ephesians was written while Paul was in prison in Rome. It expresses Paul's mature thought on such things as the identity of Jesus and, in particular, the nature of the Christian life. Paul talks about what it means to live […]
In this 7-week Bible study on the book of Zechariah, Laura Ury, a missionary painter, comes alongside Beth Coppedge to illustrate the beauty of God’s Word. A workbook filled with beautiful art and study questions is available for weekly homework, and frame-worthy prints of the artwork are also available for purchase on the FAS Bookstore. […]