Led by Dr. John N. Oswalt, an American scholar and distinguished professor of Old Testament at Asbury Theological Seminary. SUMMARY: In a time of spiritual and political turmoil, the Prophet Isaiah spoke Yahweh’s message to his people in Judah. Surrounded by pagan enemies and facing unfaithfulness in their own nation, what could the faithful of […]
This Bible study was led by Stan Key, president of the Francis Asbury Society (2014-2020). SUMMARY: Our focus for this study was the book of 2 Chronicles and centered on the eight good kings of Judah (Asa, Jehoshaphat, Joash, etc.). Each week we examined the strengths and especially the weaknesses of these good men. Our […]
This Bible study was led by Stan Key, president of the Francis Asbury Society (2014-2020). 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 […]
This Bible study was led by Stan Key, president of the Francis Asbury Society (2014-2020), and was produced in 2015. SUMMARY: 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 […]
This Bible study was led by Stan Key, president of the Francis Asbury Society (2014-2020), and was produced in 2015. SUMMARY: 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 […]
This Bible study was led by Stan Key, president of the Francis Asbury Society (2014-2020). SUMMARY: 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. […]
This Bible study was led by Stan Key, president of the Francis Asbury Society (2014-2020), and was produced in 2016. SUMMARY: 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). […]
This Bible study was led by Stan Key, president of the Francis Asbury Society (2014-2020), and was produced in 2017. SUMMARY: 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 […]
Led by Stan Key, president of the Francis Asbury Society from 2014 to 2020. SUMMARY: 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, […]
Jesus - The one who saves us from our sinsWhen Christians think about Jesus saving us from our sins, we usually think about our personal sins, the sins we commit. However, the problem of sin is much deeper and more complex. We can live as slaves to sins we don’t commit as well—the physical, spiritual, […]
Led by Stan Key, president of the Francis Asbury Society from 2014 to 2020. 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 […]
to be HolyHow do we live a holy life in an unholy society? How do we live as children of God who represent him faithfully in the world? These are some of the questions that God’s people have faced and continue to wrestle with today. Christians who live in counter-cultural ways often endure the pressures […]