Want to learn more about The Christian Life? Use these Bible Studies for personal devotion, group Bible studies, or teaching a church class. Below are links to the lessons in this 13-part series.
Introduction: We just finished our series of lessons on the gift of prophecy. 1 Corinthians 13:2 tells us that if we have the gift of prophecy, but do not love, we are nothing! How appropriate it is to start our new series of lessons on the Christian Life by studying lov...
Introduction: We are told that faith is not a rational conviction. Do you agree? Consider that the disciples believed Jesus was coming back during their lifetime. (See 1 Thessalonians 4:15-18). It is now about 2,000 years later. I've waited for people who are late, and I...
Introduction: Do you feel that your hopes are sinking? When I was in my early 20's, I believed that the United States was heading into its sunset years. Why not? All sorts of nations rise and decline. Why should we be different? Then Ronald Reagan was elected President an...
Introduction: Have you ever contemplated your life? What course is it taking? Where would you like it to go? With our jobs, television, the Internet, kids, housework, and errands, it is easy to be occupied with the "immediate" all day. If we get a moment to rest, we spen...
Introduction: Does it seem reasonable that anything as complex as the universe, or even as complex as you, came about by accident? Isn't it more reasonable to believe that Jaguars (the car) are assembled by chimpanzees(the animal), then to believe the universe came about b...
Introduction: Imagine a spouse who deliberately irritates you. (Hopefully, this is hard to imagine!) Is an attitude like that one of love? Does this teach us something about sin and God's law? A troubling number of Christians claim that they can do anything they want and...
Introduction: When a Jewish friend of mine discussed religion with me, he claimed that Christians "highjacked" his religion. In response, I would say we "completed" his religion. To make the logical point, I would ask him what the sanctuary service and the offering of th...
Introduction: If something needs to be done, I want to do it now. If you are wired like me, then "guilt-free" rest is of great value. That is why I love the Sabbath so much. I know I'm not supposed to be working on it, and therefore I can rest without feeling guilty. Du...
Introduction: What motivates you in life? Money, reputation, power, love, success, God or all of the above? Why did I list God among human motivators? Because God is in the motivation business. One major motivator is His promise of heaven for those who are faithful. Last...
Introduction: "Lead, follow or get out of the way" is a saying attributed to Thomas Paine, a "founding father" of the United States. If I gave you the choice of those three, how many would choose "follow?" I suspect not many. Most like to lead or go their own way. Our les...
Introduction: The order of the lessons is backwards, right? We enjoyed the lesson about the weekly day of rest, then we learned about that eternal vacation, Heaven. Last week we started to get back to work with "discipleship," and now (horrors) "stewardship!" Shouldn't...
Introduction: My uncle was a godly man. Born shortly after the turn of the century, he spent his entire life as a pastor and administrator in the Salvation Army Church. One day I asked him what change he saw in the Christian community over the years. He told me that tele...
Introduction: Do you know someone "on fire" for Jesus? Was that you at some point in your life? Next question: do you know someone who is on fire for Jesus their entire life? I've seen plenty of people who are "fired up" at first, but I do not recall anyone who maintains...
