Faith Foundations | A Study on the Basics of Christianity

Prayer is hard. Harder than it seems it should be.  We are busy, distracted, and unsure if our time spent in prayer is actually amounting to anything.  We want to have a vibrant, passionate prayer life…What is the answer for this?  It is a true, biblical understanding of prayer.

Pray is a 5-week that study that will:

• Help you overcome the lack of a desire to pray
• Show you how to make time for prayer even when you are busy
• Answer your questions about why God answers yes to some prayers and no to others
• Teach you how prayer can be a source of strength in times of sorrow, anxiety, and frustration. 

Special resources within study:

• Study Suggestions
• How to Study the Bible
• The Attributes of God 
• The Prayer of Salvation
• What’s Next: Continuing to Cultivate a Life of Prayer
• What is the Gospel?

Key themes: Prayer, Faith, Spiritual Disciplines, Perseverance

Details: 

• This study is perfect for individuals or groups. 
• Each week contains five days of study material, including daily study questions, prayer prompts, a weekly memory verse, and weekly reflection questions. 
• Measures 8X10

Is the Bible trustworthy? How can we trust the accuracy of these books? How do we know who wrote them? Who decided which books would be included? How can we understand books written by those who lived in a culture so different from our own?

If you have felt any of this, know you are not alone.  Most readers of God’s Word stumble into these thoughts from time to time or are even plagued by them regularly.

The Bible is a beautiful, mysterious, educational, and complex book. The timeline of the story stretches from before the world’s creation through its fall and future restoration.

Christians often expect to instantly understand God’s Word the moment they open the cover and can grow frustrated or defeated when they discover passages that are difficult to decipher.

Do you ever wonder how God is at work when all you see is evidence of a broken, unjust world? Have you ever struggled to see hope during hard times?  We all long to see restoration in our lives and in the world around us. Only through Christ can we truly be restored. 

Restored: A Study on the Book of Joel is a 3-week study through the prophetic book of Joel.  Though it is just 3 short chapters, each one is filled with truths that point to the restoration only Jesus can provide.

This study will:

* Unpack rich biblical truths, such as the Day of the Lord and the promise of the Spirit, that ultimately point to our joy found in Christ.

* Remind you how God is faithful to His promises just as He will remain faithful to you today.

* Help you better understand the message of the Minor Prophets and how it fits within the story of Scripture.

* Show you how God can redeem your shame and mourning and draw you closer to Himself.

* Walk you verse by verse so that you can learn to seek God, repent, and allow Him to restore you from the sin and shame in your life.

This study is great for individuals or groups.

Do you struggle to connect the dots between the Old and New Testament? Are you wanting to learn more about the different genres of Scripture and how each book of the Bible points to Jesus? Scripture tells one, big, cohesive story and this study will help you discover it.

Five-week study that will:

• Walk you through all the genres of Scripture to show how everything from the law and prophets to the gospels and epistles point to Jesus and HIs redemptive plan.
• Help you understand and identify the metanarrative of Scripture: Creation, Fall, Redemption, and Restoration
• Give you invaluable tools and knowledge so that you can interpret and apply Scripture to your everyday life
• Leave you with a greater understanding of who God is, how He works in the world, and His redemptive plans and purposes

Special resources within study:

• Study Suggestions
• How to Study the Bible
• The Attributes of God
• Metanarrative of Scripture
• Bible Facts
• Books of the Bible
• Timeline of Scripture
• The Story of Scripture
• What is the Gospel?

Key themes: The Story of Scripture, The Gospel, Scripture, the Character of God

Details:

• This study is perfect for individuals or groups.
• Each week contains five days of study material, including daily study questions, and weekly Scripture memory verses and reflection questions.
• Measures 8X10
• Includes 140 pages

Search the Word is a 6-week study and workbook that takes an in-depth look at how to study the Bible. It is full of instruction, examples, and hands on workbook pages to help you develop skills like understanding the context of a passage of Scripture, annotating the text, interpreting and applying the Bible to your life, and seeing Christ in all of Scripture.

The Bible is the Word of God that He has given us to know and love him as we grow in godliness, and Search the Word helps give you the tools and confidence to approach Scripture rightly.

Do you want to share your faith, but feel unsure how to do it? 

As Christians, we have an unshakable hope because of the gospel. But often, we can feel afraid or uncertain about how to share the good news with others.  This study is perfect for individuals or groups.  Each week contains five days of study material, including study questions, a weekly memory verse, and weekly reflection questions.  

Measures 8 x 10; 199 pages

Sharing our Faith is a 5-week study that equips believers to:

• Understand what the gospel is, and why we should share it.
• Discuss common objections to the gospel, including the problem of evil, and questions regarding sexuality or other religions.
• Share the gospel with friends in various life stages, including with those who are suffering, searching for significance, or see no need for God.

Special resources within study:

• Brainstorming relationships worksheet
• Manager: Cross, and Crown Gospel Presentation
• Guide: Reading the Bible with Someone
• Tips for Evangelism & Finding Bridges
• Tips for Sharing the Gospel with Family, Friends and Community