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Three religious traditions look to Abraham as the "father of faith" in one sense or another: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In the New Testament, both James and Paul consider Abraham an important model to Christianity. Since Abraham is such an imp...

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We've all heard the stories: the Holy Family gathered in the manger, the three ■wise men bearing gifts, the shepherds watching their flocks, the star of ■Bethlehem. For many of us the Bible stories of Jesus' birth may be even more ■familiar than our own! But if you look closely, you'll see that there are some real ■differences among the birth narratives in the gospels. In this study, we'll examine ■what those differences are and consider the implications for Christians today.

Accounts of Jesus' Birth

By Steven M. Sheeley

The Christmas story is a very familiar one, and most people are in the habit of combining the beginnings of Matthew and Luke in order to make one seamless story. The result is a wonderful and comfortable picture of the Holy Family, magi, shepherds, a...

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Christian youth study on the virtue of waiting and seeking God's shalom during ■Advent and on how Advent waiting can help us refocus our lives and our dreams.

Advent
Why Do We Celebrate It?

By Anna Aven Howard

There's no such thing as "Advent" in the Bible, and there certainly isn't anything about lighting different colored candles. Yet the four weeks of waiting for Christ's coming are more than just made-up ways to get excited for Christmas. Because young...

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What does the Bible teach about angels and how do these views compare to ■ways in which angels are portrayed today? How can knowing what the Bible ■teaches help to strengthen our walk with God?

Angels
God's Messengers

By Susan R. Garrett

In this two-session study we'll explore the role of angels in spirituality. Angels are often mentioned in the Bible and they have played important roles in Christian spirituality through the centuries. They are even prominently featured in contempora...

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Are You Saved?

By Marianne Blickenstaff

Are you saved? Better yet, what do you believe to be true about salvation? In this one-session study adults will learn about the meaning of salvation by looking at Scripture and various Christian viewpoints on the topic. This study helps challenge Ch...

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Baptism 101

By Claudio Carvalhaes

In this study, participants will learn about the liturgical, theological, and historical traditions of the sacrament of baptism. What does baptism mean? How does it change us? What is the significance of the use of water in various traditions? Can yo...

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Bible 101

By John A. Cairns

The Bible is the source book of our Christian faith. It rightly occupies a central place in our study and devotional practice. Yet, it has always posed a challenge for those of us who try to read its words and grasp its message. It can be both famili...

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Sometimes Christian films or liturgies about the crucifixion harmonize the Gospel ■accounts. That is, they combine details from all four to create a single, composite ■narrative. The problem with harmonizing is it creates a depiction that does not ■exist in any single Gospel in the Bible. We'll explore those differences in this study.

Biblical Accounts of the Crucifixion

By Matthew L. Skinner

Jesus' crucifixion invites many kinds of questions. How did it happen? Who, exactly, was responsible? What did his death and resurrection accomplish? Did the cross expose and repair something about human existence? Did it alter our status before God?...

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Biblical Interpretation 101

By W. Eugene March

In selecting real estate the rule is "Location, location, location!" In interpreting the Bible the rule is "Context, context, context!" Interpretation is not merely a fancy or a luxury; it is a necessity. Interpretation may not always be a conscious ...

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The Books between the Testaments
What Christians Should Know about the Apocrypha

By Emily Cheney

Have you ever noticed that some Bibles have the words "with Apocrypha" written on their spines? In the Revised Standard Version of the Holy Bible, these words refer to nineteen books or parts of books placed after Malachi and before the Gospel of Mat...

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Books That Didn't Make the Bible and Why

By John Gooch

How did Christians decide which books got into the New Testament? And what about all the ones that didn't? Should we care about them? Session 1 explains the process of deciding which books were considered essential and which were not. It also lists a...

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Children in Worship

The worship of God is primary to our existence; all else grows from it. So when we plan our weekly worship of God, we would do well to remember Jesus' words in Mark's Gospel: "Whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me." In other words, w...

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Colossians

By Michelle Hwang, Buran F. Phillips

Paul's letter to the Colossians was prompted by the controversy over false teachings by a group within Colossae who believed that Christ was but one source of divine wisdom and that his death on the cross was not sufficient to reconcile humanity to G...

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Adult study for Christian groups exploring the historical and biblical roots of the ■practice of celebrating Communion (Eucharist or the Lord's Supper).

Communion 101

By Claudio Carvalhaes

"Communion," "Eucharist," or "Lord's Supper?" Once a month or weekly? Wine or juice? Who is invited? In many congregations one of the easiest ways to start a church fight is to say "let's change the way we do Communion." Many of us have beloved memor...

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David

By Martha Bettis-Gee, Gary W. Light

Just who was David, king of Israel? Was he good or bad? He is called both a person after God's own heart and a "man of blood."This one-session study examines three important aspects of this key biblical figure. We will look at David as folk hero, fam...

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