Exodus 23:30

For millennia, God’s people have been carrying out a weekly Bible study plan. Every year, they read through the Torah from Genesis to Deuteronomy. In synagogue each week, they read and study a Bible passage—the weekly parshah. This week’s parshah is called “Mishpatim,” which is Hebrew for “laws,” and covers Exodus 21:1–24:18.

Transformation rarely happens overnight. In Gradually Then Suddenly, Mark Batterson shows how small steps of obedience lead to big breakthroughs—the gradual work of God that becomes a sudden move of His power.

‘The struggle is real’, is something we sometimes say. It’s meant to be funny, but for some of us, it’s less funny, and more real. In the midst of your trouble, who will you choose to call out to? Your addiction…your insecurities…or your God?

Like Joshua and the Israelites, we who were slaves brought treasure out of our slavery. The question is: are we going to use that wealth for God’s glory and thrive in the wilderness? Or are we going to fashion an idol out of it and worship what once held us captive? This heavy-duty stand-alone plan is also part 2 of a 10 part series.