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Join us as we journey through the Book of James and study it in a new and exciting way you have never seen. Complete with motion graphics and pictures, you will partake in God's Word and grow spiritually through The Video Bible - Study Bible as we discuss James. Watch our artist team draw the art for the Video Bible live as the pastor team discusses James.

Spend a week studying the book of Philippians using the Courage For Life Study Bible. Ann White, general editor of the Courage For Life Study Bible, takes you through key passages in the book of Philippians using the inductive Bible study method found on each page of Bible text in the Courage For Life Study Bibles.

How should we respond to life’s trials? James’ letter delivers the answer: whatever comes, choose to live by faith. James digs into our struggles with temptations, unsound speech, conflicts, hardships and injustice. Trials are not meant to keep us weak and worried, but to make us strong. God-given faith includes power to transform our thoughts, priorities, decisions and relationships.

Do you ever feel that Mark skipped a crucial part of Jesus’s story? Without telling of Jesus’s miraculous birth, can we still see the reality that God became a person? The answer is yes. In this video Bible study, created in partnership between RightNow Media and Francis Chan, Francis asks us, “Have you really considered the immensity of that statement—of the event in which God became a man?”

We know God's grace is absolutely necessary for our lives—but once we've encountered Jesus and accepted His path to salvation, it's hard to know what grace should look like shining in and through us. In this 6-day study of Ephesians chapter 1, Stacey Thacker unpacks Paul’s letter and provides insight on how you can apply his teachings to your life today.

Paul Tripp's popular Bible Study series continues with The Gospel: One Letter At A Time. After summarizing each book of the Bible and diving deep into Proverbs, Paul turns his attention to 1st Peter.

If you began today, you could spend a lifetime looking for and discovering all of the treasures of the Bible. In this Bible Study Basics video devotional, you will ask these questions: Who is the author? To whom is he writing? Why? When? Where? How? Wherefore? In asking these questions you will learn how to discover the growing, living, life-changing ideas that God has for you!

What does Christmas mean to you? Spend 20 days recounting the Bible's Christmas story from Old Testament passages and the Gospels. Slow down, worship Jesus, and cherish Him by faith. Receive and rejoice in God's greatest gift. Jesus Christ is the Word made flesh to dwell among us. All who believe may be re-born to dwell with God now and forever.

Paul Tripp's popular Bible Study series continues with The Gospel: One Proverb At A Time. In this study, Paul opens the book of Proverbs, unpacking the themes in this book of wisdom and showing how each Proverbial theme points back to Jesus Christ.

Wisdom Walks is an experience so powerful it will transform your life — it is so relational it will impact generations to come. This plan will ignite your passion to walk like Jesus did in all of life’s moments and spark a deeper journey of influence. Wisdom Walks is the perfect blend of mentoring, accountability, and discipleship.

Christianity calls us to sacrifice instead of living for oneself. We can't do both. Paul wrote about this in his letter to a divided and self-centered people to remind them to follow Jesus and only Jesus. In this RightNow Media study, Jennie Allen walks into the messy lives of the Corinthians and takes us through Paul’s words to learn how we should distinguish ourselves from the culture even today.

"Rekindle the Flame" is an interactive Bible study on the Book of Acts. In 28 lessons you will experience the adventure of the early church—the miracles, the struggles and the persecution. You will join Peter, Barnabas, Priscilla, and Aquilla, Philip, Lydia and the apostle Paul as well as the nameless heroes of the first century church as they spread the gospel. Each lesson includes study questions and a prayer.

The world tells us that work is just a means to more comfort, more stuff, more me. The entertainment industry and even our misdirected language in the church have hijacked our view of work and belittled it to mundane and meaningless. This 5-day video Bible study is designed to help people see work differently. To help people see their work as an opportunity to worship the God who created them.

True faith produces fruit. A faith without action and without life change is ultimately a dead faith. The book of James speaks to the realities of a living faith in Jesus—the kind of roll-up-your-sleeves and get-your-hands-dirty discipleship that is borne out of an authentic relationship with the risen Lord. James writes to believers who know suffering, who've faced trials, and who ultimately desire a deep relationship with God.

Based on the wise men’s journey to worship Jesus as found in Matthew’s gospel, author Janet Surette invites you to slow down, notice, and celebrate the divine fingerprints in the details of the account. Through this study, rediscover God’s call to the wise men, their response, and how God is drawing you to Himself this Christmas season. This plan was inspired by the kids book “The Christmas Quest”.

Study the Old Testament with pastor and best-selling author, Dr. Paul David Tripp. He summarizes each book in a 5-minute video, in his new series, "The Gospel: One Chapter At A Time"

Beginning with the reign of Solomon and the construction of the temple, 2 Chronicles opens to a period of wealth and prosperity in Israel's history. This period was short-lived, however, as sin and idolatry plagued God's people. Even as the temple is destroyed and Israel exiled, the book ends with an exiled people returning home and a ruined temple being rebuilt. Through it all, God's plans and purposes remain unabated.

In Hope Has a Name, you’ll learn alongside the earliest disciples that sharing the hope of Christ is worth sacrificing our lives. Witness Stephen stand trial and remain unshaken as He testifies to the promised Messiah. Enter Matthew’s action-packed account as Jesus faithfully prepares to redeem His people. Like the first disciples, will you tell Jesus’s story of hope with the life He’s won for you?

This plan will help you prepare your heart to celebrate the mystery of Jesus, the Messiah and Savior of the world. As you approach Easter, see how Scripture anticipates His coming by dropping clues along history’s path. There were clues in the tabernacle, the desert, the mountain, and even the vineyard. Join us as we unlock the mystery.

Prophesying during the reign of King Josiah, Zephaniah’s ministry concerned the sinfulness of Judah and her neighbors. Zephaniah prophesied about a coming “day of the Lord,” when God will pour out His wrath on those who persist in their wickedness. Zephaniah reminds us that although the coming judgment of the Lord is severe, God stands ready to save those who trust in Him.

Does it seem like the world could collapse at any moment? Paul gave God’s answer in two letters to the Thessalonians. A sudden crisis and danger kept Paul separated from these new believers. Paul's letters encourage believers to persevere in the cause of Christ, expecting His return. Discover how our choices to faithfully obey God could impact our times and future generations.

Jude wastes no time. This brief, powerful letter exposes false teachers—many of whom were subtle and believable. They told half-truths about the gospel, which made the lies hard to pick out. Nevertheless, partially true is completely false; almost-gospel is not gospel. Jude calls the church to recognize the false teaching in their midst for what it was. Trusted teacher Dr. J. Vernon McGee helps us apply Jude’s warnings today.

The book of James nudges us to “put your money where your mouth is” when it comes to Christianity. If we truly believe God, then that faith will produce godly actions. James offers real-life examples of what faith looks like. Favorite teacher Dr. J. Vernon McGee walks us through the practical, wise instructions found in the wisdom book of the New Testament.

The Bible is one of the most influential books of all time, but it can seem overwhelming to know how to understand it and what to do with it. This 7-day Bible study will help break down what the Bible is, why it matters, and how you can understand it today. We’ll also discover how you can put God’s Word in action in His world.

Written near the end of Paul’s life, 2 Timothy is an earnest entreaty for Timothy to remain faithful to his calling. Paul encourages Timothy to be bold in teaching sound doctrine, to present himself as a worker approved by God, and to have endurance in following Christ. Like Paul, we too are called “fight the good fight…finish the race…and keep the faith” (2 Timothy 4:7) in our own lives.