Habakkuk – Living by Faith in Difficult Times – Bible Study Guide Download PDF “Living by Faith in Difficult Times” – 3 StudiesHow do we continue to trust in God when life is hard, and we see evil all around us, even while we try and do what we know is right? God’s prophet Habakkuk wrestled with many of the same questions we do today as he waited and looked forward to the salvation God had promised.Sample questions from Study 1.Download the study on the left.1. What sort of situation makes you want to cry out, “That’s not fair!”?2. If you were God, where in your local community or the world would you intervene to stop violence and injustice right now?3. What events have you witnessed or experienced that have caused you, however briefly, to wonder how God can possibly be in control?Read through the book of Habakkuk4. What seems…
Isaiah’s Servant Songs – Bible Study Guide Download PDF “Isaiah’s Servant Songs – 4 StudiesThis study guide will take you into the four sections of God’s Word through the prophet Isaiah that are known as the “Servant Songs.” These four songs speak of the Servant of the Lord, who will lead and rescue God’s people, suffering for their rebellion in the process. Ultimately these songs can only be true of Jesus.Download the complete study guide here.Sample Questions:Isaiah 42:1 – 7A Friend of Bruised Reeds1. Can you think of something for which you have waited a very long time? What was the outcome?Did you ever get it?How good were you at waiting?!2. Think of someone you know who is not a Christian but interested in the person of Jesus (it might be you!). What aspect of the person, work or character of Jesus is most appealing to them?3. What do you…
Daniel Bible Study Guide – Whose God is God? Download PDF “Whose God is God?” – 7 Studies in DanielThe message that permeates every verse of the book of Daniel is the sovereignty of the “God of heaven” over all rulers, kings, nations, circumstances and events! Nothing, no one, stands in the way of him executing His will and purpose. Therefore, his people can trust and have confidence in Him and respond in love and obedience. What a great message for God’s people today!This study guide was written by Stuart Hull & Clayton Fopp. Download the complete Bible Study Guide.Sermons from this series available here.Sample Questions from this study guide:Study 11. Can you recall a time when you were aware that you did not fit in with the people or environment around you?2. As a child, was there a food you refused to eat? Do you eat it now?3. Do you know…
Nahum – The Lord is Good Download PDF “The Lord is Good” – 3 Studies in the Prophecy of NahumThe reluctant prophet Jonah famously preached to the city of Ninevah, the great city of the Assyrian Empire. In God’s kindness, the people of the city repented and were spared God’s judgment. Many years later, with sin and wickedness having risen again, God’s prophet Nahum speaks of the city’s destruction, and indeed the end of the entire Assyrian empire. Ninevah fell in 612 BC, establishing Nahum’s ministry as taking place some time prior to that date.Nahum’s prophecy, though confronting and graphic, is good news for all who have ever despaired at those who do evil appearing to get away without facing justice.These dreadful words remind us of the terrible consequences of sin, and that God hates sin and longs for justice, even more than we do, for the Lord is good!Sample Questions:Study…
Genesis 23 – 32 – Beginnings Download PDF “Beginnings” – 8 Studies in Genesis 23 – 32This study guide also contains brief leaders’ notes for each study.Sample Questions:Genesis 25. Study 2, A Tale of Nations1. Have you ever received an inheritance?How did you feel when you received it??2. What food would you give almost anything to eat?3. If you have siblings, how would they describe you?Read Genesis 25:1 – 184. Where do God’s promises stand at the time of Abraham’s death?5. What do we see about Israel’s relationship to the other nations of the ancient Near East?Read Genesis 25:19 – 346. Are you aware of any other women in the Bible who are described as unable to have children? Does their experience create any expectations for you as you read of Rebekah’s children?7. How is God’s word to Rebekah in verse 23 fulfilled in the incident that follows?8. Which of…
Genesis 12 – 17 – Beginnings Download PDF “Beginnings” – 5 Studies in Genesis 12 – 17This second part of the “Beginnings” study guide picks up the events that drive the rest of the story of the Bible; God’s promises to Abram and his working towards their fulfillment.Sample questions from this study guide:Genesis 12: 1 – 20 Promises, Promises1. How did you feel when you moved out of home for the first time?2. Have you ever had a phone call from someone who didn’t identify themselves, but expected you to know who they were? How did you work out who was calling?3. When you hear people use the word “blessing” what do you understand them to mean?Read Genesis 12:1 – 204. Summarise the four promises that God makes to Abram.1.2.3.4.5. How do the promises made to Abram picture a return to the good world of Genesis 1 – 3?6. How…
Genesis 1 – 11 – Beginnings Download PDF “Beginnings” – 7 Studies in Genesis 1 – 11This is where the story of the Bible begins! In the opening chapters of Genesis we glimpse God’s intention for humanity, relationships, marriage, work, and much much more! And we learn of the devastating consequences of sin.This study guide includes 7 studies from Genesis 1 – 11.Sample questions from this study guide:Study 7. Genesis 11:1 – 91. Are you the sort of person who always finishes every project that you start, or do you tend to leave things half-finished?2. What do you think this tendency says about you and your personality?!3. Winston Churchill’s reflections on “the gift of a common tongue” at Harvard University in 1943, “If we are together nothing is impossible…” are applied to any and every human endeavour. Do you think there is any truth to that statement?Read Genesis 11:1 –…