Featured this month is an extremely popular series called Faith Lessons. Filmed on location in The Middle East, this is a unique video series that brings God’s Word to life with astounding relevance. By weaving together the Bible’s fascinating historical, cultural, religious, and geographical contexts, teacher and historian Ray Vander Laan reveals keen insights into the Scriptures’ significance for modern believers. These illuminating “faith lessons” afford a new understanding of the Bible that will ground your convictions and transform your life. Here are brief descriptions of a few of the studies.
Walking With God in the Desert: Are you going through a difficult period of life? The loss of a loved one? Unemployment? A crisis of faith? During these desert times, it’s easy to think God has disappeared. In this seven-session study, discover that it’s only when we are totally dependent on Him that we find God is closer than ever.
Fire on the Mountain: When the Israelites left Egypt, they were finally free. Free from persecution, free from oppression, and free to worship their own God. But with that freedom comes a new challenge-learning how to live together the way God intends. Discover how God teaches the Israelites what it means to be part of a community that loves Him.
With All Your Heart: Do you remember where your blessings come from? In Exodus, God warned Israel to remember Him when they left the dry desert and reached the fertile fields of the Promised Land. In this 6-session study, discover how quickly the Israelites forgot God and began to rely on themselves.
The Mission of Jesus: In John 17:26 Jesus says: “I made known your name to them, and I will continue to make it known…” In this 5-session study you’ll deepen your understanding of this passionate revelation to a broken world God longs to redeem. Discover how Jesus triumphantly made God’s presence known on earth, and how He asks you to do the same -- bringing God’s shalom to the chaos of others.
Walk as Jesus Walked: This 5-session study takes you into Asia Minor (present-day Turkey), where disciples like Paul and Timothy traveled, spreading news about Jesus and bringing new disciples to follow Him.
These studies (there are 16 total) can be studied in any order, and we have multiple copies of each of them available. Complete descriptions of each study can be found by searching by the title “Faith Lessons” in our on-line catalog.
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Serving Christ with you,
Joni Robison
