{"id":183,"date":"2016-05-07T22:12:52","date_gmt":"2016-05-07T22:12:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/imofinc.org\/hp_wordpress\/?page_id=183"},"modified":"2017-08-31T15:16:18","modified_gmt":"2017-08-31T15:16:18","slug":"bible-study-guides","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/imofinc.org\/hp_wordpress\/?page_id=183","title":{"rendered":"Bible study guides"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Student bible study group in a Kenyan school<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Old Testament Study Course<\/strong> – This simple course of 17 lessons can be studied individually or in a group, to give a good foundation of understanding of the Old Testament. It includes some basic historical background and is mostly in the form of key points and characters in each book\/chapter with the corresponding bible passage references. It is designed so that it will also be helpful for quick access to find the major stories and characters in the Old Testament, and is especially useful for those who do not have access to a study bible or concordance. It includes some short tests to review and strengthen understanding.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0OT study course<\/a><\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Also in French OT course in French<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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Discipleship Course<\/strong> – This simple course of four lessons teaches a new believer of any age the important steps to follow after salvation and become a disciple of Jesus Christ. It can be used individually or as a group teaching.\u00a0 Discipleship course for new believers<\/a><\/em> Also in Spanish Discipleship course in Spanish<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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Exploring God’s Word Bible Study Guides<\/strong> – These easy-to-follow study guides break down certain books of the Bible into short passages in each chapter, giving key memory verses. We refrain from making commentaries, other than stating the key points of the passage and adding simple definitions or factual information to make clarification. They are especially designed for use in developing countries where study books are rare. Learn more about the series in the Exploring God’s Word Introduction<\/a> <\/em><\/p>\n

Gospel of Matthew<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 Gospel of Luke<\/a> \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Gospel of John<\/a> \u00a0 \u00a0 Overview of Book of Acts<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 Book of Acts<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Missionary Map Puzzle<\/a> (for use with study of Acts) \u00a0\u00a0Romans<\/a> \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a01 & 2 Corinthians<\/a> \u00a0 \u00a0 Hebrews<\/a> \u00a0 \u00a0 James<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Revelation<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Letters for Christian Living Bible study 1<\/a>\u00a0 (by Paul)\u00a0\u00a0Letters for Christian Living Bible study 2<\/a>\u00a0 (by Peter and John)<\/em><\/p>\n

We have also just added an Overview of the Book of Psalms <\/a><\/em>and an Overview of the Book of Proverbs<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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Discovering the Truth discussion bible studies –<\/strong> So many of us \u201cknow\u201d the biblical teaching on sexual immorality and yet don\u2019t seem to know how it applies to today\u2019s society, where living together before marriage, homosexuality, and other liberal views such as promoting transgender treatment have become commonplace. It is often difficult to know where to turn in the Bible to learn about such issues, so we have developed a new bible study guide to help called Discovering the Truth. Learn more in the Introduction<\/a>
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Sexual immorality<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Homosexuality and LGBTQ<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Divorce<\/a><\/p>\n

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Godly Beauty Bible Study<\/strong> (for women) – This looks at how different cultures view beauty and then studies various godly women in the Bible who can help us better understand what true beauty really is.\u00a0 Godly Beauty bible study<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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God’s Rules for Kids<\/strong> – This is a series of simple teachings about the Ten Commandments.\u00a0God’s rules for kids<\/a><\/em>\u00a0 Also in Spanish God’s rules for kids spanish<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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Sunday School Series for Children<\/strong> –<\/p>\n

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Series 1 – Old Testament<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

God’s Purpose for Man in the Old Testament<\/em> – 12 lessons teaching about the key stories and bible characters of the Old Testament that show God’s plan to prepare the way to send His Son, Jesus Christ. Each lesson employs different teaching methods, simple skits, object lessons, games or activities.\u00a0\u00a0Old Testament series<\/a>\u00a0<\/em> Also in Spanish\u00a0 Old Testament series Spanish<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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Series 2 – Jesus teachings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Jesus’ Teachings<\/em> – 10 lessons based on the Sermon on the Mount teachings, again each uses various teaching methods and activities involving the children.\u00a0\u00a0Jesus teachings<\/a>\u00a0<\/em> Also in Spanish\u00a0 Jesus teachings in Spanish<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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Series 3 – Heroes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Heroes of the Bible<\/em> – 10 lessons based on key Bible characters that make good role models for adolescents. For older children, it encourages discussion of how to apply the Bible to their daily lives, and also each lesson includes a puzzle or activity.\u00a0\u00a0Bible heroes<\/a><\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Also in Spanish\u00a0 Bible heroes Spanish<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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Series 4 – Life of Jesus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Life of Jesus<\/em> – 12 lessons teaching the life story of Jesus; key miracles; and important parables. The drama skits and activities involve the children and thus enable them to have a better understanding of Jesus, his power and the spiritual lessons he taught.\u00a0 Life of Jesus Series<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Old Testament Study Course – This simple course of 17 lessons can be studied individually or in a group, to give a good foundation of understanding of the Old Testament. It includes some basic historical background and is… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":140,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-183","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","no-comments"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P7CEri-2X","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/imofinc.org\/hp_wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/183","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/imofinc.org\/hp_wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/imofinc.org\/hp_wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imofinc.org\/hp_wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imofinc.org\/hp_wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=183"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/imofinc.org\/hp_wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/183\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1201,"href":"https:\/\/imofinc.org\/hp_wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/183\/revisions\/1201"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imofinc.org\/hp_wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/140"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/imofinc.org\/hp_wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=183"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}