Bible Question:
Forum Members, MERRY CHRISTMAS! Praise the Lord God Almighty for sending His Son Jesus Christ into the world to pay our sin debt! I just missed out on a bible study called "The Bethel Series". It is a 20 week bible study. There were only 8 participants plus the instructor. Ever heard of it? Ever participated in this study? What did you think of it? Let me know, I may attend the next time it is offered. Your brother in Christ Jesus, Cyclist I will bless the Lord at all times! His praise shall continually be in my mouth! |
Bible Answer: Blessings to you Cyclist: Before I go on to answer this question, please know I am not "advertsing" on this Forum, as I feel that would be most inappropriate for this setting. Please accept this post as an answer ONLY to your (Cyclist's) question. I have heard of and participate in the Bethel Series in my home church. This is the website for the Bethel Bible Series. www.bethelseries.org. Check it out. You will find a great deal of information there and can email them to receive additional information if you'd like. I am a certified teacher in the program. If you have an opportunity to get into a study, I would highly recommend it. I spent 2 years in teacher training and presently am teaching the 5th group of people in our church to start the series. It was the best thing I ever did. I was hungry for God's Truth and got into the study. While it satisfied the desire to learn as much as I could about God, my desire increased 10 fold to learn more. Bethel is basically a survey course that takes the student from Genesis to Revelation in 2 years (21 lessons per year). The author's purpose in writing the material was and is to combat Biblical illiteracy in the Church. It is not a verse by verse study, but examines the larger themes of God's Word that begin in Genesis. So the student looks at the first 3 chapters of Genesis in depth, which lay a great foundation; then the study moves on in greater chunks. It really is some of the best material I've seen in a long time. I use a puzzle to best explain it. Often we study God's Word in pieces, not necessarily getting a good overall picture or sense of where the pieces fit. But with Bethel, you get a big picture, so when you study the smaller piece you can see where it fits in the bigger scheme of things. So go for it next time it comes around! You won't be sorry. In Christ, Beensetfree |