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My belief is that there are many resources
that are available on Bible application and living with faith
principles, so that my purpose for teaching an Adult Bible Class is an
in-depth study of God's word. In my class, we select a book of the
Bible and do a verse by verse study of its history, its context and its
meaning. We do apply the meaning to today, but our focus is to make
sure that we read, study and discuss God's word as revealed in the Holy
Scripture. We use very limited study guides in class but spend our time
reading God's Word.
The class itself
Our class is a 60's and above class but we do not
age-limit the Class. It is primarily a couples class, but we do
have single men and women who attend and are as much a part of the
class as any other members. Our members come from many faith
traditions, among them are Baptist, Methodist, Lutheran, Presbyterian,
and Catholic. We may even have a few Church of God members, who are all
now strong contributing members of this church of faith in Dawson
County Georgia. Our members come from all walks of life and blend to
make a great class of brothers and sisters in Christ.
These Lessons are taught to a normal class of 35 to
50 adults each Sunday and you will hear questions, comments, and some
normal banter that takes place in the class. It is a free and open
class for discussion and questions. Open your Bible and
join in !
Resources used
The Bible I most commonly use is the NIV Study
Bible, but also consult the Life Application Study Bible
in the NIV
translation. I prefer these translations because we do not have to
spend as much time deciphering the older less accurate translations.
My other commonly used resources are:
John MacArthur NT Commentaries
William Barclay Daily Study Bible
Life Application Commentaries
Many other resources such as Greek Interlinear,
Ryrie Systematic Theology, Haley's Bible Handbook, etc..
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