Our adult study materials are written for the layman to lead adult sessions. There is background material for each session and then questions for discussion at the end of each session.

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6213 David’s Faithfulness $7.95
by N. Raymond Day

This resource for adult Christian education is designed to encourage the exploration of matters of faith and life in an environment that respects the journey of each person. It can be used for many purposes including individual reading and study, group discussion of questions at the end of each chapter, and experimental discussion of the meaning of calling. This study guide is divided into two parts. The first part presents the author’s reflections about the nature of calling. The second part outlines ten sessions for group exploration of perspectives on calling.

6220 A Time Between Hosanna & Alleluia $7.50
by Kathy Kirkpatrick

This Lenten study examines the fourteen stations which are part of the historic Jerusalem Via Dolorosa. The purpose of these stations was to serve as a visual aid to prayer and a stimulus to devotion. While you look at these stations be challenged by what you find. Look to the scriptures rather than paintings or carvings. Walk in Jesus’ footsteps, try to experience his journey. Use all of your senses. What would be the sounds, sights, smells, touches and tastes of this awe-filled route of sorrow?

6226 Living with Jesus & the Book of Job During Lent $10.95
by Elaine M. Ward

This six-session book is based on Job’s and our questions concerning the meaning of existence such as: Is this all there is? What are friends for? Why is there emptiness and misery? Where shall wisdom be found? What is resurrection? Where is my redeemer? Why is there evil and injustice? This study can be used for an individual or for a study group during Lent, or for an adult retreat with six sessions. Elaine Ward has woven parables into the prose.

6227 On the Way With Jesus $8.95
by Elaine M. Ward

The writer of the Gospel of Mark challenged and captured by Jesus’ words, with creative sensitivity wove them into a gospel, a story of “good news” to encourage the faithfulness of his community. Mark wrote of events, happenings, little stories. Arguments and instructions are written in the form of an event, in the context of a happening, for this gospel is an oral narration. The oral mind totalizes rather than analyzes. It hangs these stories as icons of the mind, tattooes of the spirit. This book is Elaine Ward’s attempt to “live and move and have my being” in relationship with Jesus, to reflect on Mark’s story in relation to our own. Ms. Ward leads us on her journey through the Gospel of Mark seeing Jesus as: Good Shepherd, Teacher, Healer, Parabler, Preacher, and Savior.

6229 JOURNALING $7.50
by Elaine M. Ward

This new resource is designed to initiate an interest or support one in keeping a journal, and attending, or leading a journal workshop. We seek answers through journaling, for no one can tell another the meaning, destiny, or direction of their life.

Through journaling we can become aware of a pattern of meaning, a "thread" that runs through our life. It forces us to be precise and particular. It is a process by which we can become aware of the "seeds" of potentiality, a record of our own personal way of coming into the presence of God. There is meaning in the events of our lives, as we become aware of our relationship with God through these events, and writing and reflecting upon them.

6243 Faith/Promise $6.00
by Grace E. Huck

Faith-Promise is a covenant. A covenant requires two participants, in this case, you and God. On the one hand, God gives you promises that are true. God will keep them. But in order for you to receive what God has promised, you must be faithful too. You must reach out and accept what God has offered. On the other hand, you also make promises to God, expecting that God will accept them and bless you as you are faithful to your vows. This study has six sessions. Each one includes a scripture verse and suggested additional readings, a short commentary on the scripture, a personal life illustration, a guide to prayer, and questions for further study and discussion.

6244 Christian Stewardship $10.95
by Everett E. Richey

This new resource offers Christians an opportunity to discover a solid and secure foundation and strategy to establish ethical and behavioral patterns in one’s stewardship, not only of money but personal resources and abilities also. Beginning with God’s mandate given to mankind as in the “garden” experience, this series of eight lessons takes one through selected biblical emphases on stewardship as follows: The Original Mandate, The Offering of Gifts, Jesus’ Ethic on Love, The Ten Virgins, The Joy of Giving, Love and the Tithe, Creativity in the Lord’s Work, and Blessed Above Measure. Each of these offers opportunity for spiritual and personal growth. The underlying theme is that personal appropriation is a requirement for each individual, and liberty and freedom to do so is a necessity.

6314 The Beatitudes $7.95
by George E. Drew

The Beatitudes are Jesus’ answers to the Ten Commandments. They are not laws, but attitudes. This study program for high school through adult ages consists of ten sessions, the first one focusing on Jesus and what these attitudes meant to him. The second session helps with understanding what the words mean. The following eight sessions deal with each of the eight Beatitudes individually.

6325 The Original Ideas Of Jesus $7.95
by George E. Drew

Ideal for a Lenten study, this book introduces a daring addition to the greatness of Jesus. Not only does he occupy the central position in humanity; in addition, Jesus is also the greatest intelligence the world has ever known. He introduced into human thought at least six great, original world-changing ideas. When those ideas are seen together, he rises above all comparison. The six chapters are: Forgiveness is the Key, The Duty of Aggressive Help, The Seeking God, The Importance of the Individual, Christianity is fellowship, and a Joyous Immortality. This study guide is ideal for study groups, senior high or adult church school classes.

6328 Portraits Of Jesus Through Ages $7.95
by George E. Drew

Jesus is obviously the predominant figure at every stage of development in the Western world. Yet Christians in each age recreate him in their own image. Their portraits in art and words tell as much about the age as about what Jesus meant to them. No change has been more radical in picturing him than in our lifetime. This study shows the changing portraits of Jesus from the time before the Gospels, through the Dark Ages, Renaissance, Reformation, and to modern times. It is fascinating how differently he has been seen through the ages, yet he is always the center of each age. This book has ten sessions, each studies a different description of Jesus, first through each Gospel and then through the ages.

6336 The Prophets Speak To Our Time $ 7.95
by George E. Drew

The Hebrew nation produced a chain of remarkable religious geniuses which we call the Hebrew prophets. This nine-session study program includes a review of the setting of the prophet’s world. Also, eight prophets speak in the first person to tell their discoveries, made within their historical settings.

6347 The Parables In Depth $ 7.95
by George E. Drew

Parables make up the bulk of Jesus’ teachings. He used parables because they captured attention and made his teachings easy to remember. But beyond that, Jesus found storytelling to be an art form that expressed feelings and beliefs that were too deep to be communicated directly by human language. This 10-session study covers nine parables: The Sower, Workers in the Vineyard, The Rich Man and Lazarus, The Good Samaritan, The Wicked Husbandmen, The Talents, The Wedding Feast, The Prodigal Son, and The Last Judgment. This study program can be used for ages high school through adult.

6348 More Parables In Depth $ 7.95
by George E. Drew

Some of the parables covered in this ten-session study are: The Pharisee and the Publican, The Unjust Judge and the Reluctant Friend, The Evil Spirit Comes Back Home, The Rich Fool and His Barns, The Shrewd Manager, Whitewashed Tombs, and The House Built on the Rock. The goal of this study program is to search for three layers of meaning in each to: 1) understand the first layer of the story itself, as it must have been heard in its original time and place, 2) open up the second layer by asking why Jesus told the story and how it helps us today, and 3) discover and verbalize the soul-to-soul communication that comes through.

6351 Mysteries Of The Psalms $ 7.95
by George E. Drew

The book of Psalms is the greatest, most loved and most quoted treasury of poetry in all of literature. The Psalms have not only been a source of spiritual strength to both Jews and Christians, but they have served to inspire some of the greatest music ever written. The author examines the ancient book from a theologian’s viewpoint using the technique of asking a reporter’s five favorite questions: What are the Psalms? Why were they written? Who wrote them? When were they written? Where did they come from?

6358 St. Paul: He Created Christianity From Jesus’ Religion $ 7.95
by George E. Drew

This adult study program is divided into ten thorough and thought-provoking sessions in which Paul’s teachings are compared to those of Jesus’. Each of the sessions is concluded with questions which are designed to encourage further thought and group discussion.

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6369 Ten Commandments/Today’s World $ 7.95
by George E. Drew

The Ten Commandments stand as the foundation of all law in the Western world to our present era. In our time, two thousand years later, new circumstances require further rethinking. This study guide discusses each of the Ten Commandments in three different ways in each of the ten sessions. First-try penetrating into Moses’ mind to discover his understanding of each commandment for his time and place. Second-examine how Jesus takes each of these laws and applies his own moral and human insight to update them for his own circumstances. Third-open up discussion on the application both Moses and Jesus might make of these basic principles to the problems of today.

6371 Making The Bible Our Own $7.95
by George E. Drew

This adult study book gives insight about how the Bible was written. It first points out how much our Western civilization owes to this remarkable book. The ten-session study book then goes on to unravel the scientific understandings from the spiritual wisdom found in the pages of the Bible. In the core of the book, Dr. Drew wrestles with the literalist’s interpretation of the Bible, as he examines such questions as: What do we do with the primitive ideas expressed? Did God only reveal Himself in days gone by? Which Bible translation is divinely inspired? Does literalism eliminate our thinking and make us robots?

6383 What Kind Of God Is God? $7.95
by George E. Drew

As humans, we sense that there is a level of intelligence far beyond our own. We know there is a creation reaching infinite space and time which we never fully comprehend. Yet the human mind is created in such a way that it cannot help trying. Our minds cry out for answers but we are often impelled to ask the wrong question: “Does God exist?” But God’s existence cannot be questioned. Our minds can only try to understand God’s nature or character. In reaching out to understand, the right question to ponder is “What kind of God is God?”

6415 Christians As Peacemakers $7.95
by Henry R. Rust

The number one priority for us as Christians, as a nation, yes, as a world, is the questions of peace. This timely book deals with what have become provocative issues in the church, but issues that nonetheless need to be faced. Jesus in his time had the same problem with many of his listeners-they heard his words, but wouid not change their ways. What about us in out time? This study book contains nine chapters about nuclear war that remind us that there is a moral dimension to our faith.

6420 A Bible Read Through $1.00
by Henry R. Rust

Here is a plan for reading the Bible in historical order to get the gist and sequence of the biblical story. It is a study outline; it is a way of experiencing the scriptures.

6425 James $8.25
by Henry R. Rust

This is a nine-session study program which highlights the true spirit of Christian living: inner faith/outer action. It deals with attitudes and behavior that the new life in Christ calls for. The familiar scripture from James 1:22 is the text of this course. “But be doers of the word, and not hearers only...”

6435 John $7.95
by Henry R. Rust

In this study of nine sessions, you can address the great religious words and meanings which come from the two Johns who express a faith with which we can identify. You can discover meanings which come to us out of the first century church which truly “speak” to us in the twentieth century.


6455 Ancient Answers $8.45
by Henry R. Rust

Leader’s Guide. We moderns seek the meaning of life amidst a vast array of problems, crises, and concerns. Some recognize that this is a spiritual crisis. This series of adult discussions aims at defining some of the basic questions we human beings face. It will seek answers to the `’ageless questions’’ we all have by looking at some of the `’ancient answers’’ the Bible offers, primarily from the book of Genesis. Mostly our questions about life are religious. Genesis gives theological answers! Babylonians and Egyptians had science. Advances were made in mathematics, astronomy, geology and medicine. The Greeks gave us philosophy. The Israelites gave us the Bible, including Genesis, which helps us ponder the purpose of human life. The biblical writings give theological answers to religious questions. Science answers the question `’what?’’ Theology answers the question `’why?’’ When we confuse the two we get into difficulty. (Also available: Item: 6456 Ancient Answers-participant’s books $1.95 each; Item: 6457 Ancient Answers—packet of 12 participant’s books for $19.95.)

6460 The Good News of Advent $ 6.50
by Henry Rust

Advent opens the Christian year. We Christians observe the season as anticipation and preparation for the most joyous holy day, Christmas. But the Advent season is a time for remembering the long Judeo-Christian heritage which is ours. For generations people looked forward to the time God would send a revelation, “one who is yet to come,” a Messiah, the Son of God! This adult Advent study emphasizes the message of the Prophet Isaiah, Second Isaiah, and a brief glance at the other Isaiahs. The intent of this study is to penetrate our hardened hearts and discover the divine purpose for our lives, just as the prophets sought to do. The crux of these four sessions is an understanding of who is this servant? Jesus is the Suffering Servant: our living Lord. Jesus is the Good News described by Second Isaiah.

6462 Followers of the Way $6.95
by Henry R. Rust

This adult course of six sessions is designed to go beyond the usual introductory study of Jesus’ life. It seeks to present the basic story of his life and teachings. But it takes into account the current emphasis of at least some scholars who are intent on getting back to an understanding of Jesus the person. Over the centuries scholars have sought to research the historical Jesus and discover what he did or did not really say. These sessions try to combine the traditional understandings of Jesus’ life, historically, with the findings of the now popular Jesus Seminar scholarship.`’Believeing’’ means “to give one’s heart to” and that is exactly what the first Christians did in becoming FOLLOWERS OF THE WAY OF JESUS. May it be the same for us!

6465 Yes! It’s in the Bible! $ 8.45
by Henry R. Rust

Leader’s Guide.This series of sessions is about little known and little read books of the Bible, mostly in the Old Testament. The plan for these study sessions seeks to identify the writing, its author, historical context, spiritual message, and what the ancient message means for us today. These little known passages point us to `’that which is above’’ and lead us to new insights and spiritual awakenings. The sessions cover passages from Lamentations, Zechariah, Jonah, Proverbs-Psalms, Nehemiah, Daniel, Song of Songs, Ecclesiastes I & II, Joel, Titus, and I John. 12 sessions. (Also available: Item: 6466 Yes! It’s in the Bible!-participant’s books at $1.95each; Item: 6467 Yes! It’s in the Bible! - packet of 12 participant’s books for $19.95)

6504 Peter, A Journey In Faith $ 7.95
by R. Scott Sullender

Participant’s Book. This ten-session adult study book explores the life of St. Peter in the New Testament from his call to discipleship to his tragic martyrdom. This study book features clearly written narrative, thoughtful discussion questions. (Also available: Item 6505: Peter, Leader’s Guide, for $2.00 each.)

6509 The Shape of The Christian Life $9.95
by R. Scott Sullender

This adult study focuses on the "Fruits of the Spirit": found in Galatians 5:22-23. The list serves as the outline for this exploration. Each lesson focuses on one trait, from both reliigous and psychological studies, with special attention on how we increase this fruit within ourselves and our children. when we manifest these traits, these fruits, we offer the best witness possible to our faith and by so doing plant the seeds for the next generation of disciples.




6520 Passing Through - 23rd Psalm $9.95
by R. Scott Sullender

“Passing Through” is a collection of 30 meditations on Psalm 23, designed to integrate sound mental health with the rich spiritual insights of this beloved Psalm. It is slanted toward people who are “passing through” difficult times in their lives, which at one time or another includes all of us. Its flexible format makes it suitable for adult classes, retreats, spiritual growth groups and personal devotion.

6607 When Christians Disagree $9.95
by Harvey and Lois Seifert

This eight-session adult study offers Christians an opportunity to share and hear different points of view on several important issues of today. The chapter titles are: How to Make Decisions on Complicated Issues,Contrasting Roads to World Peace, Contrasting Paths to Economic Justice,Disagreements about Abortion, Different Roadsto Political Freedom, Conflicts about Homosexuality, Ways to Preserve the Earth, and What Can I Do? There are also reproducible worksheets.

6610 Improving Your Devotional Life $5.95
by Harvey Seifert

Vital personal devotions are one of the greatest sources of peace, insight and power available to anyone. Fully realizing the possibilities of personal devotion requires using the insights of both historic religion and modern science. The six sessions in this book may be used as the basis of an adult study series or as an individual study. Topics include: Neglected Possibilities in Devotional Living, Help For Your Prayer Life, Making Devotional Reading More Meaningful, Learning To Meditate, Continuous “Practice of the Presence of God”, and Prayer Through Action.

6611 Your Time In The Hospital: A Time for Healing $2.50
by Susan Gregg-Schroeder

This is a resource of prayers and meditations for adults in the hospital. Each prayer and meditation is representative of some aspect of the hospital experience wth the assurance that God is present with the patient in each moment. It is hoped that the writings will encourage the person to reflect on his/her feelings. Hopefully the hospital stay will be a time of healing both of the body and the spirit.

6612, Your Time In The Hospital, Packet of 10 booklets $10.00

6621 Mark: What Is He Saying? $7.95
by Robert G. Davidson

Why did Mark write his gospel? What message was he trying to convey about Jesus? What questions was he attempting to answer in 70 A.D.? In what state was Christianity at that time? Through this study we enter Jesus’ story as it is shared with us in this gospel. We’ll try to place ourselves back in time, thinking about the questions which people were raising about the man Jesus who had died about 35 years before. Putting ourselves in Mark’s place we will try and answer or at least gain new insight and understanding into the questions being asked. We will examine which parts of Jesus’ story Mark chose to record. Why did he pick the parts he did? How does the opening of his gospel differ from the other gospels? Why is there no birth story? As we explore this gospel, we will seek to discover why and how Mark selected the bits and pieces he used. What was the major message he was trying to record?

6710 What Good Is Christianity...? $9.95
by John W. Clarke

Ideal for adult study programs, confirmation classes or new member groups, this study book delves into the key questions many people ask as they consider Christianity: What does Jesus of Nazareth mean for us in the 1990’s? With our world changing so quickly, will Jesus have any relevance to the problems people face in the here and now? Can people who live in a world that is 10,000 times more complicated than the world of Jesus still depend on the lessons he shared with us so long ago?

6712 A Quest for Silence $ 6.95
by John W. Clarke

This study guide will help you and/or your church family gain a better sense of God’s presence in your life. Most Christian people have sought that presence when alone, when trying to pray, when looking at the world and wondering why so much seems out of balance. Discovering this time when you are one with God is a process that often needs nurturing. This study guide is divided into ten sections with appropriate questions at the end of each section to encourage discussion and reflection.

6750 Covenant Story of the Bible $14.95
by Alexander Campbell

Like a golden cord the covenant relationship between God and people runs through the Bible from beginning to end. The covenant is made, broken, and remade again and again. The death of Jesus on a cross was the final act by which God renewed the relationship of love and trust. The covenant story is here divided into acts and scenes in order to emphasize that the Bible is a great drama played on the living stage of history. Following this absorbing drama, the reader ceases to think of the Bible as a confusing collection of stories, poems, songs, sermons, and prayers and becomes vividly aware of its grand design.

6815 Creative Aging 5.00
by William Meyer

Every church could use the five session outlines in this resource to help adults affirm that life can be an exciting adventure through the decades. The five session themes are: Aging Has Its Ups and Downs, The Mid-Life Crisis-Fact or Fiction?, Will It Be A Happy Retirement (or is it now)?, Facing Death Unafraid, and Creative Aging Means Transcendence. In these sessions, the author of Nice Things About Growing Older offers insight on how aging can be a spiritual adventure.

6825 Golden Opportunities $10.95
edited by Kristen Kemper

Older adults have been called both the opportunity and the challenge of this decade. The opportunity lies in utilizing the gifts of this growing population of responsible, talented persons, not only for their own well-being, but for the good of the church. The challenge lies in reaching this group and meeting its varying needs with meaningful educational programs, assistive services and opportunities for interaction with all generations. Golden Opportunities is a collection of 30 articles that will assist you in evaluating and meeting the needs of older adults in your church and community.