The Gospel Project: Hearing God's Word - Bible Study Book

Hearing God’s Word Bible Study Book includes a small group experience for six sessions, applicable Scripture, and individual study created for personal discipleship.

We can know God's story in the world only because He has given us His Word—the Bible—in which we meet the Savior He sent, Jesus Christ. But if we do not read and interpret the Bible correctly, we will struggle to grow in our relationship with our Creator. We must read the Scriptures in context and according to the rules of genre lest we mistake what God has said. And then we must obey what God has said. To understand our part in God's story, we must be immersed in it—so hear God's Word! This 6-session study in The Gospel Project series will help group members know how to hear God’s voice through regular study and reading of the Bible.

Session titles:

1. Why We Read the Bible
   
2. While You Read the Bible
   
3. Where You Read the Bible
   
4. How You Read the Old Testament
   
5. How You Read the New Testament
   
6. What To Do After Reading the Bible

Features: 

• “Voices” of church fathers
  
• Individual study with emphasis in discipleship
  
• Group leader helps
  
• Application of key theological tenets
  
• Biblically rooted and gospel-centered content

Benefits: 

• Develop skills for interpreting Scripture
  
• Acquire a deeper understanding of biblical context and its importance
  
• Understand the significance of obedience
  
• Gain a more informed understanding of the distinctions between the Old and New Testament
  
• Use historical background provided to create greater context for spiritual growth

Author:
George Guthrie is the Benjamin W. Perry Professor of Bible at Union University in Jackson, Tennessee. He helped establish and is now a senior fellow at Union's Ryan Center for Biblical Studies, which is committed to promoting sound Bible reading, study, and interpretation at the grassroots level of the church. Guthrie has also participated in developing or revising several popular Bible translations, including the Holman Christian Standard Bible®, English Standard Version, and New Living Translation.