Resources
Welcome to our Resources Page which contain various items that we hope will be helpful and of value to you.
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For FREE Bible study software The Word is an excellent resource
It is quite a detailed program but still very easy to use and customise with loads of FREE bibles, dictionaries, commentaries etc for you to download as well as paid versions also.
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Ten session Bitesize Theology course
This course was initially run from July 26, 2009 to November 29, 2009 at City Edge Church.
The aim of the course was and is to encourage people to delve into the Scriptures for themselves and discover more about God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit and key teachings regarding our salvation. The course ran every second Sunday where we first met for a bring-and-share lunch.
After the initial session (where the course was introduced), each person received 6 questions relating to the following 2 chapters from the book ‘Bitesize Theology’ by Peter Jefferey and we had 2 weeks to complete those questions.
The idea was that we were to read the 2 chapters and using our Bibles, answer the questions using the relevant Scriptures. The greatest benefit from the course was gained by interacting with the Bible and people were encouraged to write down or type out their thoughts and the Scriptures they were referencing as an aid in the learning process.
After the initial session, the format was one of sharing what we were learning in an environment where open, non-argumentative discussion was encouraged. If people prefered not to answer any questions during the group discussion that was fine, as they no doubt gained plenty of insight as others shared their thoughts.
The questions and summary notes from the course are listed below along with information regarding bible study resources. We will no doubt run this course again over the coming years as a refresher for those who are interested and for first time learners, but we also want to make this resource available for anyone else who is interested.
Download questions:
Session 1 – ABC and Big Words: PDF
Session 2 – God and Jesus: PDF Summary Notes: PDF
Session 3 – Holy Spirit and Trinity: PDF Summary Notes: PDF
Session 4 – Sin and Atonement: PDF Summary Notes: PDF
Session 5 – Grace and Regeneration: PDF Summary Notes: PDF
Session 6 – Repentance, Faith and Reconciliation PDF Summary Notes: PDF
Session 7 – Redemption and Justification: PDF Summary Notes: PDF
Session 8 – Adoption and Union with Christ: PDF Summary Notes: PDF
Session 9 – Sanctification and Election: PDF Summary Notes: PDF
Session 10 – Eternal Security and Second Coming: PDF Summary Notes: PDF
What will you need to help you do this study?
Firstly, a Bible in language you can understand. Good ones to use are the ESV (English Standard Version), NKJV (New King James), NASB (New American Standard Bible), RSV (Revised Standard Version), NIV (New International Version), HCSB (Holman Christian Standard Bible), and if you still love the old classic, the KJV (King James Version).
This is not to say that other Bibles like the New Living Translation, Good News Bible and The Message are not good, only that you will find it more difficult to do your study using these, for reasons Peter Jeffery mentions in chapter 2 of the book.
Bibles are available from local Christian bookstores for as little as $3.95.
Also, you will want a Concordance that is matched to the translation you are using. This will help you to find all those Bible verses where you can only remember a word or a phrase from a particular passage.
Some Bibles will have a concordance in the back. But if they don’t, they can be purchased separately from $7.95 for a simple one, up to around $50 for an Exhaustive Concordance containing references for every single word used in that translation. Some concordances also have word studies to help you understand the range of meanings that some words have in the Bible.
Other useful, but not necessary, resources are books known as Topical Bibles, such as Nave’s Topical Bible (around $14). Topical Bibles list verses based on topics rather than specific words.
For those who prefer to do their study on a computer, there is excellent Bible software available, including much free software. One of the most useful and easy to use is e-Sword. It can be downloaded for free from http://www.e-sword.net/downloads.html with various Bible translations (including ESV and KJV), dictionaries and commentaries also available for free from the website. Other Bible translations (such as NIV, NKJV, NASB and HCSB) are available at relatively small cost. If you need help setting up e-Sword please let us know and we help you download and get started with the program.
There are other Bible software programs available for free, such as Bible Explorer at http://www.bible-explorer.com/ and The Word http://www.theword.gr/index.php?home&l=english as well as online Bibles at http://www.onlinebible.org/. A Bible software review is available at http://www.fostertribe.org/biblesoftware.html.
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Title: Ephesians 1:1 Author: Ian Gould
Comments: Assorted thoughts on Ephesians
Text: Eph 1:1 Size: 31kb Download: PDF
Title: Ephesians 1:2 Author: Ian Gould
Comments: Assorted thoughts on Ephesians
Text: Eph 1:2 Size: 22kb Download: PDF
Title: Ephesians 1:3-6 Author: Ian Gould
Comments: Assorted thoughts on Ephesians
Text: Eph 1:3-6 Size: 67kb Download: PDF
Title: Ephesians 1:7-10 Author: Ian Gould
Comments: Assorted thoughts on Ephesians
Text: Eph 1:7-10 Size: 36kb Download: PDF
Title: Ephesians 1:11-12 Author: Ian Gould
Comments: Assorted thoughts on Ephesians
Text: Eph 1:11-12 Size: 30kb Download: PDF
Title: Ephesians 1:13-14 Author: Ian Gould
Comments: Assorted thoughts on Ephesians
Text: Eph 1:13-14 Size: 310b Download: PDF
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Ray Stedman Online Library
Ray Stedman was one of the twentieth century’s foremost pastors and biblical expositors. His message of authentic Christianity is shaping the lives of individuals and churches worldwide. Ray’s message now reaches across the globe, for the glory of God and the building up of the body of Christ.
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