Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Covenant Bible Study: Living Participant Guide
    Covenant Bible Study: Living Participant Guide
    Covenant Bible Study: Living Participant Guide
    Ebook133 pages4 hours

    Covenant Bible Study: Living Participant Guide

    By Covenant Bible Study, Dr. Alejandro F. Botta, Dr William P. Brown and

    ()

    Read preview

    About this ebook


    This Covenant experience will guide participants in a comprehensive, in-depth study of the Bible over twenty-four weeks. Unlike the learning participants may have experienced in other groups, this in-depth study of the whole Bible emphasizes the biblical concept of covenant as a unifying pattern through all the books in the Old and New Testaments. It underscores the unique relationship that God chooses to have with us as God’s people. This relationship is grounded in the faithfulness of God’s love and on our ongoing commitment to stay in love with God while we share signs of that love with others. 
    Each episode connects to an aspect of this covenant relationship, which is summarized in the heading of each participant guide.
    COVENANT TRANSLATES INTO ACTIONS—into how we behave in our everyday lives.  That’s why the second module, Living the Covenant, focuses on how the community lives out their covenant in faithful love—how it’s applied to actual relationships in daily life. 
    The books included in these eight episodes examine the practical challenges of faithful covenant life. We explore leadership problems among tribal chieftains, kings and prophets, and spiritual and political crises. They look for practical wisdom and guidance in the teachings of Israel’s sages, the letters of Paul, and more.
    And by demonstrating how people of vastly different cultures came together in a common purpose, they show how faithful love is the root of the covenant life. 
    Each participant in the group needs the Participant Guides and a Bible.  The CEB Study Bible is preferred.
    The Living Participant Guide is 8 weeks long, and has a lay flat binding making it easy to take notes in the generous space provided on each page. 

    The Living Participant Guide contains the following episodes:
    Episode 9: Ruth, Esther, Song of Songs
    Ruth, Esther, and Song of Songs are a part of the “Festival Scroll” and linked to sacred celebrations in Israel’s life. In the story of Ruth, both Ruth and Boaz risk caring beyond conventional expectations, displaying faithful, expansive love with consequences for Israel’s royal future. Esther risks everything to identify with her people and rescue them from a genocidal plot. Song of Songs displays the power and passion of a “crazy love” that also helps us understand God’s love.
    Episode 10: Luke and Acts
    Luke and Acts offer a vision of who God is and what salvation means. For the writer of Luke, Jesus is a prophet who reveals God’s heart and intention to remake human beings and the broader world through a new community gathered in Jesus’ name: the church. Living out Jesus’ prophetic role in the power of the Holy Spirit, the church continues God’s call to changed hearts and lives. Through Jesus and the church, God’s Spirit calls people to belong, serve, and love by welcoming those considered outsiders by the world.
    Episode 11: 2 Samuel, 1 and 2 Kings
    In these books the prophets serve as truth-tellers to Israel’s kings. They stress that relationship rather than power is central to choosing what’s best for the people God loves. Kings are at their best when they are moved by compassion that trumps every preoccupation with power. Idolatry splits our attention and distorts our priorities, distracting us from the main thing: God alone is worthy of absolute loyalty and trust.
    Episode 12: 1 and 2 Thessalonians, 1 and 2 Timothy, Titus
    1 and 2 Thessalonians are written to a community Paul loves—a community suffering and anxious about Jesus’ return. 1 and 2 Timothy and Titus (pastoral letters) are written to Paul’s younger partners in ministry. While 1 Timothy is intimate, 2 Timothy reads like a last will and testament for Paul.
    Episode 13: Wisdom—Proverbs and Ecclesiastes
    Wisdom literature begins and ends with what is good for human beings in life. Starting with everyday insights gathered across time by courts scribes, these sayings are short and easy to r
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAbingdon Press
    Release dateAug 16, 2016
    ISBN9781501839283
    Covenant Bible Study: Living Participant Guide

    Read more from Covenant Bible Study

    Related to Covenant Bible Study

    Related ebooks

    Christianity For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      Red Alert

      May 20, 2019

      Why does the Church today appear to be so powerless? Why are so many churches emptying? Why have young people fled the church? Why do some Christians consider ‘gathering together as the church’ to be irrelevant? What is happening in our generation?

      5 min read

    • Article

      Letters To The Editor

      Aug 19, 2019

      Thank you for your wonderfully illustrated Biblical series of articles that you regularly publish. I find that I can’t concentrate like I used to, and love the short, precise, and factual articles. I have learnt so much from reading them. I was fasci

      7 min read

    • Article

      The Great Shaking

      Nov 27, 2020

      Way back in the last millennium when I was still a teenager there was a popular song made famous by Jerry Lee Lewis, “There’s been a whole lotta shakin goin’ on.”This is certainly true of today’s world. One major difference between the current global

      5 min read

    • Article

      Letters To The Editor

      Jul 30, 2021

      Dear readers, we love to hear your thoughts on the stories that we publish, what is going on around the world, and what the Lord has placed on your heart! Email your letter through to editor@joymag.co.za for a chance to be featured – please try to ke

      7 min read

    • Article

      Why Study Church History?

      Jun 15, 2020

      Why Study Church History?
      3 min read

    • Article

      Letters To The Editor

      Dec 30, 2019

      Letters To The Editor
      6 min read

    • Article

      Keeping Christians Informed

      Mar 10, 2023

      Last month, tens of thousands of Christians gathered at a university campus in the USA to worship the Lord, share their testimonies, and praise His holy Name. This unplanned explosion started as part of a scheduled chapel service on the morning of Fe

      6 min read

    • Article

      God Speaks To The Family!

      Oct 30, 2020

      The Family sphere of influence has been under severe demonic attack for several generations. The Family is the cornerstone of society. When the original structure of God’s creation of families is altered, society begins to change exponentially. Troub

      2 min read

    • Article

      Receiving The Good News Lessons From The Parable Of The Sower

      Jun 12, 2020

      The Bible is the best-selling book of all time. It is the best-selling book year after year, every year. It far outsells any other book, with a whopping 4 billion copies sold over the last 50 years. The mission with which I work, Hellenic Ministries,

      5 min read

    • Article

      Fatherhood Above The Sun

      Mar 8, 2024

      Fatherhood Above The Sun
      3 min read

    • Article

      Worldview?

      Dec 30, 2022

      Worldview?
      3 min read

    • Article

      Women Of Grace

      Oct 21, 2019

      Many who read the above scripture are usually quick to grab the promises of prisons shaking, stubborn doors opening, and chains falling away. However, upon deeper study of this scripture, it is evident that the “Suddenly” in verse 26 was a direct res

      3 min read

    • Article

      Letters To The EDITOR

      Jul 21, 2023

      D ear readers, we love to hear your thoughts on the stories that we publish, what is going on around the world, and what the Lord has placed on your heart! Email your letter through to editor@joymag.co.za for a chance to be featured – please try to k

      6 min read

    • Article

      Women Of GraceDebbie ReddyLADIES, BE POSITIONED TO ACTIVATE OTHERS!

      Jul 22, 2019

      We celebrate Women’s Day on the 9th of August. Many years ago, a group of women decided to rise up and change the narrative in South Africa. The struggle song, Wathint’Abafazi Wathint’imbokodo (You strike a woman, you strike a rock), represented the

      2 min read

    • Article

      The Godly Responsibilities of Husbands & Fathers

      Dec 30, 2019

      A major problem in our country today is the malfunction or non-function of men as husbands and fathers. Some men try hard but don’t get it right; some don’t try at all – they are bachelor boys whose wives are no more that servants to care for the hom

      4 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for Covenant Bible Study

    0 ratings

    0 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

      Book preview

      Covenant Bible Study - Covenant Bible Study

      CNabook_preview_excerpt.htmlZ͒6~ͮ'ر5);{&x\3u pre_O_w )ɮ=dJ 6yytz3z ~|{" Ӟ^ fb1aqYF</ɫG!ˋ׿Uo/uv,'߶MitoA1~iî<ީUO?b||4Y)`G>>\>;ڹaY ყ?`>x䘈'?;կ=[Wo.'esO'2?thz_љ`ZXL ك|{+zK|}}PGxQqX!vjm{:V.W)uVNMdw9~C}@%eꂭLcb\7:ZlS+\ k]-#a[u}M=yQcD- Aڸv&PįhjwIxǻ~JW=ϟ*Nzq/Kh%6w+{驪<. [{sz}y޾|w}~~zz;} U0Ulշjv+(8h8K<6`؅$.^._PîXlX\mB#Lʦ+LM-M53k̂t~D4wD";#"ZXćU`Lkg 1h6WO5v;GX0si9&8#P{NbZF۬艚7i^?P%=btmbp6} plp&Mfg"̒P fo`~ؖ~l;z:DC_O;xi*=D#K9T$\LkQη`<˙}Ny !e. pk( fOFG/󷔙~ߐޑMq#K(j,+Q{2@*lynpjͥDUETK^K9MG[cى G,[X߱^ aO L ltp]maN8v6aȄD1A9ev;ب=!юRVT>ܒZ ɨn0T~&q,f,>3#TjjI]d1$o.P8VnKa}8FEV y7H4ubdPY.jS!gJ5TFsZ +$=&FD d!0T#j"E)̕f99R VEE wb9B?~:KRɥ)l5R"PD4/1N$ q)r5.r8혪>1LՠK%͢td12n{;3`U2)6M(՜OpJI[h5 +x0'7eǽ@8H`@;y1Hңr)FqGc 0㫟aڸ@+̕(qmB8nכ\8pZ`[PQY@ ~ծ-kK18jmc+ܑ|oGbDDQZ#Hx=*mBq-@A2ڭ,fTP+S" lawԊYDtfgYFcD]R=[Mi{pZ2;RqK50 dr^iO%S0.iLۘt2y /dvϚm9VD<?~h["4X+x h2e`Ɠ/J2W;2e1Z|xj|z,vYf5 _iƆR&2 YV}л(a؀;Äp< C#e;ˏަ99fMt@^:MU 'Ғ|1RMR JSצA' _[q/L7f#ǃqE(ћ]^ zii&J5&50v} MNzVfBEG烅Ʒ+k^yFMaB}c ׮WeW*\:GbVjL$ʌ l0yxd`6tR= &5TD珏,Ur2.E (:3fѭK PUEzJAhFҶoh)eZirS#DD+zYm_k5g=Vgy+W)G`Q;eJNdTr%M[}s_TZuƣN 2_8H%d>%gm/?3-ۡ"%@4\!t.ӴGl+C}zCt6+|15MJ&{P&OC 'p0yuR }MO>CŚ2 7)9ceSSk)NPȕwl?U <(G"5N-8y}ai[T6e)Bq)^3r~BQ9cĤ#JL?@O"Y;(Џ}TO7ӶP:7vŞ !dG:Le9dJ/QVpUn6됄]:L{=lI kw8H7˚&#eBӤLir%\O-ڑ%Zdy]Eo@25<=ݎu?HnYhRxiڥWTc&/`t`CjdodR uЏeen<_ٿ&){E~U :2߀.Mp yr@Ѝ]{f_gg4 g \ a'i'r SѰSeFyazRli=~/V3!MeBY™IS؋5DdQC}6bj3|t50Ġq%
      Enjoying the preview?
      Page 1 of 1