AM Bible Studies
- WHERE FIGHTS COME FROM - July 10, 2024
Theme: The true source of the conflicts among us is not the people outside of us but the passions inside of us.
- HOW 'TRUE WISDOM' BEHAVES - July 3, 2024
Theme: Wisdom from God is shown, not through the impressive words it displays. but through the peaceable behavior it exhibits.
- SINGLE-PURPOSE FOUNTAINS - June 26, 2024
Theme: Because He cannot use contaminated fountains, we must ask God to purify our mouths.
- THE UNTAMABLE TONGUE - June 19, 2024
Theme: We need to trust the Spirit of our Lord to help tame for us the terrible tongue that we ourselves cannot tame.
- DON'T RUSH TO BE A TEACHER! - June 12, 2024
Theme: Because of the stricter judgment for the use of our tongues, we must not rush hastily to become ' many teachers'.
- FAITH THAT WORKS (p. 2) - June 5, 2024
Theme: Various passages in Scripture show us that saving faith demonstrates itself in works.
- FAITH THAT WORKS - May 29, 2024
Theme: Faith only saves if it's the kind of faith that demonstrates itself in works.
- MERCY ME! - May 22, 2024
Theme: As those who hope to be judged on the basis of God's mercy, we should never judge one another with the unmerciful attitude of outward favoritism.
- JUDGES WITH EVIL THOUGHTS - May 15, 2024
Theme: We must not practice our faith in our glorious Lord with worldly favoritism toward others.
- AUTHENTIC RELIGION - May 8, 2024
Theme: We must not merely 'think' ourselves to be 'religious'—but actually be so in the sight of God.
- DOERS, AND NOT HEARERS ONLY - May 1, 2024
Theme: True blessing from God's word comes not merely by hearing it, but by faithfully doing what it says.
- BEING RECEPTIVE TO THE WORD - April 24, 2024
Theme: For God's word to have its desired effect in us, we must prepare ourselves to receive it.
- UNDERSTANDING THE SOURCE - April 17, 2024
Theme: We cannot rightly endure temptation until we acknowledge where it comes from … and where it doesn't.
- 'WHEN HE HAS BEEN APPROVED' - April 10, 2024
Theme: The eternal reward for faithful endurance in a time of testing is immeasurably worth any temporary suffering.
- SHARED GLORYING - April 3, 2024
Theme: In times of trial, all believers can rejoice if they glory in their unfading riches in Christ.
- WISDOM FOR OUR TRIALS - March 27, 2024
Theme: God gives wisdom for trials to those who ask—but only to those who ask in sincere faith in the God who gives it.
- THE PERFECTING PURPOSE OF TRIALS - March 20, 2024
Theme: We'll experience joy in our trials if we remember God's perfecting purpose in them.
- UNFAITHFUL COVENANTS - March 13, 2024
Theme: We must be careful not to enter into the kind of relations with the ungodly that will draw us away from a pure devotion to God.
- SHUTTING THE GATES - March 6, 2024
Theme: We must be on guard against a sinful tendency to profane the holy things of God.
- COMPROMISES & CONSEQUENCES - February 21, 2024
Theme: When we forge a compromise with ungodliness, we end up bringing about harmful consequences to the work of God.
- THE LINES OF SEPARATION - February 14, 2024
Theme: Growth in sanctification unto God requires a separation from those who practice ungodliness.
- THE RESTORATION OF JOY - February 7, 2024
Theme: Joyful worship among God's people flows from their holy distinction from this world.
- GOD'S CITY DWELLERS - January 31, 2024
Theme: God works through His people; and His people are blessed when they're in the place where He's working.
- A COVENANT OF ACTIVE OBEDIENCE - January 24, 2024
Theme: Spiritual repentance before God shows itself in active reforms of obedience.
- A MODEL PRAYER OF REPENTANCE - January 10, 2024
Theme: This passage gives us an example of a prayer of repentance that ought to be prayed in a time of revival.
- REVIVAL WITHIN THE WALL! - January 3, 2024
Theme: Nehemiah 8 gives us a picture of some of the main characteristics of a spiritual revival among God's people.
- THE TACTICS OF FEAR - December 13, 2023
Theme: The enemy of our soul seeks to dishearten us from God's work through the tactics of fear—and we must resist him.
- THE DISREPUTE OF DISUNITY - November 29, 2023
Theme: We must reverence God in how we treat one another; so that the work of Christ is not hindered by disunity among us.
- 'SO WE BUILT THE WALL ...' - November 22, 2023
Theme: In the face of the threats against God's work, God's people should remember the Lord ... and keep right on working.
- REPAIRING THE WALL - November 15, 2023
Theme: Various believers—from various backgrounds and talents—can work together to repair their 'wall of distinction' as God's people.
- GOD'S WORK DONE 'PRUDENTLY' - November 8, 2023
Theme: Nehemiah is an example of how to do God's work 'prudently'—that is, with thoughtful prayer, careful planning, informed persuasion, and determined protection.
- 'THE GOOD HAND OF GOD' - November 1, 2023
Theme: God's servants find success only by entrusting themselves through prayer to God's good hand.
- A BROKEN HEART FOR A BROKEN PEOPLE - October 25, 2023
Theme: God used the bad news about the broken walls of Jerusalem to raise up a mighty rebuilder for His people.
- 'TO THE GENTILES' - October 18, 2023
Theme: The Book of Acts illustrates to us how blindness to the gospel in part has happened to Israel so that the gospel may be offered to the Gentiles.
- THE ROAD TO ROME - October 11, 2023
Theme: The path to God's appointed call for our lives is often supplied with encouragement from Him along the way.
- MIRACLES ON MALTA - October 4, 2023
Theme: God knows how to use our trials to form relationships for the spread of the gospel.
- AN AMBASSADOR FOR CHRIST IN MIDST OF THE STORM - September 27, 2023
Theme: The story of Paul's shipwreck puts his character as an ambassador for Christ on display.
- THE TESTIMONY BEFORE THE KING - September 20, 2023
Theme: God gives us a personal testimony of His saving grace so that we might share that testimony to others who need salvation.
- 'TO CAESAR YOU SHALL GO!' - September 13, 2023
Theme: God is able to steer the decisions of rulers and magistrates in such a way as to accomplish His sovereign purposes for the gospel.
- FELIX THE PROCRASTINATOR - September 6, 2023
Theme: Those who keep waiting for a more 'convenient' opportunity to turn from sin and to trust in Jesus may find that the opportunity never comes.
- 'A CONSCIENCE WITHOUT OFFENSE' - August 30, 2023
Theme: To 'strive to have a conscience without offense toward God and men' now will enable us to bear a powerful witness for Jesus later.
- A PROVIDENCE BEHIND THE SCENES - August 23, 2023
Theme: We can trust our God to fulfill His plans for us—though it may be 'behind the scenes'.
- 'GREAT DISSENSIONS' - August 16, 2023
Theme: As Christians, we should use our rights and privileges as citizens of an earthly kingdom to advance the kingdom of heaven.
- USING OUR RIGHTS 'RIGHTLY' - July 26, 2023
Theme: As Christians, we should use our rights and privileges as citizens of an earthly kingdom to advance the kingdom of heaven.
- THE PREACHER & THE MOB - July 19, 2023
Theme: We must have courage and clarity of speech when proclaiming Jesus in irrational times.
- CULTURAL DIPLOMACY - July 5, 2023
Theme: We should do what we can to accommodate the sensitivities of others in order to protect peace among brethren.
- 'READY … FOR THE NAME' - June 28, 2023
Theme: We must be ready and willing to face danger and even death for the cause of our Lord.
- 'TO GOD AND TO THE WORD' - June 21, 2023
Theme: Paul's farewell speech illustrates what it means to have a wholehearted commitment to the cause of the gospel.
- AN APOSTOLIC TRAVELOGUE - June 14, 2023
Theme: God shows His mighty hand to be upon those whom He sends out in His service.
- A COMMOTION ABOUT THE WAY - June 7, 2023
Theme: The gospel of Jesus Christ disrupts this world's systems … even as it saves souls.
- THROUGH ADVERSITIES TO OPPORTUNITIES - May 24, 2023
Theme: When it comes to the work of the gospel, God is able to turn adversities into opportunities.
- 'DISCIPLES' MADE 'CHRISTIANS' - May 17, 2023
Theme: The story of the conversion of the disciples in Ephesus teaches us that the full blessings of God's grace come only through a clear faith in Jesus according to the gospel.
- AQUILA, PRISCILLA, & APOLLOS - May 10, 2023
Theme: God can use humble believers to steer his chosen instruments toward a greater knowledge of Jesus.
- PAUL'S MISSIONARY PRIORITIES - May 3, 2023
Theme: Christ-like character reveals itself in the priorities we keep while in the midst of the busyness of ministry and life.
- OUR LORD'S SOVEREIGN ROSTER - April 26, 2023
Theme: We can work for the gospel in confidence; because our Lord knows those who have been given to Him by the Father.
- GOOD NEWS FOR CULTURED PAGANS - April 19, 2023
Theme: Paul's time in Athens gives us an example of how to present the gospel of Jesus to cultured pagans.
- A TALE OF TWO RESPONSES - April 12, 2023
Theme: The gospel—when faithfully preached in this world—upsets systems … but saves souls.
- THE GOD OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES - April 5, 2023
Theme: Our sovereign God is able to use the most trying of circumstances to advance His gospel.
- GOD AT WORK BY THE RIVERSIDE - March 29, 2023
Theme: When we make faithful use of the gospel opportunities God gives us, we can expect the Holy Spirit to work in some unexpected ways.
- 'YES' BY WAY OF 'NO' - March 22, 2023
Theme: Sometimes, God guides us toward a 'yes' in His plan by issuing a series of 'nos' first.
- THE 'TIMOTHY' PRINCIPLE - March 15, 2023
Theme: Timothy's story teaches us to be sensitive to the scruples of others in proclaiming the gospel.
- FROM DIVISION TO EXPANSION - March 8, 2023
Theme: God is able to use disagreements among His workers to expand His work—if the disagreements are handled rightly.
- 'NO GREATER BURDEN' - March 1, 2023
Theme: The church of Jesus proclaims salvation by grace—apart from the rituals of the law.
- MISSION: COMPLETED - February 22, 2023
Theme: Though the work is hard, God's faithful ministers are enabled by Him to complete the mission He gives them.
- THE MISSIONARY'S COURAGE - February 8, 2023
Theme: Paul's experience in Lystra teaches us that the gospel is worth preaching to lost people—even in times of danger for the preacher.
- 'THEY STAYED' - February 1, 2023
Theme: Faithfulness to the gospel requires that we remain steadfast in the face of opposition for as long as possible.
- THE TEMPORARY GOSPEL TRANSFER - January 25, 2023
Theme: As this passage shows us, the gospel was rejected by the Jewish people, and the preaching of it was transferred—for a time—to the Gentiles.
- THE GOD OF SECOND CHANCES - January 18, 2023
Theme: John Mark's departure from the mission field teaches a lesson about the God of second chances.
- CRASHING THE GATES - January 11, 2023
Theme: The opposition of our enemy will not prevail against the God-appointed spread of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
- THE MISSIONARY'S CALL - December 21, 2022
Theme: God commissions faithful servants—through the leading of His church—to the ministry of spreading His gospel.
- THE KING & THE WORM - December 14, 2022
Theme: Our mighty God is able to humble all human opposition to the spread of His gospel.
- THE UNCHAINABLE GOSPEL - December 7, 2022
Theme: When God sends His gospel out into the world, it cannot be confined by men.
- 'ON THE MOVE OUT INTO THE WORLD' - November 30, 2022
Theme: There are certain things that characterize the church on the move out into the world.
- IN DEFENSE OF GRACE - November 23, 2022
Theme: When God extends His grace to unworthy sinners, what can we do but rejoice?
- 'LESSONS TO AN AMBASSADOR' - November 16, 2022
Theme: As ambassadors of the gospel, we do our work as if God accepts all people who genuinely reverence and seek Him.
- 'WHAT GOD HAS CLEANSED' - November 9, 2022
Theme: God has removed all social, cultural, political, and ethnic barriers to faith in Jesus; and we must not keep them in place.
- THE NECESSITY OF THE GOSPEL - November 2, 2022
Theme: Even those who are reverent and God-fearing still need to hear and believe the gospel.
- ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER - October 26, 2022
Theme: God's work in one field for the gospel opens the way for His work in another.
- PROCLAMATION CONFLICTS - October 19, 2022
Theme: A faithful proclamation of Christ results in conflicts with the unbelievers of this world—but also in the salvation of those who believe.
- FROM PERSECUTOR TO PREACHER - October 12, 2022
Theme: Paul's conversion shows us the saving power of the very gospel he was called to preach.
- ADVENTURES IN GOD'S LEADING - October 5, 2022
Theme: The story of Philip teaches us some principles of how God may lead us in bearing His gospel to others.
- A SORCERER IN THE CHURCH - September 28, 2022
Theme: The experience of Simon the Sorcerer teaches us that the life-transforming power of the Spirit is free to all, and cannot be bought with money.
- 'THE SOWING OF THE CHURCH' - September 21, 2022
Theme: God used persecution to scatter His church abroad and—through that scattering—to spread His gospel in the world.
- 'LESSONS FROM A MARTYR' - September 14, 2022
Theme: A martyr's death may seem like a tragedy from earth's perspective, but it is a great victory from heaven's perspective.
- SONS OF REBELLIOUS FATHERS - September 7, 2022
Theme: God's message of redemption is often resisted by those who most need to hear it.
- HOW THE CHURCH SOLVED ITS FIRST GREAT PROBLEM - August 31, 2022
Theme: God is able to expand the work of the church when it seeks His priorities in solving its problems.
- 'THEY DID NOT CEASE' - August 24, 2022
Theme: God protects His gospel when His people are faithful to proclaim it—even when the forces of this world try to silence it.
- THE WITNESS OF THE GOSPEL-COMMITTED CHURCH - August 3, 2022
Theme: When the gospel of Jesus is faithfully honored by the church, its witness to the world is empowered.
- ANANIAS & SAPPHIRA - July 27, 2022
Theme: The lesson of Ananias and Sapphira is that our Lord requires holiness in His church.
- THE GOSPEL & GRACIOUS LIVING - July 20, 2022
Theme: An atmosphere of grace prevails in the church to the degree that the gospel of Jesus Christ is faithfully proclaimed by it.
- THE PRAYER OF THE UNSILENCED - July 13, 2022
Theme: When commanded to be silent about the gospel, the church should praise God and pray for the boldness to speak.
- MEN WHO HAD BEEN WITH JESUS - July 6, 2022
Theme: We will respond boldly and faithfully toward opposition to the gospel if we keep ourselves in Spirit-empowered fellowship with Jesus.
- LET THE TIME OF IGNORANCE END - June 29, 2022
Theme: The promises about Jesus are fulfilled and He is alive—so let the time of ignorance end!
- DAILY LIFE IN A GROWING CHURCH - June 22, 2022
Theme: When a church family does the things that the Lord wants it to be doing, the Lord Himself causes it to grow.
- THE FIRST GOSPEL SERMON - June 15, 2022
Theme: The first gospel sermon ever preached declares to us that Jesus was raised, the Scriptures have been fulfilled, and that all should now repent and believe.
- PENTECOST HAPPENED! - June 8, 2022
Theme: This passage describes how the Holy Spirit was given at Pentecost—and how the church of Jesus Christ on earth was born.
- WAITING IN THE UPPER ROOM - June 1, 2022
Theme: This passage shows us what the disciples were doing while waiting for the Holy Spirit.
- “YOU SHALL BE WITNESSES TO ME” - May 25, 2022
Theme: Our Lord calls us to be His Holy-Spirit empowered witnesses of the gospel to the world until the time of His return.
- ASCENDED FOR US - May 18, 2022
Theme: Our Lord's ascension to the right hand of the Father means both the completion and the continuation of His ministry to us.
- FOUR GOSPEL NECESSITIES - May 11, 2022
Theme: There are four things that are 'necessary' for the gospel of Jesus to impact the world.