Bible study course
A transformative 10-lesson wisdom literature and Christian ethics curriculum for middle school scholars exploring Proverbs, Psalms, James, and Romans on personal identity, guarding the heart, speech, fruitful faith, service, and persistent prayer.
Scholars explore Proverbs 1 and 3, learning that true biblical wisdom begins with reverent awe before God and trusting in him with all our heart rather than our own understanding.
Scholars examine Proverbs 4 and 13, discovering why guarding the heart is vital for life and how walking with wise companions shapes character and destiny.
Scholars dive into Psalm 139, discovering God's intimate omniscience, omnipresence, and intentional creation of each person, anchoring true worth securely in the Creator.
Scholars examine James 1:1 to 1:18, discovering how trials test our faith to produce steadfast endurance, how to ask God for wisdom without wavering, and how temptation originates from our own desires.
Scholars examine James 1:19 to 1:27, learning to be quick to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger, discovering that true faith does not merely listen like someone looking in a mirror and forgetting, but practices the Word.
Scholars dive into James 2:14 to 2:26, exploring the vital harmony between faith and works, showing that genuine saving faith is never alone, but naturally produces loving deeds like Abraham and Rahab.
Scholars examine James 3:1 to 3:12, exploring vivid analogies of the tongue as a ship's tiny rudder, a bit in a horse's mouth, and a spark setting a forest on fire, learning the spiritual discipline of wholesome speech.
Scholars examine James 3:13 to 3:18, contrasting earthly, demonic wisdom marked by bitter jealousy and selfish ambition with heavenly wisdom that is pure, peaceable, gentle, and full of mercy.
Scholars examine Romans 12:3 to 12:8, exploring how each believer is an essential member of the one body of Christ, gifted by grace to serve with humility and cheerful generosity.
Scholars conclude James examining chapter 5:13 to 5:20, learning to pray in suffering, sing praises in joy, call for elders in sickness, and celebrate the powerful, effective prayer of a righteous person like Elijah.