Bible Studies on Characters of the Bible or Concepts
I know it sounds negative, but many of us have hit a brick ball in our lives and just wanted to die. Cheer up! Biblical characters also faced feeling suicidal or just sick of life and grief, and somehow got through it. Explore the stories of Elijah, Jeremiah, Job, Jonah, and Moses and how God encouraged them.
Explore 'I Want to Die' lessons
Life is full of change. Sometimes the changes we make are not good. However, don’t forget the positive changes you have made. Let’s check out some Biblical case studies of people who made a change and how they worked through that: Zaccheaus, the prodigal son, Paul, Onesimus, Moses, Manasseh, Josiah, the disciples, Joseph, and Abraham.
Explore 'Make A Change' lessons
There were at least 11 Bible characters who “ran away” when things got tough. They are: Adam, Jonah, Elijah, Mark, Onesimus, Moses, Gideon, Prodigal Son, David, Judas Iscariot, and Peter. Let’s explore and learn from their lives.
The Bible uses a lot of words that we may not be familiar with. Let’s explore the meaning of atonement, baptism, blasphemy, covenant, death, faith, the fear of the Lord, forgiveness, the Gospel, justification, love, mercy, peace, praise, pride, redemption, righteousness, repentance, salvation, sanctification, suffering Christ’s blood, pride, the Church, the devil-satan, the glory of the Lord, grace, the heart of man, the Holy Spirit, the Kingdom of God, what it is to be a sinner, the Ten Commandments, the will of God, truth, wisdom, the Word of God, and worship.
Jesus made many emphatic statements about who He is. Let’s explore some of them. He said, I AM the door, the bread, the light, the Shepherd, the resurrection, the way, and the vine.
Jesus is the I AM. Because we are now His, who He is defines us. Jesus is the Bread; we are fed. Jesus is the Light–we are guided. Jesus is the Door–we are protected. Jesus is the Good Shepherd–we are accepted. Jesus is the Resurrection–we are alive. Jesus is the Truth–we have a future. Jesus is the Vine–we produce fruit.
Explore 'I AM – you are'
There is good news for those of us who have made serious mistakes in our past. Let’s look into some Biblical case studies and how God gave them second chances: David the king, Moses, Naaman, Paul, Sampson, Rahab, Peter, and the theif on the cross.
What can we learn from the godly lives of the kings of Judah. Let’s explore the lives and meditations of King Solomon, Rehoboam, Abijah, Asa, Jehoshaphat, Amaziah, Jotham, Hezakiah, Manasseh, and Josiah.
Explore 'Closer look at the Godly: meditations on the kings of Judah'
Some fathers in the Bible are good and some are not. All fail in different ways. We can still learn from them about our heavenly Father who never lets us down.
Do you have a hard time forgiving? And yet, unforgiveness is a heavy burden to carry. Lets look at some Bible characters and how they were able to forgive..
Explore 'different characters in the Bible that struggled with forgiveness'
