30-Day Bible Reading Challenge

Below you will find thirty Scriptures for your reading challenge. Hover over the listing with your mouse and verse will appear in the NIV translation. Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 The challenge is for you to begin each day with a verse of Scripture and pause for a moment of…

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Bible Versions

This is a list of the different versions of the Bible used by Koinonia Bible Studies. The bibliographic information includes permission use.

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Wrestle It

Step Three: Wrestle It!

The numbers are staggering. 85% of the world’s 2.2 million evangelical churches are led by pastors with little-to-no theological training. We have become a people who don’t know the Bible. Let’s resolve to take the positive steps to read it, connect it, wrestle it, build it and share it. While every Christian should be concerned…

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Connect It

Step Two: Connect It!

The numbers are staggering. 85% of the world’s 2.2 million evangelical churches are led by pastors with little-to-no theological training. We have become a people who don’t know the Bible. Let’s resolve to take the positive steps to read it, connect it, wrestle it, build it and share it. While every Christian should be concerned…

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Understanding the Books

2 Timothy

Without a doubt, the last book written by Paul in our possession, 2 Timothy is an intimate look into the relationship that exists between the apostle and the protege. The letter is a spattering of the glory of the Lord and the gloom of life. Throughout it is a book of hope for both Paul…

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Adult Bible Study – KBS

Welcome to the home of the current series of the ABS Adult Bible Studies. Many of these lessons have been “classroom” studied and tested during Sunday classes or weekly home small groups. This is a complete list of the Bible Studies available on this site. The goal is sometime this year to have a “live”…

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Step One: Read It!

The numbers are staggering. 85% of the world’s 2.2 million evangelical churches are led by pastors with little-to-no theological training. Let’s resolve to take the positive steps to read it, connect it, wrestle it, build it and share it. While every Christian should be concerned about the lack of knowledge of the Bible in the…

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Understanding the Books

Revelation

No other book in the New Testament fascinates and yet puzzles today’s Christian reader like the last book of the Bible, the book of Revelation.  Alan Johnson writes, “Indeed, it may well be that with the exception of the Gospels, the Apocalypse is the most profound and moving teaching on Christian doctrine and discipleship found…

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Biblical Literacy

Scriptures You Should Know By Heart

  Our small group is sharing “Twelve Scriptures Should You Know by Heart.” What Scriptures would make your list? I would love to hear the verses that mean a lot to you. Feel free to leave a comment at the end of today’s post. Hiding God’s Word in your heart is certainly a concept taught…

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studies, words

Building the Habit of Daily Bible Study

You have probably already begun to see features or read articles about making resolutions for the coming year. A majority of us say we make them. A whopping 73.7% of men, and 74.26% of women plan to make resolutions in the coming year. An even more impressive figure, 141.1 million Americans, or roughly 55% of…

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