Always True: God’s Promises When Life Is Hard
Looking for a study that will take your group deep into God’s word? Always True: God’s Promises When Life Is Hard is one you ought to take a look at. A DVD-driven study by James MacDonald, provides both a powerful group learning experience along with a challenging and encouraging personal daily assignments. Published by Lifeway, this is a very engaging study.
One of America’s most popular Bible teachers, MacDonald is the founding/senior pastor of Chicago’s Harvest Bible Chapel. host of the radio show “Walk in the Word,” and author of several books and Bible studies, including “Gripped by the Greatness of God,” “Ancient Wisdom,” and most recently “When Life Is Hard.”
The DVD in this six session study is a combination of teaching recorded live in weekend worship services at Harvest Bible Chapel and studio inserts providing additional insight. It’s important to note that each of the sessions are 40 to 45 minutes long.
The Member Book provides everything needed for participants. A short set of discussion questions are included to prompt discussion of the DVD teaching. Fill-in-the-blank pages encourage detailed note-taking during the teaching segments. Five daily assignments follow each of the weekly teaching segments providing personal learning and encouragement. It should be noted that each of the daily assignments are several pages long with multiple scripture references, questions to work through, and exercises to be completed.
While Always True can be used in individual small groups, it might be more suitable for a weekly Bible study. Although some groups can benefit from an extended DVD presentation, at 40 to 45 minutes, Always True provides an experience that is very much like attending a service together and then taking a few minutes immediately afterwards to talk about what you’ve just learned. This can provide the content for a two hour meeting complete with fellowship time, solid Bible teaching, and discussion.
If you’re looking for resources for groups or studies that are craving solid teaching, Always True is a study you should add to your recommended curriculum.
