Fall brings many “returns”– the return of beautiful leaves, scarves, afternoons watching football, and pumpkin spice-flavored everything. Here at HCR, we are eagerly anticipating the return of some of your favorite authors and Bible studies. Lysa TerKeurst, Dallas Willard, Sarah Young, John MacArthur, and Max Lucado all have Bible studies releasing this month. Keep reading to learn more, and see if you find a new study you’ll return to again and again!
Much like Inigo Montoya in the classic film The Princess Bride, most of us hate waiting.
However, that is the theme I thought of when I was putting together the below collection of Bible studies that are coming from HarperChristian Resources this September.
The first to release is Megan Marshman’s Relaxed, a study on Proverbs 3:5-6. These verses encourage us to trust in the Lord, which, in my experience, entails a whole lotta waiting! Megan teaches in Relaxed how to have the posture of Jesus as we trust in the Lord.
The second to release is an advent Bible study from Christine Caine and Lisa Harper. Advent is literally about waiting. People in the first century were waiting for the coming of the Messiah the same as we in the 21st century are waiting for Jesus to return. Lisa and Chris tag team in this study helping us recapture the wonder of Jesus living with us.
The final release is appropriately Forever, the final volume of Passion’s Jesus Bible study series. This series (Beginnings, Revolt, People, Savior, Church, and Forever) looks at the six acts of Scripture and walks participants through them. Not only have we been waiting for this final volume to come out, we all are waiting for Jesus to return and usher in his Forever Kingdom.
Internationally known for her work on Deuteronomy and the Deuteronomistic History, Dr. Richter brings the Old Testament to life by exploring the real people and real places from which it comes.
Richter is a graduate of Valley Forge University, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and earned her doctorate from the Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations Department of Harvard University in Hebrew Bible. A veteran of many years of leading student groups in archaeological excavation and historical geography classes in Israel, she has taught at Asbury Theological Seminary., Wesley Biblical Seminary and Wheaton College.
Her new Bible study, Deborah is available next week!
Get to know Sandy in 10 questions! Captured while filming her Deborah Bible study, Sandy answers the “hard-hitting” questions about herself.
With a rallying cry to “remember Lot’s wife,” Bible teacher Christine Caine motivates us to stop looking back, to let go, and to move forward into what God promises for our lives. With the strategies Christine shares, this study will equip you to:
stop looking back and start looking to Jesus
invite Jesus to help you let go of whatever is holding you back
step into God’s plans, purposes, and promises
Remembering Lot’s wife encourages us to trust Jesus with our future and to boldly follow him into the opportunities and plans we simply don’t yet see.
Dr. Sandra Richter is the Robert H. Gundry Chair of Biblical Studies at Westmont College. Sandy has a heart for the Church and bringing high scholarship to the body with accessible, exciting, and engaging teaching. She is best known for her book, The Epic of Eden: A Christian Entry into the Old Testament, and its associated Bible studies: Epic of Eden, Deborah, Psalms, Isaiah, Jonah, and Ruth.
Because of her passion for the real people and places of the biblical narrative, she has spent many years directing Israel Studies programs that focus on historical geography and field archaeology. She earned her PhD from Harvard University in Hebrew Bible and her MA in Theological Studies from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. She has taught at Asbury Theological Seminary, Wesley Biblical Seminary, and Wheaton College.
What are your going to study this fall? Below are 5 ideal options, covering the book of Revelation, biblical prophecy, God’s faithfulness, understanding our emotions, and the book of Judges – a time when the country of Israel was dealing with a lack of leadership and people doing whatever they felt right in their own eyes.
Check out these 5 studies and click the links to watch full sessions to get the scope of the teaching and study.
God’s faithfulness is on full display in our upcoming Bible studies this August. Ruth Chou Simons’s Now and Not Yet highlights 6 ways God is more faithful then we know, Max Lucado’s What Happens Next unveils God’s faithfulness to us in the End Times, Sandy Richter shows how God is faithful to his people during one of the most chaotic and morally dark eras of Israel’s story in her Deborah study. Keep reading to learn more about these and more!
