The Jesus Way study materials are divided into five sections of five sessions each. There are twenty-five sessions in all. The sections are:
- Section 1 – What Is It – The Bible comes with a lot of cultural baggage. In this section we help set aside some of that baggage and focus on the basics of the Bible and its importance to us.
- Section 2 – 1st Testament – The 1st (Old) Testament is Israel’s faith history, which makes it our faith history. This is the tradition from which Jesus came. He saw himself as the fulfillment of this history, not its replacement. Here, we will spend time gaining a brief historical overview of the 1st Testament and its importance to Christians today.
- Section 3 – 2nd Testament – The 2nd (New) Testament is the story of Jesus and the early church. Here, we will explore the different kinds of literature that make up the 2nd Testament and each type’s importance to our faith development.
- Section 4 – A Deeper Dive – Here, we will actually take a deeper dive into one of Paul’s letters, The Letter or the Philippians, as a way of demonstrating how to actually engage the richness of the Bible to deeper and develop our faith.
- Section 5 – The Psalms – The Psalms is the largest book of the Bible. It’s importance to the faith of Jews and Christians alike is hard to overstate. For centuries the Psalms has been the meditative, go-to resource of the Judeo-Christian tradition. Many use the Psalms as the bedrock texts for daily prayer. Here, we explore the richness, diversity, and power of this treasured book.
