How to Use NextSunday Resources Print Books

How do I use the print versions of NextSunday Resources Adult Bible Studies?

You’ve looked to NextSunday.com to deliver relevant, biblically-sound digital Bible studies in a 4, 5, or 6 session format. NextSunday Resources Adult Bible Studies now offer the same reliable style and content in print. These studies are designed to help adults study Scripture seriously within the context of the larger Christian tradition and, through that process, find their faith renewed, challenged, and strengthened. We study the Scriptures because we believe they affect our current lives in important ways.

What is included in each study?

Study Guide - Four, five, or six session studies on a wide range of topics.

Each study guide lesson is arranged in five movements:

  • Reflecting recalls a contemporary story, anecdote, example, or illustration to help us anticipate the session’s relevance in our lives.
  • Remembering provides a frame of reference for the Scriptures.
  • Studying is centered on giving the biblical material in-depth attention while often surrounding it with helpful insights from theology, ethics, church history, and other areas.
  • Understanding helps us find relevant connections between our lives and the biblical message.
  • What About Me? provides brief statements that help unite life issues with the meaning of the biblical text.

Commentary - Beyond the study guide content you will find additional in-depth biblical material.

Each study guide lesson is accompanied by an additional, in-depth commentary on the biblical material. Written by a different author than the study guide, each commentary gives the opportunity for learners to approach the Scripture text from a separate but complementary viewpoint.

Teaching Guide - A wealth of options, questions, and ideas for teaching each lesson.

In addition to the provided study guide and commentary, NextSunday Resources also provides a free downloadable teaching guide, available at NextSunday.com. Each teaching guide gives the teacher tools for focusing on the content of each study guide lesson through additional commentary and Bible background information. Through teacher helps and teaching options, each teaching guide also provides substance for variety and choice in the preparation of each lesson.

Where can I download the FREE teaching guide included with my study?

Each book lists the on the back cover the web address where the unique teaching guide can be downloaded. Each teaching guide is available as a PDF. To view the document, you will need the free Adobe Reader, which can be downloaded here (www.adobe.com).

Great Ideas for Use

NextSunday Resources Adult Bible studies are perfect for small groups. Whether your group meets in a home or at church, on Sunday or Wednesday nights, you’re certain to find a NextSunday study to meet your needs. Many studies also work great for retreats. NextSunday Resources Adult Bible studies provide everything needed to prepare and teach a series of sessions on a given theme.