Lean into God’s Word as one of the many ways God grants us access to His power. Because of the reliability of Scripture, as seen in Psalm 19:7-11, we find what we truly need to persevere in ministry — refreshment, wisdom, joy, vision, admonition. “In keeping them there is great reward.” (Ps. 19:11)
Start with a Firm Belief that “All Scripture is God-breathed …” (2 Tim. 3:16)
Articles:
- Big Picture of the Bible
- Grasp of the Big Picture of the Bible
- Grasp of the God of the Bible
- If the Bible is Accurate, Then What?
- If the Bible is from God, Then What?
- If the Bible is God’s Word, Then What?
- If the Bible is Sacred, Then What?
- If the Bible is Unique, Then What?
- Truth: Not All Sources are Created Equal
- You Can Trust the Bible
- What You Believe About the Bible Has Implications
Books:
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- 7 Reasons Why You Can Trust the Bible by Erwin W. Lutzer
- A Visual Theology Guide to the Bible: Seeing and Knowing God’s Word by Tim Challies, Josh Byers
- God-Breathed: The Undeniable Power and Reliability of Scripture by Josh McDowell
- How We Got the Bible by Dr. Timothy Paul Jones
- Inspired – Experience the Power of God’s Word by Josh & Sean McDowell
- Why Trust the Bible? by Greg Gilbert
Understand How “Useful” God’s Word is to Equip for Ministry and Trust Him to Work Through It
- God’s Word Benefits Us Today
- God’s Word: Power for Ministry
- How Scripture Thoroughly Equips
- Responding to God’s Word Only Makes Sense
- Since God is True to His Word, Then . . .
Align Everything We Do as Leaders with the Word and Watch God Faithfully Work
- Boards, Committees: Christ-like Boards & Committees Keep His Word Central
- Budgeting & Church Finances: God’s Word Helps with Church Finances
- Buildings: Building Reflect the Keeping of God’s Word?
- Change Management: Bible Verses to Help in the Change Process
- Change Management: Usefulness of Scripture in Change Management
- Church Discipline: God’s Word Brings Correction
- Church Growth: Our How-To Book for Church Growth
- Communication: Empowered Communication Guarded by Scripture
- Conflict: To Rise Above Conflict, Follow God’s Word
- Coordination: God’s Word Gets Us Singing the Same Song
- Decision-making: Decisions from a Renewed Mind
- Decision-making: Equipped for Making Good Decisions
- Delegation: Delegation Learned Through the Word
- Job descriptions: Biblical Support for Job Descriptions?
- Listening: Scripture Equips Us to Listen
- Organization: Aligning Organizational Efforts with Scripture
- Policy-making: Why Policies When We Have God’s Word?
- Record Keeping: Record Keeping Precedence in the Word
- Safety Issues: Scripture Useful for Church Safety?
- Safety Issues: Biblical Principles for Dealing with Safety Issues
- Scheduling: Scripture Thoroughly Equips Us, Even for Scheduling
- Staffing: Encourage Church Staff to Regularly Feast on God’s Word
- Strategic Planning: Test Plans Against God’s Word
- Teamwork: A Reliable Means of Equipping Us for Teamwork
- Time Management: Let God’s Word Guide the Use of Your Time
- Vision & Goals: Vision and Goals Rooted in God’s Word
Don’t Forget to Steer the Church Toward Pulling on God’s Power Through the Study of the Bible
Resources:
- 7 Reasons Why You Can Trust the Bible DVD by Erwin W. Lutzer – also Study Guide
- The Abide Bible Course by Phil Collins, Randy Frazee
- The Story: Getting to the Heart of God’s Story by Randy Frazee
For more resources on the Bible, go to:
- Resources for Bible Study: Journaling, Memorizing, Reading, Studying
- Resources for Teaching Through the Bible