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Inductive Bible Study Resource Catalogue
'Sweeter Than Chocolate' Study Series
About this Series
The Sweeter Than Chocolate (STC) study series is authored by Pam Gillaspie. Pam lives in the USA, and has been involved with Precept Ministries International as a student, trainer and seminar leader for over 20 years.
So, what's HOT about Chocolate?!
FLEXIBLE
- Easy and application-rich for new students.
- Challenges advanced students in new ways! BUT...you need to be flexible! For example, even advanced students may not finish every lesson every week - if everyone did so, the studies wouldn’t be flexible!
WEB-STYLE FORMAT
- Sidebars and Digging Deeper Boxes appeal to 'digital natives' who are accustomed to clicking hot links for more information.
- Format allows for linear thinking in the main text, supplemented by non-linear additional information segments.
- Different? Yes! For a purpose? Of course! Inductive Bible study is not an entirely linear process. With advanced exegesis, questions and context will take you in different directions as you explore all facets of the text. For every question a study asks, there are lots more questions you can learn to ask on your own - the sidebars encourage this process!
DEEP & WIDE APPROACH
- Although focussed on a narrow passage, the studies seek the entire counsel of God’s Word.
NEW CHALLENGES FOR ADVANCED PRECEPT STUDENTS AND LEADERS
- Encourages broad thinking across the entire Bible.
- Challenges students to think independently and find cross-references on their own, using traditional and web-based study tools.
- Helps students learn how to ask their own questions and chart their own course.
- Encourages leaders to take the next step in their personal development.
In six brief lessons you will journey through the Bible’s greatest Psalm devoted to the theme of the Word of God. Discover insights, practical wisdom, and deep truths that will strengthen your walk and relationship with Jesus Christ. Sweeter than Chocolate! - Psalm 119 is the first study of its kind and features:
- Two levels of study — the main text is written for people new to inductive study; 'one step further' sidebars and 'digging deeper' boxes allow you to push yourself and your study group further.
- Customisable depth — group leaders can tailor the study to fit the experience level of their study group.
- Clear instructions — ideal for first-time inductive students and for new group leaders.
Soft Cover (landscape format, spiral bound) - £10.00
Sweeter Than Chocolate: Hebrews 11 teaches the big picture of the Bible using God's summary in Hebrews 11. Often viewed simply as "the faith chapter," Hebrews 11 provides so much more as it propels readers to a quick and clear understanding of the basic biblical story line. This application-rich study meets new students with the basics of inductive study and pushes advanced students to go even further in discovering truth for themselves.
Soft Cover (landscape format, spiral bound) - £10.00
Romans 8 delivers the heart of biblical theology in one power-packed chapter and answers questions that make all the difference. Where can I find the power to follow God? How do I know God hears my prayers? What does it mean to be called by God? Can I ever be separated from God's love? Mindset: Learning and Living the Will of God dives deep into Romans 8 and takes us on a journey across the pages of Scripture to discover truth for ourselves and wrestle with how knowing truth and thinking biblically will change how we see the world and live in it. We can't stop with knowing truth...we need to press on and live it!
Soft Cover (landscape format, spiral bound) - £10.00
Using the flexible study format of the Sweeter than Chocolate!® series, authors Pam Gillaspie and Jan Silvious guide students through a study of mentoring relationships in the Bible while sharing snapshots from their own mentoring relationships along the way. Looking at both sides of the mentoring relationship, Influence works well as either a group or individual study. The eight lessons cover a variety a mentoring relationships and consider not only mentoring benefits but the importance of safeguarding against potential problems. Topics include:
- Wise Friends Lead to Wise Ways
- Mentoring in the Moment: Learning the Art of Paying Attention
- Mentoring for the Long Haul: Leverage through Access and Observation
- Mentoring in the Church: A New Testament How-To Guide
- Mentoring Gone Wrong: Learning from Failed Relationships
- The Mentoring of the Spirit and the Word
- Empowering Your Legacy: Passing on to Others what God has Taught You
Soft Cover (landscape format, spiral bound) - £10.00
Journey through the entire Bible in just 30 weeks - 10 weeks at a time! With a study format designed to flex to the needs of each student, Cookies on the Lower Shelf, Part 1 (Part 1 of a 3-part series - the other 2 parts are yet to be published) provides a step-by-step guide, beginning with God's beautiful creation in Genesis to the rabble-rousing days of the Judges of Israel. Meet Adam and Eve, weather the flood with Noah, and sojourn with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Go from the land of Canaan into Egypt with Joseph, then back out again as Moses and the children of Israel travel to the Promised Land. See tremendous victories under Joshua and chilling defeats during the time of the Judges.
Soft Cover (landscape format, spiral bound) - £10.00