Family Bible Hour
Purpose of Family Bible Hour
The Family Bible Hour ministry desires to equip the church (3rd grade and above) to handle and apply God’s Word for themselves in pursuit of godly living. We have classes for all ages during the Fall and Spring semesters each year. Our FBH is unique in that all of the classes study the same text in age appropriate ways to help foster conversations around the Word at home.
Our Framework
Family Bible Hour (FBH) aims to serve the church by teaching bible lessons highlighting the following framework.
Bible Literacy
Our Bible lessons will provide context to how a particular passage of Scripture fits into the complete narrative of the Bible.
Theological Clarity
Our Bible lessons will reveal how a particular passage of Scripture contributes to major theological doctrines, emphasizing what it tells us about God and how we relate to Him.
Spiritual Formation
Our Bible lessons will encourage and provide opportunities to practice major spiritual disciples like, prayer, worship, bible reading, and bible study during and in preparation for each lesson.
Spring Study
This study covers the core Christian beliefs that are essential to the Christian faith. There will be a special emphasis on the statement of faith of the EFCA, an exposure to these beliefs throughout church history, and a correlation to Christ from every doctrine.
Family Bible Hour Homework/Study Schedule
Theology is best done collaboratively. Take the questions below and use them as a point of discussion with someone in your family, a friend, neighbor, co-worker, or family member. These questions are meant to review the last session and prepare for the next session.
- Does knowing and understanding God make a practical difference in your life? If so, how?
- What does Theology mean?
- When you think about God, what words come to mind?
- Can someone know if God exists? Why or why not?
- Is the doctrine of the Trinity important? Why or why not?
- What is mysterious about the doctrine of the Trinity? Why do human analogies and metaphors tend to fail to capture the essence of the Trinity?
- Read 1 Peter 1:1–2. How does Peter reference the three persons of the Trinity in his greeting? What do we learn about his understanding of God in three persons?
- Why is it such good news that God did not create us or save us because he needs us, but rather out of the overflow of his joy, love, and grace?
- Read Acts 17:24–25. What does Paul say about what God needs from people? How does this inform how we should view ourselves before God?
- Read Romans 3:21–26. What words and phrases does Paul use to describe what happened for us at the cross? How does he explain God’s justice in his salvation through his Son?
- If God were perfectly just, but not perfectly gracious, where would that leave us? What would all sinners rightly deserve and receive from God?
- Why is God’s pursuit of his own glory not a selfish or prideful pursuit, as it would be for a person?
- What is still mysterious to you about God’s character, being, and ways? Why is it OK to not understand God exhaustively and completely?
- Why is it so important for us to understand the Bible as a divine book—completely inspired by God himself? What difference should that make in the way we read it and study it?
STUDY GUIDE
| # | Date | Lesson | Memory Verses |
| 1 | 1/5/2025 | What is Theology? | Exodus 34:6-7 |
| 2 | 1/12/2025 | Who is God? | |
| 3 | 1/19/2025 | What is God like? | |
| 4 | 1/26/2025 | What is the Bible? | |
| 5 | 2/2/2025 | Can I trust the Bible? | 2 Timothy 3:16-17 |
| 6 | 2/9/2025 | Who are we? | |
| 7 | 2/16/2025 | What went wrong? | |
| 8 | 2/23/2025 | Who is Jesus? | 2 Cor. 5:17-21 |
| 9 | 3/2/2025 | What did Jesus accomplish? | |
| 10 | 3/9/2025 | Who is the Holy Spirit? | |
| 11 | 3/16/2025 | How are we saved? | |
| 12 | 3/30/2025 | What is the new life? | |
| 13 | 4/6/2025 | What is the Church? | 1 Peter 2:9-10 |
| 14 | 4/13/2025 | What does the Church do? | |
| 15 | 4/20/2025 | How does the story end? | |
| 16 | 4/27/2025 | Conclusion & Summary |
