WHAT YOU STUDY IS IMPORTANT.
Deciding the study that is best for your Life Group has immense influence on the direction of the group over the next several months and potentially even in the lifetime of your Life Group members.
This list is a way to help direct people in their walk with Christ by providing topics with doctrinal integrity, spiritual life application, and a well-rounded pursuit of discipleship. We have sought to pick “the best of the best” which will help your Life Group maximize its time in the Word.
NEW GROUP STUDIES
LIFE TOGETHER STUDY
Canyon Hills
Written for new groups this four-week study will help you discover God's purpose for your Life Group.
TESTIFY
Canyon Hills
This study will help build deeper relationships by encouraging groups to share their personal stories of faith.
VERSE-BY-VERSE STUDIES
KNOWING THE BIBLE SERIES
J.I. Packer
Through clear exposition of the biblical text and thoughtful application questions, these 12 week guides helps us rightly understand and apply God's Word to our daily lives.
Both OT and NT study guides are available.
MACARTHUR STUDY GUIDE SERIES
John MacArthur
Written with small groups in mind, these 12 week guides provide a verse-by-verse examination of the books of the Bible.
Both OT and NT study guides are available.
DOCTRINAL STUDIES
CHRISTIAN BELIEFS
Wayne Grudem
An introduction to the basics of Christian Theology.
DOCTRINE
Mark Driscoll
This deep yet readable overview of basic doctrine will help Christians clarify and articulate their beliefs in accordance with the Bible.
FORGOTTEN GOD
Francis Chan
This DVD study offers a compelling invitation to understand, embrace, and follow the Holy Spirit’s direction in our lives.
THE EXPLICIT GOSPEL
Matt Chandler
A call to true Christianity, to know the gospel explicitly, and to unite the church on the amazing grounds of the good news of Jesus.
THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE HOLY
A. W. Tozer
This classic work shows us how we can rejuvenate our prayer life, meditate more reverently, in order to more deeply under His presence in our daily lives.
HOW TO STUDY THE BIBLE
Robert West
This book provides a brief, concise overview of personal Bible study.
SEEING AND SAVORING JESUS CHRIST
John Piper
This 8 lesson study explores Jesus deity, power, and wisdom in order that we might see Jesus in a new light and be changed.
FAST TRACK
Chad Hovind
This study summarizes Genesis to Revelation using easy to follow visuals throughout, the reader is able to track along with the main characters, themes, and movements. 8 Lessons in length.
THE PRODIGAL GOD
Tim Keller
This 6 week study reveals God's grace towards us, the irreligious and the moralistic, will be both be challenged to see Christianity in a new way.
WHAT JESUS DEMANDS FROM THE WORLD
John Piper
This 6 session study is a thoughtful examination of Jesus demands that reveal a powerful yet personal portrait of Jesus in the Scriptures.
THE GOD WHO IS THERE
D.A. Carson
This dynamic study traces the story of God's redemption through the Bible.
APOLOGETIC STUDIES
FAST FACTS ON FALSE TEACHING
Ron Carlson
Clear facts on the major cults and false teachings of today. Gives clear contrast of cults’ theologies with the truth found in God’s Word.
FUNDAMENTALS OF THE FAITH
John MacArthur
A 13 lesson series which blends basic biblical truths with personal obedience and service.
KNOW WHY YOU BELIEVE
Paul Little
Difficult questions need solid answers. This book offers solid ground for those who are willing to search for truth.
THE REASON FOR GOD
Tim Keller
This six-session Bible study captures unscripted conversations with people to address their doubts and objections to Christianity.
THE TRUTH PROJECT
Focus on the Family
This 12 session study give believers the tools they need to understand and comprehend a biblical worldview.
CHRISTIAN LIVING STUDIES
CRAZY LOVE
Francis Chan
This book will challenge you to have an authentic faith that addresses the problems of our world with tangible, even radical, solutions.
RADICAL
David Platt
Be challenged to leave behind security, money, convenience, even family for Christ.
RADICAL TOGETHER
David Platt
Move from being a radical follower of Christ to becoming a radical community of faith.
MULTIPLY
Francis Chan
Designed for use in discipleship relationships, Multiply will equip you to carry out Jesus’s ministry to make disciples.
WALK ACROSS THE ROOM
Bill Hybels
Helping us to reflect Christ’s love by leaving one’s circles of comfort to share Christ with others.
HUMILITY TRUE GREATNESS
CJ Mahaney
It’s pride versus humility. It’s a fight we can’t win without looking repeatedly to Christ and the cross.
WAR OF WORDS
Paul Tripp
Few of us really think about the power, the effect, and the danger of our words. This book will make you think before you speak.
RESPECTABLE SINS
Jerry Bridges
This book addresses the “acceptable” sins that we tend to tolerate. It explores our feelings of shame and opens a new door to God’s forgiveness.
CROSS CENTERED LIFE
CJ Mahaney
This powerful book will grip your heart and invigorate your soul to get back to the basics of the cross means for us.
SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES
Donald Whitney
This study will provide you with a refreshing chance to become more like and grow in character and maturity.
RELATIONSHIPS A MESS WORTH MAKING
Paul Tripp
This book identifies how to work thru
the most stubborn problems that plague our relationships.
FOLLOW ME
David Platt
Follow Me explores the gravity of what we must forsake in this world, as well as the indescribable joy and deep satisfaction to be found when we live for Christ.
WHEN LIFE IS HARD
James MacDonald
Should we just try to weather the storms of trials? Or is there something greater in God’s vision? This study helps you discover God’s purpose for life’s trials.
WHEN PEOPLE ARE BIG
Edward Welch
This resource helps uncovers the spiritual dimension of “people pleasing” in what the Bible calls fear of man.
COUNSEL FROM THE CROSS
Elyse M. Fitzpatrick
If we believe that Jesus came to heal, then there is hope that we can counsel in accordance with Scriptures.
TO LIVE IS CHRIST
Matt Chandler
Dive into a life of authentic Christian maturity, one that forsakes the trendy, popular sound bites often associated with the Book of Philippians. Instead you will be offered tangible ways to develop a faith of pursuing, chasing, knowing and loving Jesus.
AUTHENTIC
James MacDonald
Introduces believers to spiritual disciplines that will help them develop a closer walk with God. Discover how much you can grow as you pursue the practices of Bible study, prayer, fasting, fellowship, service, and worship.
RECOVERING REDEPMTION
Matt Chandler
In this 12-session Bible study, you will get to the root of brokenness and our destructive patterns of behavior. You will learn about true repentance and the doctrines of justification, adoption, and sanctification with remarkably practical application. It's time to start living like we believe in the ongoing power of redemption.
BEFORE AMEN
Max Lucado
Welcome to a journey to the very heart of biblical prayer. Through this study you will be reminded that prayer is not a privilege for the pious nor the art of a chosen few. Prayer is simply a heartfelt conversation between God and his child. Let the conversation begin.
MAXIMUM IMPACT
Wayne Mack
With a special emphasis on 1 Corinthians 13, this study will help you approach this "love chapter" with a newfound appreciation. Very practical and well illustrated, it includes application, study, and discussion questions so that you can put into practice what you have learned!
WHEN I DON'T DESIRE GOD
John Piper
What do you do when you discover the good news that God wants you to be content in him, but then find that you aren't? The absolutely urgent question becomes: What can I do if I don't have it? With a pastor's heart John Piper helps you answer that question.
DISCIPLE
Bill Clem
What does it mean to be a disciple? This 12 lesson thought-provoking study will transform your view of Christian discipleship.
GOD IS MORE THAN ENOUGH
Jim Berg
12 practical wisdom for overcoming the stresses of life and finding God's peace.
FAMILY LIFE STUDIES
MARRIAGE
MATTERS
Winston Smith
This study offers a
simple, yet powerful
prescription for
changing marriages one
ordinary moment at a
time.
.
THE ART OF
MARRIAGE
Family Life
This bible study helps
participants blend their
personalities and their
life’s circumstances to create a divinely
inspired marriage.
WHEN SINNERS
SAY “I DO”
Dave Harvey
When Sinners Say “I Do” is about encountering
the life-transforming
power of the gospel in the unpredictable journey of marriage.
AGE OF
OPPORTUNITY
Paul Tripp
With compassion, wit, and wisdom, this book uncovers the heart issues affecting families during the often-chaotic adolescent years.
SHEPHERDING A
CHILD’S HEART
Ted Tripp
Written for parents with children of any age, this insightful book provides
perspectives and procedures
for shepherding
your child’s heart into
the paths of life.
THE PURITY
PRINCIPLE
Randy Alcorn
This book deals with
raising children to
embrace sexual purity
and maintain purity in
marriage.
YOU AND ME FOREVER
Francis Chan
Francis Chan joins together with his wife Lisa to address the question, "How do I have a healthy marriage?" Setting aside typical topics on marriage, this study dives into Scripture to understand what it means to have a relationship that satisfies the deepest part of our souls.
THE TREASURE PRINCIPLE
Randy Alcorn
In this powerful study, giving will become a new delight, as Christians learn to put their resources to their most rewarding use.
LOVE, SEX, AND LASTING RELATIONSHIPS
Chip Ingram
Why is "true love" so elusive? Could it be that the picture of love we see in today's culture is nothing more than an illusion? If so, what does real love look like? In this 10-part series, you'll discover that there is a better way to find love, stay in love, and grow in intimacy for a lifetime.