Sometimes when we read about the people in the Bible, their lives feel incredibly distant.What could they have to teach us? But that’s not the case when we read 1 and 2 Chronicles. Though they lived 400 years before Jesus, their worries, doubts, and struggles are all too similar to ours. After returning from a 70-year exile, they felt small, insignificant, and forgotten. And they wondered if they’d messed things up permanently with God. More than anything, they wondered what their new lives should look like going forward: If we are God’s people, what should our lives look like? That’s a question we still ask today. This 6-session study explores 1 and 2 Chronicles for clues on how God’s people are supposed to live. What we discover is that God intends a rich, abundant life for us—one filled with love, community, grace, compassion, mission, and closeness to God. And the good news is that it’s not as far off as we might think.
Format
Kindle Edition
Publisher
Christianity Today
Release
November 22, 2015
1 and 2 Chronicles: Live the Life God Intended: 6 Session Bible Study: Discover how to live life to the full. (Study Through the Bible Book 67)
Sometimes when we read about the people in the Bible, their lives feel incredibly distant.What could they have to teach us? But that’s not the case when we read 1 and 2 Chronicles. Though they lived 400 years before Jesus, their worries, doubts, and struggles are all too similar to ours. After returning from a 70-year exile, they felt small, insignificant, and forgotten. And they wondered if they’d messed things up permanently with God. More than anything, they wondered what their new lives should look like going forward: If we are God’s people, what should our lives look like? That’s a question we still ask today. This 6-session study explores 1 and 2 Chronicles for clues on how God’s people are supposed to live. What we discover is that God intends a rich, abundant life for us—one filled with love, community, grace, compassion, mission, and closeness to God. And the good news is that it’s not as far off as we might think.