Looking for a new way to spice up your Quiet Times?  Follow this link to 31 daily devotionals from the book of Hebrews.  They are brief and to the point.  They point us back to our own study of the Word and application to our daily lives. 

The South Region of the LA Church are spending their summer and autumn midweeks studying the Scriptures with the theme: Fix Your Eyes on Jesus.  The following lessons are posted on their website:

"Fix Your Eyes on Jesus" Overview

The Building Blocks of Christian Relationships

Building a Strong Spiritual Family

Maturing One Another -- Friendship

Maturing One Another -- Admonishing

Cravings of Sinful Man Vs. Absolute Purity

The need of the hour is the Word of God.  Recent events in our fellowship of churches has revealed an intense need for more depth in our understanding of our own salvation by grace through faith.  Perhaps that is why so many are having such a hard time dealing with past hurts and extending forgiveness to others.  When we experience our own forgiveness at the foot of the cross and the mouth of the empty tomb, we are compelled to share it with those around us.

Paul wrote the letter to the Romans to help the Jewish and Gentile Christians understand their lostness before Christ and their salvation in him.  This is perhaps the most complete explanation of basic Christian doctrine in one book in the Bible.  And who is better to write it than the Jewish leader who lived in all good conscience before God while persecuting Christians, was knocked off his high horse by Jesus, called by the Holy Spirit to become the apostle to the Gentiles, saw himself as the chief of sinners and eventually wrote most of the New Testament. 

Published here is an outline and a power point presentation for study of the letter to the Romans.  This series was developed for use in a midweek class from an original presentation by Gordon Ferguson who wrote the excellent book Romans:  The Heart Set Free (DPI)  Studying the Bible with the help of this book and this outline will gain any seeker a deeper understanding of grace and truth.

For the next four weeks, UCD Study Tools will be posting two lessons per week.  Enjoy for your personal Bible study, share with an online friend or use it for your Bible Talk or midweek studies. 

Romans: Lesson 1.ppt	Romans: Lesson Outline 1
Romans: Lesson 2.ppt	Romans: Lesson Outline 2
Romans: Lesson 3.ppt	Romans: Lesson Outline 3
Romans: Lesson 4.ppt	Romans: Lesson Outline 4
Romans: Lesson 5.ppt	Romans: Lesson Outline 5
Romans: Lesson 6.ppt	Romans: Lesson Outline 6
Romans: Lesson 7.ppt	Romans: Lesson Outline 7
Romans: Lesson 8.ppt	Romans: Lesson Outline 8

Perspective is a curious thing.  If I put my nose on a blackboard and draw a circle of everything I can see, the circle seems very large.  However, the farther I step back, the smaller my former circle of vision becomes.  Our daily lives are often the size of the blackboard circle.  

Easter week in about 30 AD was the most important week of all time.  To help us step back and take a different perspective, UCD will post a short thought each day on what was going on in this week of Jesus' life nearly 2000 years ago.  That week changed the world forever.  Today Jesus has the same power to change the rest of our days forever.  Join us each day this week as we follow him to the cross -- and out of the tomb. 

Have you ever wanted to study the Proverbs by topic? Mirko Russo of Berlin, Germany has created the following index of over 800 verses in 78 topics. Mirko took on the task while being hospitalized for a broken arm. He translated his index into English and now shares his study with UpCyberDown.

Click here to view the Topical Index of Proverbs

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Jesus' words force us to make a choice. I am sure you do not have much trouble figuring out which side I have come down on. Had I decided that he was a wild-eyed crackpot or a nasty fraud, I am afraid I would not have found much inspiration for a book, at least not about him. It is hard for me to imagine another human being saying what Jesus said. There are times when the whole story sounds too incredible. Yet the more I have looked at him, the more true I have decided that he is. ...