LOVE Bible Church Madison, Tennessee

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As a part of our ministry at the jail we offer Bible courses by mail. We have decided to make these same courses available to the general public as well. We do not charge anything for the courses. With the inmates we provide all the books and materials. If you would like to take any or all of these courses we will not charge you anything for them but, unlike the inmates, you will need visit your local Christian bookstore to purchase any needed materials. You will need a Bible for any and all of the courses.

We need people to help us reply to all the inmates who complete lessons. If you are an adult Christian and have been a Christian for a substantial time, you are qualified. Click here to see what is involved. If you are interested in helping please contact us.

As of January, 2009 fourteen of these courses have been written and are available for enrollment. The others are in various stages of development. Completed and available courses are shown in red. You can tell which are incomplete because they have the word "Planned" in brakets next to the title.

Introductory Courses:
Completing lesson 101 here and all the Bible Book Courses below will mean that you have had one lesson on each of the sixty-six books in the Bible. As a part of completing each lesson you will read the associated book. The lessons which are not associated with Bible books will still have many references to the Bible, so a Bible will be required for those as well.

100 - Basic Christianity [8 lessons] This course is about Christianity in its simplist form. The lessons are called Salvation, Savior, Speaking with God (about prayer), Society (about Christian fellowship), Service, Scriptures, Sin, and Showing Others (about witnessing). The titles all start with 'S.' Aren't I clever? If you are incarcerated, we will also send you a free Bible when you enroll in this course.

101 - Introduction to the Bible [8 lessons] This course is about how to study the Bible. Each lesson takes one book and uses it as an example to introduce basic concepts and study guidelines. You may enroll in this course at any time. This course covers: Gospel of John, Obadiah, Philemon, Genesis, Ephesians, Exodus, I John, and Joshua. We recommend you get a good Concordance and Bible Dictionary but we suggest not making these purchases until after the third lesson.

102 - Fundamentals of the Christian Faith [10 Lessons] Looks at the ten most basic claims of Christianity and shows how the Bible supports them. We recommend you obtain a copy of Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis.

111 - Prayers & Promises of the Bible [10 lessons] This course looks at example prayers in the Bible and teaches the student how to "pray the promises" of the Scriptures.

Bible Book Courses:

103 - Epistles of Paul [11 Lessons] 2nd Thessalonians, Romans, 1st Corinthians, 2nd Corinthians, Galatians, Philippians, Colossians, 1st Thessalonians, 1st Timothy, 2nd Timothy, and Titus. You must complete course 101 before enrolling in this course.

104 - History of God's People [9 Lessons] Judges, I Samuel, II Samuel, I Kings, II Kings, Ezra, Nehemiah, Luke, and Acts. You must complete course 101 before enrolling in this course.

105 - Poetry [5 Lessons] Job, Pslams, Proverbs, Ecclesiates, and Song of Solomon. You must complete course 101 before enrolling in this course.

106 - Major Prophets [5 Lessons] Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, and Daniel. You must complete course 104 before enrolling in this course.

107 - Minor Prophets [11 Lessons] Hosea, Joel, Amos, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi. You must complete course 104 before enrolling in this course.

108 - General Epistles [8 Lessons Planned] II John, Hebrews, James, 1st Peter, 2nd Peter, III John, Jude, and Revelation. You must complete course 103 before enrolling in this course.

109 - General History [7 Lessons Planned] Introduction, Deuteronomy, 1st Chronicles, Ruth, 2nd Chronicles, Esther, and Matthew. You must complete course 104 before enrolling in this course.

110 - Law & Gospel [5 Lessons Planned] Introduction, Leviticus, Mark, Numbers, and Conclusion. You must complete course 104 before enrolling in this course.

Advanced Courses:

200 - The Words of Jesus [16 Lessons] Studies all four Gospels in chronological order focusing on what Jesus actually said.

201 - Ephesians [32 Lessons] This course takes five verses of Ephesians in each lesson and studies them in depth. You may enroll in this course any time you like, but we suggest you do not take this course until you have completed lesson 5 of course 101. We recommend you get a good commentary of Ephesians.

202 - Church History [Planned]

203 - Joy of Discipline [Planned] Study of the book by the same name.

204 - First John [Planned] In depth detailed look at this epistle a few verses at a time, particularly focusing on what can be gleaned from the original Greek.

300 - Mere Christianity [Planned] Study of the book by the same name.

301 - Defending the Faith (Apologetics) [7 lessons] How to answer difficult questions about Christianity. The course starts with a few frequently asked questions and uses them as examples to show how to go about answering difficult questions. You may enroll in this course any time you like, but we suggest you do not take this course until you have completed lesson 5 of course 102. We recommend you get a copy of The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel.

302 - More Defending the Faith [7 Lessons] Seven lessons like the seventh lesson of the 301 course for those who wanted more.

303 - Advanced Apologetics [Planned]

400 - Bible People [9 Lessons Planned] The Patriarchs, Moses & Joshua, The Former Prophets, The Kings, The Latter Prophets, John & John, Peter & James, Paul & Luke, and The Cloud of Witnesses

401 - New Testament Greek [180 Lessons] By the time the course is finished the student will have translated the entire book of First John from the original Greek into English. You must complete one other course before beginning this one. It is expensive to print and mail this course, so we reserve it for students who have demonstrated their commitment to bible study. If you are not in incarcerated you must purchase the associated text. It is only available at the author's site or Family Christian Academy bookstores If you include a check for $56.95 (the cost of the book + shipping) when you enroll we will mail the book to you.

501 - Hebrew [Planned]

Process: All courses assume you have a copy of the Bible. To start with, one lesson will be mailed to you. When you mail back the quiz that comes with the lesson then the next lesson will be mailed to you. When we receive your quiz from the last lesson, a certificate of completion will be mailed to you. We do not support these correspondence courses by e-mail.

To Participate: Write us at this address:
    Love Bible Study
    PO Box 299
    Madison, TN, 37116
Give us your name and address and tell us which of the courses you would like to take.

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