Matthew, Mark, and Luke tend to focus on similar stories about Jesus, yet each was inspired to fulfill a particular purpose. As we recognize their unique perspectives (including in Luke’s sequel, Acts), we will come to know Jesus better.

The first five books of the New Testament are stories, introducing Jesus and how the good news about Him first spread. As each book has its own unique perspective, together they help us know and follow Jesus for ourselves.

Just reading the New Testament letters in the order they appear might not be the best way to learn them. Taking a chronological approach and incorporating the history book of Acts can help bring your Bible study to life!

As we study Psalm 119:105-112, we will discover how God’s word provides the light we need to walk through every day of our lives.

The best way to read a New Testament letter is just to get started. With some simple tips, you can get more out of your Bible study than ever, as our reading together of Titus will show.

Understanding the original occasion for a New Testament letter is critical to applying it the right way. The inspired writers give us a lot of help to this end within the letters themselves, as 1 Corinthians illustrates.

In many ways, the New Testament letters reflect how letters were written back then. When we understand how they are structured, we will get more out of them from beginning to end.

What the Bible tells us about how the New Testament letters were written might be different than what you imagined. Better understanding how God sent us these messages will build our faith and help us experience more of their power.

Reading most of the New Testament is like reading someone else’s mail, but God really does want us to read these letters!

As we study Romans 15:8-21, we will discover how Jesus shows us God’s truthfulness - and the response from us that truth demands.

Sometimes even if we reach the right conclusions, we mishandle Scripture to get there. Rightly handling the word of truth requires allowing God to reveal the meaning of a passage within the big picture.

No one likes to be interrupted, but we often do that to the Biblical authors by using verses out of context. Let God finish His thought by reading larger chunks of Scripture, and you will see how that changes things.

The Bible wasn’t originally written in chapters and verses, and we can mistake a passage’s entire meaning when we just look for a verse to prove our own points. If instead we will just listen, God will answer questions we don’t even know to ask.

Simply reading God’s Word is a good goal. To fully experience how life-giving it really is, though, we must learn how to rightly handle it.

As we study 2 Peter 1:16-21, we will discover how the Holy Spirit through the Scriptures and the apostles’ eyewitness testimony gives us confidence to follow Jesus.

The answer to the question, ”Which translation should I use?” is more complex than we might like. Yet, Jesus personally shows how God gives us some grace in the translation of His word.

Why are there so many different translations of the Bible? While we might wish there was a single perfect "word-for-word" translation, it's more complicated than that. Yet when we approach God's word the right way, we will be blessed no matter what.