Christian Study Materials

Are you unhappy with your pastor? Would you like a new one... a different one? Why not pray for the one you have?
Some people are unhappy with their Pastor and yet they will be the first to admit they never pray for him. Why not? The best way to change someone is to pray for them. Fervently. No job in America is in more need of prayer than that of being a Pastor.

A short read on the care and handling of a Bible for those who have never had it explained to them before.

Keeping Life in Perspective: Sharpening Your Sense of What's Important

"Success is defined by a continuing desire to be the person God called you to be and to achieve those goals that God helps you to set," says Charles Stanley. In Success God's Way, Stanley teaches God's principles for success, including ten steps to help you reach God's goals in your life, and what t...

I found this book during a search of public domain books and like it so much I reformatted it and added some illustrations in the text.

Ever “discover” something when you’re reading the Word of God? Something you’ve read many times beforehand yet nothing “clicked” in your mind. One day the Holy Spirit opens your eyes and it’s like you noticed the text for the very first time.
“Turn If You Will” is a not only a Biblical Information Highway but a listing of Comprehensive Bible Helps and Bible Study Helps & References as well.

Adversity, Christology, Fasting, The Miracles of Jesus Christ, Soul-Winning.
Adversity, better known as why bad things happen to good people is, is used by God to draw us into a closer relationship with Him.
Christology, a brief but interesting look at the life of Jesus. Many professing Christians discount the Old Testament because they feel Jesus isn’t mentioned there. This text alone disproves that theory.
Fasting, more than a way to lose weight although Doctor Pritchard does go into detail about his own mastery of obesity using biblical fasting.
The miracles of Jesus have been covered by a good many pastors, authors and so forth. This sermon brings some interesting insights into the issue.
Soul-winning, a popular name for evangelism. As Doctor Pritchard has taught over the years: you can get someone saved until you get them lost.

Today’s preacher seems to preach on subjects that put butts in seats and give their congregations warm fuzzy feelings. Meanwhile, they neglect their flock by avoiding some of the subject people need to grow closer to the Lord. People need to hear about these difficult subjects, especially when it’s a part of their daily lives. Many of these controversial subjects are stumbling points for people in a congregation, and it’s a pastor’s responsibility to teach them about them.

Preachers who avoid subjects their flock may have problems with doing them great harm, spiritually speaking. These controversial, yet important, topics were included in the Bible for a reason, and a preacher risks become nothing more than a hireling by avoiding them in their weekly sermons.