This page is meant to assist those teaching The Journey Bible Study, as well as those participating in The Journey Bible Study. These resources are designed to be used in community so we kindly request that you be a current or past enrollee when using these resources.
Student Resources
Session 01: Creation
- Review in-class Teaching Session 1: Creation
- Complete Week 1: The Beginning in your Seamless workbook (pages 9-31) before the next in-class teaching session
- Day One: Getting Started
- Day Two: Creation & Fall
- Day Three: Results of the Fall
- Day Four: The Flood
- Day Five: Job & Babel
- Complete Review Week 1 Homework in your Seamless workbook on page 34 (be ready to discuss this with your table at the next in-class teaching session)
Session 02: Corruption
- Discuss Review Week 1 Homework in your Seamless workbook on page 34 with your table
- Attend in-class Teaching Session 2: Corruption
- AFTER the in-class teaching, complete Week 2: The Patriarchs in your Seamless workbook (pages 33-59) before the next in-class teaching session
- Day One: Abram & The Covenant
- Day Two: Ishmael and Isaac
- Day Three: Rebekah, Esau, & Jacob
- Day Four: From Jacob to Israel
- Day Five: Joseph
- Complete Review Week 2 Homework in your Seamless workbook on pages 62-63 (be ready to discuss this with your table at the next in-class teaching session)
Session 03: Covenants 1
- Discuss Review Week 2 Homework in your Seamless workbook on page 62-63 with your table
- Attend in-class Teaching Session 3: Covenants 1
- AFTER the in-class teaching, complete Week 3: Exodus & The Promised Land in your Seamless workbook (pages 61-87) before the next in-class teaching session
- Day One: Exodus
- Day Two: The Wandering
- Day Three: To The Promised Land
- Day Four: From Joshua
- Day Five: The Judges
- Complete Review Week 3 Homework in your Seamless workbook on page 90 (be ready to discuss this with your table at the next in-class teaching session)
Session 04: Covenants 2
- Discuss Review Week 3 Homework in your Seamless workbook on page 90 with your table
- Attend in-class Teaching Session 4: Covenants 2
- AFTER the in-class teaching, complete Week 4: The Kingdom & The Prophets in your Seamless workbook (pages 89-113) before the next in-class teaching session
- Day One: King Saul
- Day Two: King David
- Day Three: The Temple
- Day Four: The Prophets
- Day Five: The Prophets Continued
- Complete Review Week 4 Homework in your Seamless workbook on pages 116-117 (be ready to discuss this with your table at the next in-class teaching session)
Session 05: Christ
- Discuss Review Week 4 Homework in your Seamless workbook on pages 116-117 with your table
- Attend in-class Teaching Session 5: Christ
- AFTER the in-class teaching, complete Week 5: The Messiah in your Seamless workbook (pages 115-139) before the next in-class teaching session
- Day One: The Gospels of Matthew & Luke
- Day Two: The Gospel of Mark & John the Baptist
- Day Three: Gethsemane
- Day Four: The Crucifixion & Resurrection
- Day Five: The Beginning of the Church
- Complete Review Week 5 Homework in your Seamless workbook on page 142 (be ready to discuss this with your table at the next in-class teaching session)
Session 06: Cross
- Discuss Review Week 5 Homework in your Seamless workbook on page 142 with your table
- Attend in-class Teaching Session 6: Cross
- AFTER the in-class teaching, complete Week 6: The Letters in your Seamless workbook (pages 141-165) before the next in-class teaching session
- Day One: Paul’s Journeys Begin
- Day Two: Paul’s Letters to Churches
- Day Three: Paul’s Letters to Individuals
- Day Four: The General Letters
- Day Five: The Books of John
- Complete Review Week 6 Homework in your Seamless workbook on page 166 (be ready to discuss this with your table at the next in-class teaching session)
Session 07: Church
- Discuss Review Week 6 Homework in your Seamless workbook on page 166 with your table
- Attend in-class Teaching Session 7: Church
- AFTER the in-class teaching, review the Extras in your Seamless workbook on pages 168-170
Session 08: Conclusion
- Attend in-class Teaching Session 8: Conclusion
- Discuss with your table how this study impacted you
Teacher Resources
We know that some of our groups (such as student ministry and D-Groups) may try The Journey Study so we have provided the sample materials below. Please set up a meeting with one of our pastors to discuss how this is to be used before you launch it.
In each session, you will be teaching eight chronological themes throughout the Bible. These sessions will follow the path of Creation, Corruption, Covenants 1, Covenants 2, Christ, Cross, Church, and Conclusion. Here are the teaching notes for Session 1.
Alongside of the weekly teachings, the student will be able to follow along in one of our Journey notetaker guides. This will help them follow the main points of the teaching and keep your listeners engaged. Here is a sample of the note taker guide the student will be using.
You will be using Angie Smith's workbook, Seamless: Understanding the Bible as One Complete Story as a way to enhance the 8 teaching sessions. You'll be doing approximately 1 hour of at-home work between teaching sessions. Here is a sample of the workbook.
No study is complete without a good overview of what the student or participants can expect. We have provided a sample overview (syllabus) of the entire 8 sessions, which will set the expectations for those who are considering The Journey Study. Here is The Journey syllabus.