Bible Study

“Six Rivers” is about the major themes that flow through all of the Scriptures, unifying them under common banners and tying them together with shared bridges. These messages are not only found in every book, but bubble up in almost every story. They powerfully show us what the Bible is all about and help to give us the perspective of the whole as we read the various portions. “Six Rivers” gives us the framework to bring us to deeper understanding of what God is doing in the world and in our lives.

This book is a teaching guide and commentary of 2 Timothy. It is designed to be used with your home study group or Sunday School class, and it can be used for individual study as well. 2 Timothy is about spiritual power and the explosive, life-transforming power of the Word of God. God’s Word is not chained. It can neither be captured, bound, or tamed. This study is about how we can partner with God to loose the power of His presence and of His Word in our lives and in our world. It’s not a list of steps to take, but a study to show that if you allow God to fill you to the full, you will also be releasing His power to work its deepest and fullest.

Paul wants us to learn to live by the Spirit rather than by any list of rules. Living by the Spirit is dynamic and vibrant, and it allows God free reign to guide us and shape us as He wishes. Life by the Spirit frees us from any constraints or expectations that actually limit us; it is where God puts the Law in our minds and writes it on our hearts (Jeremiah 31.33). God wants to set us free to live in the fullness of His Spirit, in the power of His grace, and by the fruit of His Spirit ripening in us.