List of Study Helps (by no means exhaustive!)

Lectionary and Study Helps:

http://www.textweek.com/

http://www.textweek.com/scripture.htm

http://www.rockies.net/~spirit/sermon.html

http://www.ctlibrary.com/3843

http://clergyresources.net/

http://www.gbod.org/worship/default.asp?loc_id=639&act=nav_loc

http://www.biblegateway.com/resources/commentaries/index.php?action=getMainPage&source=2

Other Resources:

http://www.gbod.org/education/

http://www.gbod.org/ready/default.html

http://new.gbgm-umc.org/

http://www.sermonillustrations.com/

https://www.lettersfromdad.com/store/resources.php

http://www.biblegateway.com/

http://www.crosswalk.com

For the listing of available resources in the Adult Education office that can be borrowed:

http://www.librarything.com/catalog/RUMC

 

Books that may be helpful as studies, and as resources:

·         Every Woman in the Bible, by Sue and Larry Richards

·         A Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs: A Reference Guide to More Than 700 Topics Discussed by the Early Church Fathers, by David W. Bercot, Editor

·         Eerdman’s Commentary on the Bible, by James D. G. Dunn and John Rogerson, Editors

·         Where to Find it in the Bible: The Ultimate A to Z Resource, by Ken Anderson

·         As if the Heart Mattered: A Wesleyan Spirituality, by Gregory S. Clapper

·         Luke: Historian & Theologian, by I. Howard Marshall

·         Healing in the New Testament: Insights from Medical and Mediterranean Anthropology, by John J. Pilch

·         Paul’s Letter to the Romans: A Commentary, by Peter Stuhlmacher

·         The Parables of Jesus, by J. Dwight Pentecost

·         The Parables For Today, by Alyce M. McKenzie

·         Paul and the Corinthians: The Life and Letters of Paul, by Robert W. Wingard

·         7 Ways of Teaching the Bible to Adults: Using Our Multiple Intelligences to Build Faith, by Barbara Bruce

·         Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom, by Thomas Armstrong

·         Workbook on Communion and Baptism, by Hoyt L. Hickman

·         Every Prophecy of the Bible, by John F. Walvoord

·         Gospel Parallels, Nelson

·         See How Jesus Handled Rejection: People Even Jesus Failed to Reach, by Gerald H. Ihle

·         A Healing Homiletic: Preaching and Disability, by Kathy Black

·         The Worshiping Life: Meditations on the Order of Worship, by Lisa Nichols Hickman

·         Yes, Lord, I Have Sinned. But I have Several Excellent Excuses, by James W. Moore

·         Christian Caregiving, a Way of Life, by Kenneth C. Haugk

·         Winter Grace: Spirituality and Aging, by Kathleen Fischer

·         Ashes Transformed: Healing From Trauma, by Tilda Norberg

·         Grieving: Our Path Back to Peace, by James R. White

·         The Wounded Spirit, by Frank Peretti

·         When Someone You Love Is Dying: Making Wise Decisions at the End of Life, by David Clark Ph.D., and Peter Emmett M.D.