Bible Studies
These studies are written for real congregations and ordinary readers: full-length studies to read freely, along with selected books supported by free leader material.
Featured free studies
- Jude
Once for All Delivered
A Greek Word Study of the Letter of Jude
A free, manuscript-length Greek word study of Jude — the whole letter opened word by word, for readers who want to contend for the faith with care.
View Once for All Delivered → - 2 Peter
The Knowledge of Him
A Greek Word Study of the Second Letter of Peter
A free, manuscript-length Greek word study of 2 Peter — the whole letter opened word by word, for readers who want to grow in the knowledge of Christ against every counterfeit.
View The Knowledge of Him → - Galatians
No Other Gospel
A Greek Word Study of the Letter to the Galatians
A free, manuscript-length Greek word study of Galatians — Paul's gospel of justification by faith, opened word by word in eight sessions for readers who want to know why the church has staked everything on it.
View No Other Gospel → - John
That You May Believe
A Greek Word Study of the Gospel of John
A free, manuscript-length Greek word study of the Gospel of John — logos, egō eimi, tetelestai — opened word by word in ten sessions, for readers who want to read John the way he asks to be read: that you may believe.
View That You May Believe → - Revelation
Worthy Is the Lamb
A Confessional Lutheran Commentary on the Revelation of St. John
A free, full-length confessional Lutheran commentary on Revelation — read straight through as seven parallel visions of the whole church age, with the slain-yet-standing Lamb at the center and six excursuses on the questions readers ask most.
View Worthy Is the Lamb → - Romans
The Purest Gospel
A Confessional Lutheran Exposition of Romans
A free, full-length confessional Lutheran exposition of Romans — fourteen movements and nine extended excursuses that read Paul's greatest letter by the distinction between Law and Gospel.
View The Purest Gospel → - 1–2 Thessalonians
With These Words
Paul's Letters to the Thessalonians
A free, eleven-session confessional Lutheran study of Paul's letters to the Thessalonians — words of comfort for a grieving church, read without the prophecy charts.
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Thematic vocabulary studies
Organized around the Greek vocabulary shared across several biblical books, rather than following one book passage by passage.
- Thematic vocabulary · 1–2 Timothy and Titus
Guard the Deposit
The Shared Greek Vocabulary of 1–2 Timothy and Titus
A free, manuscript-length thematic study of the shared Greek vocabulary of 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, and Titus — ten sessions for readers who want to know what was handed over and how it is kept.
View Guard the Deposit →
Online study and reference tools
Browser-based tools and topical guides for studying Scripture and the Lutheran confession; no download required.
- Greek Word Explorer
- Dispensationalism — class, field guide, books, and questions
- Ad Fontes — online Sunday school study
- Genesis — complete 32-session online study
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Teacher's Guides and class materials
Leader materials for the Bible studies, plus handouts ready for an adult class or personal study.