ABIDE is a 12-18 month progressive study designed to keep you in the word daily, to grow in your walk with Christ, and learn to follow Him, know Him, and serve Him well! We do this by studying God's word and praying together, encouraging one another in fellowship, and building true Christ-like relationships along the way.

MATERIAL: Each month we'll cover the topics mentioned above. Each book is a special message from the word of God broken down in weekly and daily content, Bible verse memorization, and times of reflection.

JOURNALING:

Journaling is a big part of this ministry, as you'll soon learn. It's a map, so to speak, of where we've been, where we're at, and often a glimpse of where God is taking us. I learned how to talk to God through journaling!

DAILY DEVOTIONALS: The devotionals are a fun, simple, and structured way to learn from God's word and can be done in as little as fifteen minutes a day. Two side-by-side pages per day provide a simple message with related scripture, and opportunities to journal your prayer, thoughts, questions, what God is saying, and more.

MEMORY VERSES:

Our weekly memory verse is selected based on the week's topic. There is a worksheet to help you learn the verse and apply it, to grow in both your knowledge of the word and being able to recall it when you need it most.

WEEKLY REFLECTION:

Reflection is also important. Often, we read about or have experiences that we don't put a lot of thought into. It's when we take time to reflect that helps us to grasp the reality of what God is saying to our hearts. It offers a real look at our lives, and often where change comes from. You'll find both weekly and monthly reflection.

CORPORATE WORSHIP:

We take a break from our studies to allow time to focus on your pastor's sermon. So, in place of day 7, you'll find a page for sermon notes. Go, enjoy your church family, and rest, reset for the next week's study.

SMALL GROUP GATHERINGS:

In-person groups will break out in small groups for further discussion. Don't have a group? Start one! Invite your friends to join you and do it together!

ABIDE is a study from God's word using the protestant canon (66 books of the Christian Bible). One of the main differences in protestant churches is our view on Baptism. We believe baptism is an act of obedience that follows salvation in Jesus Christ. It is a picture of Jesus' death, burial, and resurrection and represents our new life in Christ as read in Romans 6:4 "Therefore we have been buried with Him through baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life."

We reference NASV 1995 Bible in our materials.