CURRICULUM
Below you will find the schedule and leader’s guide to help with your lesson planning and preparation.
EXPLORE THE BIBLE: SPRING 2022 | 1, 2 THESSALONIANS
- Mar 6 | Session 1: Commended | 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 
- Mar 13 | Session 2: Shared | 1 Thessalonians 2:1-12 
- Mar 20 | Session 3: Confronted | 1 Thessalonians 2:13-20 
- Mar 27 | Session 4: Encouraged | 1 Thessalonians 3:4-13 
- Apr 3 | Session 5: Demonstrated | 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12 
- Apr 10 | Session 6: Promised | 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 
- Apr 17 | Session 7: Risen!* | Matthew 28:1-10, 16-20 
- Apr 24 | Session 8: Returning | 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 
- May 1 | Session 9: Living | 1 Thessalonians 5:12-24 
- May 8 | Session 10: Enduring | 2 Thessalonians 1:3-12 
- May 15 | Session 11: Observing | 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12 
- May 22 | Session 12: Praying | 2 Thessalonians 2:13-3:5 
- May 29 | Session 13: Waiting | 2 Thessalonians 3:6-15 
EXPLORE THE BIBLE: UPCOMING SERIES
- Summer 2022 | 1, 2 Kings 
- Fall 2022 | Minor Prophets (Amos, Hosea, Jonah, Micah) 
- Winter 2022/23 | John (part 1) 
- Spring 2023 | John (part 2) 
- Summer 2023 | Jeremiah, Lamentations 
STUDY TOOLS
INTRODUCTION TO the NEW TESTAMENT LeTTERS
INTRODUCTIONS AND OVERVIEWS OF Ezekiel & Daniel
RECOMMENDED COMMENTARIES
- Exalting Jesus in 1,2 Thessalonians (Christ-Centered Exposition Commentary), by Mark Howell 
- 1 and 2 Thessalonians: An Introduction and Commentary (Tyndale NT Commentaries), by Leon Morris 
- 1-2 Thessalonians: The Hope of Salvation (Preaching the Word Series), by James H Grant Jr. 
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Recommended books
- ESV Study Bible, by Crossway 
- How to Read the Bible for All It’s Worth, by Gordon Fee, Douglas Stuart 
- Grasping God’s Word: Reading, Interpreting, and Applying the Bible, by J. Scott Duvall & J. Daniel Hays 
- An Old Testament Theology: An Exegetical, Canonical, and Thematic Approach, by Bruce K. Waltke 
- New Testament Theology: Magnifying God in Christ, by Thomas R. Schreiner 
- An Introduction to the New Testament, by D.A. Carson & Douglas J. Moo 
- Jesus and the Gospels, by Craig L. Blomberg 
- From Pentecost to Patmos: An Introduction to Acts through Revelation, by Craig L. Blomberg 
- The Abrahamic Revolution: God’s Mission in Motion, by Todd Ahrend 
- Christian Beliefs: 2o Basics Every Christian Should Know, by Wayne Grudem 
- Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine, by Wayne Grudem 
- Historical Theology: An Introduction to Christian Doctrine, by Gregg R. Allison 
Recommended VIDEOS
Recommended Websites
- Explore the Bible: Lesson Overviews (OBU Professors) 
- Explore the Bible: Lesson Overviews (Church Staff) 

