This is the archive and history of current and past youth group teaching handouts.
Foundations
May 2023 - Present
This new study is designed to equip young and aspiring adults with the necessary grounding to thrive as they are increasingly exposed to our deteriorating culture. We start with the existence of God and manuscript evidence for the Bible. Then, starting in Genesis 1:1, we go in-depth into the creation account, branching out when it touches foundational subjects like marriage, apologetics, and the natures of God and man. To understand the times we live in, we must first orient ourselves on God and His teaching. With the light of Scripture, we are truly equipped to understand the spirit of the age we live in, and give an answer for the hope that lies within us!
Applied Survey of Doctrine
February 2022 - April 2023
This new study was created by combining a survey of major Bible doctrines with applications from the Biblical Counseling framework. This class provides a theological framework for Biblical interpretation, and a practical framework for understanding God, others, and yourself. Emphasis is given on the meaningful impact of doctrine on the worship life of the believer along with practical applications and implications. (Slides available upon request.)
Life of Christ
August 2020 - January 2022
A detailed study in the life of Christ, stressing the chronological and geographical aspects of the Lord’s ministry as He offers the kingdom to Israel with its subsequent rejection. (Slides available upon request, summary handout below.)
Apologetics and Archaeology
January 2020 - August 2020
A detailed study of Biblical apologetics, covering arguments for the existence of God, an an introduction to Biblical archaeology, and archaeological evidence for the authenticity and accuracy of our Bible texts. (This study saw us move from handouts to movies and slides.)
The Gospel of John
July 2018 - December 2019
This study in the Gospel of John emphasized the unique features of John’s gospel, as well as providing historical and cultural background and context. This study is based on an original study © 1988 by The Navigators.
Our Bibles
February 2018 - May 2018
This short class focused on our Bibles. We learned about inspiration, collection, transmission, translation, canonization.
Building on that, we learned about various types of Bible, how to use the helps found in many study Bibles, and we concluded with an introduction to Biblical interpretation (hermeneutics) and an applicational story.
Applied Theology
June 2017 - January 2018
Our next study focused on applying what we learned previously, so we covered a number of different teaching areas by taking stories of a fictional character, “Tim,” and trying to discern how we could give him advice in a number of difficult situations he found himself in.
Survey of Doctrine
September 2016 - June 2017
This class is an introduction to basic Bible doctrines. In this study we focused on the major areas of Bible doctrine: bibliology, theology proper, christology, pneumatology, angelology, biblical anthropology, hamartiology, soteriology, ecclesiology, and eschatology.
Download handouts 1-7
Download handouts 8-16 (with some teachers’ notes)