Past Bible studies
Gather has a small (but growing) selection of past Bible studies available for purchase on the ELCA e-store.
The $40 purchase price of each study includes all sessions in a downloadable, printable PDF file. Your payment also gives you permission to duplicate the material for use in a group Bible study setting.
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In good company: Stories of biblical women
In this nine-session Bible study by Kay Ward, each session explores the stories of a different woman of the Bible including Hannah, Deborah, Miriam, Abigail and others. Place your order at the ELCA e-store.
Galatians: Christian faith and freedom
Martin Luther called Paul’s letter to the Galatians “my Katie von Bora.” This four-session Bible study by Kathryn A. Kleinhans explores Galatians in conversation with Luther. Place your order at the ELCA e-store.
Multiple meanings: Other interpretations
Bible stories often mean different things to different people. In this short series of four studies by Mark Allan Powell, explore some of the ways this happens and some reasons why it happens. Place your order at the ELCA e-store.
The Apostles’ Creed
This three-session study by Julia Seymour takes a look at the Apostles’ Creed, its history and how it and other creeds help shape our faith. Place your order at the ELCA e-store.
Christian citizenship 101
In this four-session Bible study by Phyllis Kersten and Louise Williams, we’ll discover more about the church in Philippi and its founding, the challenges it faced and the context of some of the book of Philippians’ most beloved passages. Place your order at the ELCA e-store.
When God’s not fair
In this three-session study by Meghan Johnston Aelabouni, explore the stories of Jonah, the Prodigal Son and the conversion of Paul, and what it means to believe in a merciful, compassionate, slow-to-anger God. Place your order at the ELCA e-store.
Slow faith
A life redeemed by God moves at the speed of redemption: day by day, moment by moment. This three-session study by Liv Larson Andrews examines what we can learn from Scripture about the pace of our lives. Place your order at the ELCA e-store.
Transforming life and faith
In this nine session study by Carol Schersten LaHurd, we will meet biblical characters who find themselves transformed in both the Old and New Testaments, including Acts of the Apostles and insights in Paul’s letters to the Christians at Corinth and Rome. Place your order at the ELCA e-store.
Gathered by God
From beginning to end, the Bible testifies that the God who gathers is the same God who is present with us. Throughout this nine session study by Audrey West, explore some of the reasons or purposes for which we are “Gathered by God.” Place your order at the ELCA e-store.