In just a few weeks, author and pastor Dr. Mel Lawrenz—who previously wrote the series How to Understand the Bible and How to Study the Bible—begins a new weekly email series called How to Live the Bible.

Everyday life includes highs and lows, accomplishments and failures, gains and losses. Whatever our circumstances, we need what James called “the implanted word” which can rescue us (James 1:21). We are to be “doers of the word, and not hearers only.” Or, as Jesus said, “Everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock” (Matthew 7:24).

But how do we do that? How do we get over our hesitations? How do we know what God wants us to do in response to the word?

How to Live the Bible is a series of practical, weekly guides to letting the Living Word do its work in us. Mel Lawrenz’ thoughtful words will help any believer understand how to apply the truth of Scripture to everyday life.

We’ve been talking about this series quite a bit because we think it offers something genuinely new and useful to almost any reader of God’s Word.

If you are a Christian who’s curious to learn how the Bible might shape and transform you, “How to Live the Bible” is an encouraging and empowering starting point.

If you’re a pastor, Bible study organizer, or hold some other official or unofficial leadership position in your church, these lessons would make a great starting point for group discussion, and they would nicely complement an existing Bible study. If you’d like to increase biblically-inspired transformation in your congregation, this is a practical way to move toward that goal.

However you would describe your relationship to the Bible, you can always draw closer to and deeper into God’s Word. We hope How to Live the Bible will help. It’s free and it starts soon, so sign up today!