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The Power of Knowing God: A 6-Week, No-Homework Bible Study
Do you really know God?
You may know about God, but do you truly know what He says about Himself—and what He wants from you?
This eye-opening study will help you gain a true understanding of God’s character and His ways. As you discover for yourself who He is, you’ll be drawn into a deeper, more personal relationship with the God of the universe—a relationship that will enable you to confidently display His strength in life’s most challenging circumstances.
40 minutes a week could change your life!
The 40-Minute Bible Studies series from the teaching team at Precepts Ministries International tackles the topics that matter to you. These inductive study guides, designed to be completed in just six 40-minutes lessons with no homework required, help you discover for yourself what God says and how it applies to your life today. With the leader’s note and Bible passages included right in the book, each self-contained study is a powerful resource for personal growth and small-group discussion.
You may know about God, but do you truly know what He says about Himself—and what He wants from you?
This eye-opening study will help you gain a true understanding of God’s character and His ways. As you discover for yourself who He is, you’ll be drawn into a deeper, more personal relationship with the God of the universe—a relationship that will enable you to confidently display His strength in life’s most challenging circumstances.
40 minutes a week could change your life!
The 40-Minute Bible Studies series from the teaching team at Precepts Ministries International tackles the topics that matter to you. These inductive study guides, designed to be completed in just six 40-minutes lessons with no homework required, help you discover for yourself what God says and how it applies to your life today. With the leader’s note and Bible passages included right in the book, each self-contained study is a powerful resource for personal growth and small-group discussion.
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128 pages, Paperback
First published July 10, 2012
37 people want to read
About the author
Kay Arthur
472 books259 followersKay Lee Arthur was an American Christian author, Bible teacher, and co-founder of Precept Ministries International. Renowned for her accessible and inductive approach to Bible study, she helped millions engage deeply with Scripture. Arthur began her ministry informally, teaching teenagers in her living room alongside her second husband, Jack Arthur. Their work soon grew into a global outreach, headquartered in Chattanooga, Tennessee, under the name Precept Ministries International. She hosted the daily Bible teaching program Precepts for Life and became a respected voice in evangelical circles. Arthur authored numerous books and was a four-time winner of the ECPA Christian Book Award for titles such as A Marriage Without Regrets and The New Inductive Study Bible. Her ministry was rooted in a personal reawakening to faith in the early 1960s, following a divorce and a return to religious life. She and Jack also served briefly as missionaries in Mexico before founding their ministry. Arthur remained active in public faith-based initiatives into her later years and was known for her firm stances on social issues. She passed away on 2025 leaving behind a lasting legacy in Christian education and publishing.
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October 9, 2020
This book is a short guide to Inductive study of 5he attributes of God. A good way for someone new to the word of God
September 30, 2012
“Do you really know God?
You may know about God, but do you truly know what He says about Himself—and what He wants from you?
This eye-opening study will help you gain a true understanding of God’s character and His ways. As you discover for yourself who He is, you’ll be drawn into a deeper, more personal relationship with the God of the universe—a relationship that will enable you to confidently display His strength in life’s most challenging circumstances.
40 minutes a week could change your life!
The 40-Minute Bible Studies series from the teaching team at Precepts Ministries International tackles the topics that matter to you. These inductive study guides, designed to be completed in just six 40-minutes lessons with no homework required, help you discover for yourself what God says and how it applies to your life today. With the leader’s note and Bible passages included right in the book, each self-contained study is a powerful resource for personal growth and small-group discussion.” (From the Waterbrook/Multnomah Publisher’s Website)
About the Author:
KAY ARTHUR founded Precept Ministries International with her husband, Jack, in 1970. What started as a fledgling ministry to teens is now a worldwide outreach with Inductive Bible Studies in nearly 150 countries and 70 languages. Arthur has written 100-plus books and Bible studies, including the Gold Medallion-winner Lord, I Need Grace to Make It Today. Arthur reaches over 90 million viewers and listeners through her half-hour television program Precepts for Life and the one-minute radio feature Precepts from God's Word, aired on nearly 1,000 radio and television stations worldwide and available online.
Kay received the National Religious Broadcasters "Best Television Teaching Program" award in 2004 and in 2009 for Precepts For Life, Precept Ministries' half-hour television program. She holds an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Tennessee Temple University.
My thoughts about the book: The Power of Knowing of Knowing God is a 6-week 40 minute Bible study guide that will help you get up close and personal with the Sovereign, Powerful and Holy God of the universe. And what is really an amazing fact is that He wants to have a living, vibrant and up close and personal relationship with us. How awesome is that?
Week one is a study about the fact that God is Self-Existent, Self-Sufficient, and the Creator of all. With a very heavy emphasis on the Word of God and an active participation/interaction with the Scriptures read, we see God revealed for just who he really is as the Self-Existent, Self-Sufficient Creator God. A few of the Scripture passages studied include Genesis 1:15, John 1:1-4, 14-18; Psalm 90:1-2 and many others. Also with each of the 6 studies there is what is referred to as an “Insight” section which provides invaluable and helpful information to us about what we are studying.
The subject matter of the study for week 2 is that “God is Sovereign, the Supreme Ruler of the Universe. Week 3’s study is about the fact that God is All Powerful, All Knowing, Everywhere Present All the Tine. In week 4 the study is concerning the Righteousness, Justice and Truth of God. In week 5 the fact that God is love is examined. And in week 6 God as a Holy God is looked at.
Although a person could work through this study on their own it is ideally suited for a group study so that we can interact on a personal level with others about what we are reading and learning. And in turn because we are fellowshipping with one another – being edified and built up in our faith, it builds and strengthens not only our relationships with one another but also with our God as the Self-Existent, Self-Sufficient, Creator, Sovereign, All Powerful, All Knowing, Omnipresent, Righteous, Always Truthful, Just, Loving and Holy God. And I can tell you from personal experience that getting to know God is getting to love him…and I do, and I know you too will love him more if you purchase and complete this study.
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher through the Blogging For books.Com book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255: "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising."
You may know about God, but do you truly know what He says about Himself—and what He wants from you?
This eye-opening study will help you gain a true understanding of God’s character and His ways. As you discover for yourself who He is, you’ll be drawn into a deeper, more personal relationship with the God of the universe—a relationship that will enable you to confidently display His strength in life’s most challenging circumstances.
40 minutes a week could change your life!
The 40-Minute Bible Studies series from the teaching team at Precepts Ministries International tackles the topics that matter to you. These inductive study guides, designed to be completed in just six 40-minutes lessons with no homework required, help you discover for yourself what God says and how it applies to your life today. With the leader’s note and Bible passages included right in the book, each self-contained study is a powerful resource for personal growth and small-group discussion.” (From the Waterbrook/Multnomah Publisher’s Website)
About the Author:
KAY ARTHUR founded Precept Ministries International with her husband, Jack, in 1970. What started as a fledgling ministry to teens is now a worldwide outreach with Inductive Bible Studies in nearly 150 countries and 70 languages. Arthur has written 100-plus books and Bible studies, including the Gold Medallion-winner Lord, I Need Grace to Make It Today. Arthur reaches over 90 million viewers and listeners through her half-hour television program Precepts for Life and the one-minute radio feature Precepts from God's Word, aired on nearly 1,000 radio and television stations worldwide and available online.
Kay received the National Religious Broadcasters "Best Television Teaching Program" award in 2004 and in 2009 for Precepts For Life, Precept Ministries' half-hour television program. She holds an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Tennessee Temple University.
My thoughts about the book: The Power of Knowing of Knowing God is a 6-week 40 minute Bible study guide that will help you get up close and personal with the Sovereign, Powerful and Holy God of the universe. And what is really an amazing fact is that He wants to have a living, vibrant and up close and personal relationship with us. How awesome is that?
Week one is a study about the fact that God is Self-Existent, Self-Sufficient, and the Creator of all. With a very heavy emphasis on the Word of God and an active participation/interaction with the Scriptures read, we see God revealed for just who he really is as the Self-Existent, Self-Sufficient Creator God. A few of the Scripture passages studied include Genesis 1:15, John 1:1-4, 14-18; Psalm 90:1-2 and many others. Also with each of the 6 studies there is what is referred to as an “Insight” section which provides invaluable and helpful information to us about what we are studying.
The subject matter of the study for week 2 is that “God is Sovereign, the Supreme Ruler of the Universe. Week 3’s study is about the fact that God is All Powerful, All Knowing, Everywhere Present All the Tine. In week 4 the study is concerning the Righteousness, Justice and Truth of God. In week 5 the fact that God is love is examined. And in week 6 God as a Holy God is looked at.
Although a person could work through this study on their own it is ideally suited for a group study so that we can interact on a personal level with others about what we are reading and learning. And in turn because we are fellowshipping with one another – being edified and built up in our faith, it builds and strengthens not only our relationships with one another but also with our God as the Self-Existent, Self-Sufficient, Creator, Sovereign, All Powerful, All Knowing, Omnipresent, Righteous, Always Truthful, Just, Loving and Holy God. And I can tell you from personal experience that getting to know God is getting to love him…and I do, and I know you too will love him more if you purchase and complete this study.
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher through the Blogging For books.Com book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255: "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising."
September 3, 2012
"The Power of Knowing God" is a no homework, 6-week-long Bible study. It's designed for small groups to do together once a week in a 40 minute period. The Bible study let Scripture speak for itself and was careful to keep the studied verses in context. It examined what God said about Himself in the Bible in both the Old and New Testament.
The study had people read several verses (which were included in the book along with information about the context of the verses), mark/highlight certain words, then answer several questions about what was just read. Insight boxes were included with word study information that helped make a verse or point more understandable.
The questions were helpful in focusing attention on all the points that needed to be looked at. In case you missed a point, the "wrap up" section at the end of each week's lesson summarized what was learned that week.
I enjoyed this study and thought it was well-written and made good points. I'd recommend this Bible study to all Christians. It's a good reminder if you already know it, but it'll really strengthen your walk with God if you didn't know it.
I received this book as a review copy from the publisher.
The study had people read several verses (which were included in the book along with information about the context of the verses), mark/highlight certain words, then answer several questions about what was just read. Insight boxes were included with word study information that helped make a verse or point more understandable.
The questions were helpful in focusing attention on all the points that needed to be looked at. In case you missed a point, the "wrap up" section at the end of each week's lesson summarized what was learned that week.
I enjoyed this study and thought it was well-written and made good points. I'd recommend this Bible study to all Christians. It's a good reminder if you already know it, but it'll really strengthen your walk with God if you didn't know it.
I received this book as a review copy from the publisher.
March 5, 2015
Like all of the Precept inductive bible studies I have done this one is excellent. It's amazing to see how the character of God fits together and enhances each different aspect. When you understand the foundation of his character is righteousness and justice you can better understand his omniscience, omnipotence and omnipresence. You see how God's Love is magnified by an understanding of his wrath for sin. And His holiness pronounces his jealousy. This is not an exhaustive study on God's character, but it will take you farther than the simple Sunday school answers. If you plan on doing this study with a group, I would expect to take more than 1 week to make it though a week in the study. It would often take our group 2-3 weeks per week due to our discussions from the study. (the only reason I dinged it a star.)
February 9, 2013
Not my favorite study...
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