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Heaven, Hell, and Life After Death (40-Minute Bible Studies) by Kay Arthur
Discover what God says about death, dying, and life after death. Many people are intrigued by what lies beyond death's door, but we live in an age bombarded with many conflicting views. How can we be sure of what is true? In this eye-opening study you’ll examine the Bible’s answers about death and what comes next. As you confront the inevitability of death in the context of the promise of heaven and the reality of hell, you will be challenged to examine your heart—and in doing so, find that, in grabbing hold of the hope of eternal life, the sting of death is replaced with peace. 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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Kay Arthur
471 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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September 26, 2014
In this eye-opening study you’ll examine the Bible’s answers about death and what comes next. As you confront the inevitability of death in the context of the promise of heaven and the reality of hell, you will be challenged to examine your heart—and in doing so, find that, in grabbing hold of the hope of eternal life, the sting of death is replaced with peace.”
Heaven, Hell, and Life After Death is a product of Precepts Ministries Teaching Team. This study was designed so that the reader/small group can complete the weeks teaching is under an hour and does not require “homework”. This is especially attractive to busy working folks.
While the study was good and covered a great deal of information using both the Old and New Testaments’, I guess that I had hoped it would be a bit more in-depth than it was. Perhaps it is more designed for the visual learner that I am not. That being said, Ms. Arthur – the Founder (along with her husband Jack) has developed a wonderful inductive study method that countless folks around the world have found so very helpful.
About the Author: Kay Arthur is a four-time Gold Medallion award-winning author, member of NRB Hall of Fame, and beloved international Bible teacher. She reaches more than 80 million people daily through radio, TV, and the Internet as the featured teacher on Precepts for Life. She and her husband, Jack, founded Precept Ministries International, which teaches people in 165 countries and nearly 75 languages how to discover truth for themselves. Kay's heart is for adults and children to know and love God's Word.
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group 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 http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/wa... : “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”
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October 23, 2014
Great topic, but tiresome study technique.
If I were writing this review completely based on the overall topic and content covered I would rate this study 5 stars. There are many misconceptions about this topic and there is a great need for a study that provides an in-depth look at what the scriptures say about it. I also love that it's a 40 Minute Weekly Study session that can be done as a group together....with no homework.
Throughout this book, there is a unique's study style that is taught. In reviewing Scriptures the reader is to draw symbols above keywords that represent the key topics of either God, heaven, death, or our perspective in the story. At first this was a very interesting technique because it helps you read the scripture with much more focus and allows you to dissect it more thoroughly. But by the time you get to Week Three in the study and you've repeated this exercise on nearly every page, it becomes quite tiresome and sometimes babyish. The question that is also repeated over and over is what did you learn from marking or drawing these symbols over the words. I found that I didn't always "learn something" from this exercise, especially when it was a verse that was already familiar to me. By the middle of the book I stopped drawing all the symbols. It just became too distracting. Based on the repetitiveness of some of the questions, "what did I learn "? and the monotonous study technique, I would rate this study 3 stars. If you average out the 5 star content and the 3 star study technique, I came to average overall rating of 4 stars.
I received a complimentary copy of this book from the Blogging For Books program from WaterBrook Multnomah in exchange for this fair and unbiased review.
If I were writing this review completely based on the overall topic and content covered I would rate this study 5 stars. There are many misconceptions about this topic and there is a great need for a study that provides an in-depth look at what the scriptures say about it. I also love that it's a 40 Minute Weekly Study session that can be done as a group together....with no homework.
Throughout this book, there is a unique's study style that is taught. In reviewing Scriptures the reader is to draw symbols above keywords that represent the key topics of either God, heaven, death, or our perspective in the story. At first this was a very interesting technique because it helps you read the scripture with much more focus and allows you to dissect it more thoroughly. But by the time you get to Week Three in the study and you've repeated this exercise on nearly every page, it becomes quite tiresome and sometimes babyish. The question that is also repeated over and over is what did you learn from marking or drawing these symbols over the words. I found that I didn't always "learn something" from this exercise, especially when it was a verse that was already familiar to me. By the middle of the book I stopped drawing all the symbols. It just became too distracting. Based on the repetitiveness of some of the questions, "what did I learn "? and the monotonous study technique, I would rate this study 3 stars. If you average out the 5 star content and the 3 star study technique, I came to average overall rating of 4 stars.
I received a complimentary copy of this book from the Blogging For Books program from WaterBrook Multnomah in exchange for this fair and unbiased review.
October 1, 2014
Discover the truth for yourself in a 6-week, no-homework, small group Bible study written by Kay Arthur and Bob & Diane Vereen, called Heaven, Hell, and Life After Death.
If you're curious to know what the Bible says--not just what preachers, teachers, and others say-- about heaven, hell, and the afterlife, this study delivers. Answer questions like:
Is there really a heaven?
Is there really a hell?
What happens when we die?
What does it mean to be born again to a living hope?
What is heaven like?
As you answer these and many other questions, you'll learn good Bible study habits and techniques from trustworthy teachers who don't just spoon-feed you. The authors guide you to dig into God's Word and discover for yourself the truth about heaven, hell, and life after death. Inductive Bible study is interactive and gets your whole brain involved in learning as you mark the biblical text, ask questions of the text, and find answers in the context of the whole Bible.
I highly recommend this study and others in the 40 Minute Bible Studies series published by Precept Ministries International. They're perfect for a weekly small group, especially if group members don't have much time for homework. This study is also great for personal study.
* Note: I received a copy of the book from the publisher for this honest review.
If you're curious to know what the Bible says--not just what preachers, teachers, and others say-- about heaven, hell, and the afterlife, this study delivers. Answer questions like:
Is there really a heaven?
Is there really a hell?
What happens when we die?
What does it mean to be born again to a living hope?
What is heaven like?
As you answer these and many other questions, you'll learn good Bible study habits and techniques from trustworthy teachers who don't just spoon-feed you. The authors guide you to dig into God's Word and discover for yourself the truth about heaven, hell, and life after death. Inductive Bible study is interactive and gets your whole brain involved in learning as you mark the biblical text, ask questions of the text, and find answers in the context of the whole Bible.
I highly recommend this study and others in the 40 Minute Bible Studies series published by Precept Ministries International. They're perfect for a weekly small group, especially if group members don't have much time for homework. This study is also great for personal study.
* Note: I received a copy of the book from the publisher for this honest review.
October 8, 2015
Great Bible study, short, quick and yet plenty of information - enough for everyone to learn something, no matter where you stand in your walk.
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