Instead of regarding the Bible as “more to be desired than gold” and “rejoicing the heart”, like David in the Psalms, somehow, for many of us, regularly reading on God's word ends up in the same category as regular exercise: a healthy chore we know we should fit in and that we benefit from, but which is hard to manage amongst everything else, and ends up slipping off the agenda. As the Lord Jesus said of his sleepy disciples: “the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak”.
Whatever your current Bible reading habits (or lack of them), and whatever your level of knowledge and confidence, Six Steps to Reading Your Bible will help you make progress in getting into your Bible. The course is especially designed for use in small groups, and utilizes a mix of video instruction, fun skits, Bible study, discussion, practical exercises, prayer and home assignments that will help you on the road to establishing a new and more enjoyable Bible reading habit.
To run this course, you will need one DVD and a workbook. Visit our store page to view the course overview, samples from the workbook, samples from the DVD and our very own blooper reel:
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This popular devotional series is the staple diet for many Christian's time with God. The Daily Reading Bible is an all-in-one resource and a good way to get started or keep going in your daily reading of the Bible.
This 14th volume contains 60 undated readings looking at Luke 7-9, Micah and Galatians. Find out more.
In the next of our very popular Guidebooks for Life series, Bryson Smith looks at the very significant topic of faith: What is it? What makes it so important? What are we meant to have faith in, and what difference should our faith make to everyday life?
These are fundamental issues for all of us, and Bryson Smith provides extremely helpful, easy-to-read insights into a biblical understanding of ‘faith’.
You can also download and read the first chapter free, along with the discussion questions. Find out more.
The book of Dr Peter Jensen's 2005 ABC Boyer Lecture series quickly sold out when first published by the ABC. But this book is too important to let it remain out of print, so Matthias Media is very pleased to be able to make it available again, and this time to a wider readership, not just in Australia but also overseas.
Archbishop Jensen challenges both believers and unbelievers to take a fresh look at the person of Jesus and his significance in our history, our present and our future.
You can download and read the first chapter free online. Find out more.
This brand new Interactive Bible Study continues on from The Free Gift of Life—Gordon Cheng's insightful studies on Romans 1-5.
In The Free Gift of Sonship, you will explore the challenging and greatly encouraging teaching of Paul's letter to the Romans, chapters 6-11.
This new Interactive Bible Study is the first in a new and improved format for our IBS series.
You can download the first study free online. Find out more.
Our 2008/9 Resource Guide, with details of all our resources, is out now. It has a number of new and forthcoming resources listed, as well as some new pricing.
Over the next week or so a copy will be posted to our Australian customers. But you can also download a PDF version (6.43mb).
Pricing in our online store is being brought into line with the new Resource Guide today (Friday 29 Feb).
The MP3 CD containing the talks from our 2007 Matthias Media conference, "Gospel Growth vs Church Growth", featuring talks by Phillip Jensen, Mark Dever and Tony Payne, is now available in our online store.
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Life is a journey—from the cradle to the grave.
And according to the Bible, there are really just two roads through life—God's road and our road.
This short booklet explains how we can start walking on God's road.
Two Roads has been adapted from the Two ways to live gospel outline. It explains the Christian gospel in simple, easy-to-read language. For more information about Two ways to live, go to www.twowaystolive.com.
“How do I know God exists in the first place?” “Hasn't science disproved Christianity?” “Do you have to go to church to be a Christian?” When was the last time you were asked one of these sorts of questions? And when you were, did you know how to answer?
In a series of short sessions, So Many Questions will take you through 13 commonly asked questions about Christianity, helping you to work out what to say, and providing an ‘expert’ answer from which to learn. You'll also learn the basic principles behind all these answers. Presenters include: Tony Payne, Al Stewart, Claire Smith, Paul Grimmond and Chris Braga. Find out more.