Discovering Jesus the Messiah in the Torah, Prophets, and Writings

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The Living Word is a year-long Bible study designed to help individuals, families, and groups read Scripture as one unified story, centered on Jesus Christ.

This study begins where the Bible begins—with the Torah—and follows God’s unfolding revelation through the Prophets and Writings, leading us to a deeper understanding of Jesus and what it means to live faithfully as His disciples today.

This is not a fast-paced or surface-level study. It is formational, meant to shape how we listen to God, how we live out our faith, and how we walk with Christ in everyday life.

 

What This Study Is

The Living Word is:

• Rooted in Scripture from Genesis to the New Testament

• Focused on understanding God’s commands, promises, and purposes

• Centered on Jesus Christ as the fulfillment of God’s Word

• Designed to strengthen discipleship, not simply convey information

This study helps participants see how the Bible fits together—and how God’s Word speaks into real life with clarity, depth, and hope.

 

What This Study Is Not

To avoid confusion, it is important to be clear about what this study is not.

The Living Word is not about:

• Becoming Jewish or adopting Jewish cultural identity

• Keeping the feasts or Jewish holidays

• Following the lunar calendar

• Learning Hebrew as a requirement

• Replacing Christian worship practices

While God revealed Himself within a particular historical and cultural context, this study is focused on understanding Scripture more clearly, not changing cultural or religious identity.

 

How This Study Can Be Used

The Living Word is intentionally flexible and can be used in multiple ways:

• Private personal study

• Small groups or home groups

• Sabbath School classes

• Self-paced study

Participants may join at any point, though beginning at the start provides the fullest experience.

 

How This Study Fits Our Church’s Teaching Vision

This Bible study flows directly from the church’s broader teaching direction, which emphasizes formation before activation, faith practiced in the home, and living faithfully in the world under the reign of Jesus Christ.

If you would like to learn more about the church’s overall teaching direction, you can read our Teaching Vision here:

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How to Get Started

To learn more about the study, access resources, or begin participating, visit:

👉 https://tomnicholas.org/the-church-alive/the-living-word-discovering-yeshua-in-the-torah-prophets-and-writings/

This page will guide you through the structure of the study and help you take the next step—whether on your own or with others.

 

An Invitation

The Living Word is an invitation to slow down, listen carefully, and be shaped by Scripture.

Our prayer is that through this study, God’s Word will:

• deepen faith

• strengthen homes

• form mature disciples

• and draw us closer to Jesus Christ