The Call and the Cross

Content

The Call and The Cross is the first part of the Way of The Spirit Bible reading course. It traces the beginnings of God’s work of salvation down to the time of Moses, discovers how he taught those he chose to co-operate with him in the work, and shows how he brought that work to fulfilment in Christ and how the early Christians understood it all. The books of the Bible you will be studying are the early ones that tell about Israel’s beginnings, plus Mark and two epistles that show how Christians interpreted them.

• • Old Testament: Genesis - Deuteronomy (the Pentateuch).
• • New Testament: Mark, Romans, Hebrews.

The main themes of this study are faith, obedience and sacrifice: faith in God’s promises; obedience to his call and his word; the meaning of sacrifice and its power in Christ’s death on the cross; Jesus as our saviour and priest.

Course materials

The following materials are available for each of the four sections of the course:

• A Workbook.

The workbook contains the passages to read, one per day, and questions for you to answer on each passage. There is a Review question each week to help you discern what God is saying to you and to apply it to your life. You will need the workbook to complete the course.

• A Reading Guide.

The reading guide provides a commentary on the bible passages to be studied, giving valuable background information, chronologies and so on. It forms a valuable resource to support the workbook, but is not essential for you to complete the course.

• Recorded teaching.

Short 20 minute talks are available, one for each week of study. The teaching is recommended but not essential to completing the course.