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 Engaging the human heart with the knowledge of God
  One Christian's attempt to mentor those whom God sees fit to send his way.
Welcome! This site is dedicated to getting as many people as possible to seriously interact with J. I. Packer's seminal book on the Christian life, Knowing God. For how this study came to be see Background.

New! PDFs for the Section 1 and Section II study guides.

Knowing God by J. I. Packer
An Exercise in Spiritual Growth and Discipleship

Subject: Chapter by chapter study of the book Knowing God by J. I. Packer (If you need a copy of the book and can't afford it, let me know)
Duration: At least 27 weeks (study divided into three sections)
Mentor: William Meisheid
Contact information: 410-461-6387 or
william-nospam-@meisheid.com (remove "-nospam-" from the email address)
Resources: Lessons for each chapter and section review. I am working on creating complete printable studies for both the students and leader (Adobe PDF) that I can print and bind or you can print and bind yourself.
Important Note: The book is also available in audio form (
cassettes or digital download - audible.com). Some people will find listening to the book an additional help.

Lessons

Completed lessons are listed below. Responses from the ongoing men's study group will be posted as they are put together. This will allow people who following online to have access to the thoughts of other participants. In addition to the online HMTL pages, there is an Adobe PDF version of each lesson and each section that will allow you to print out the study materials for your own personal use. Please respect the copyright on these materials. For information on other than personal use of these materials, please contact me.

Course Materials

Beyond The Rim... blog ongoing weekly study (the last chapter studies areas at the top of the page. Use See Previous link to see earlier chapters.

PDF Files

-Section One PDF file (Introduction and Chapters 1-6) for
  download and printing >>>  Click Here
-Section Two PDF file (Chapters 7-17) >>>  Click Here
-Section Three PDF file (Chapters 18-22)
tbd

Introduction to the Study of Knowing God

-Lesson 1: Introduction to Knowing God using the 1993 and the 1973 Prefaces. 

Section One: Know The Lord
-Lesson 2 Chapter 1: Theology and the Study of God 
-Lesson 3 Chapter 2: The People Who Know Their God 
-Lesson 4 Chapter 3: Knowing and Being Known 
-Lesson 5 Chapter 4: The Only True God
-Lesson 6 Chapter 5: God Incarnate
-Lesson 7 Chapter 6: He Shall Testify
-Lesson 8 Review of Section One: Know The Lord
 

Section Two: Behold Your God!
-Lesson 9 Chapter 7: God Unchanging
-Lesson 10 Chapter 8: The Majesty of God
-Lesson 11 Chapter 9: God Only Wise
-Lesson 12 Chapter 10: God's Wisdom and Ours
-Lesson 13 Chapter 11: Thy Word Is Truth
-Lesson 14 Chapter 12: The Love Of God
-Lesson 15 Chapter 13: The Grace Of God
-Lesson 16 Chapter 14: God The Judge
-Lesson 17 Chapter 15: The Wrath Of God
-Lesson 18 Chapter 16: The Goodness And Severity Of God
-Lesson 19 Chapter 17: The Jealous god
-Lesson 20 Review of Section Two: Behold Your God

Section Three: If God Be For Us...
-Lesson 21 Chapter 18: The Heart Of The Gospel Part I
-Lesson 22 Chapter 18: The Heart Of The Gospel Part 2
-Lesson 23 Chapter 19: Sons Of God Part I
-Lesson 24 Chapter 19: Sons Of God Part II
-Lesson 25 Chapter 20: Thou Our Guide
-Lesson 26 Chapter 21: Those Inward Trials
-Lesson 27 Chapter 22: The Adequacy of God New 12.31.07
-Lesson 28 Review of Section Three In process
-Lesson 29 Post Study Review of Lessons Learned tbd

Background

This effort grew out of my twenty five year history with the book and my continuing interaction with the challenges it makes on my life as well as everyone who seriously engages it. The Study Center came to fruition due to three intersections:

1. A group study with men from the church of which I was a member.
2. My decision to do a weekly study through the Knowing God on my blog Beyond The Rim....

3. My decision to try and create a Knowing God weekend seminar (which I later decided to put on hold).

The Knowing God's group study framework is part presentation and part discussion, using probing questions designed to illuminate the underlying message of the text. These question are different from those supplied by InterVarsity at the end of some editions of the book (including the one I reference). Those participating were given a workbook containing the lessons with study questions for each chapter and a review of each section. These are included below. They are free for your use. Please contact me if you want to use or need materials for a group or church-wide study. Your cooperation is appreciated.

My blog study on Knowing God is less formal and consists of my observations/meditations on each Chapter, using the materials and insights gained from the small group studies I have done over the years and my own interaction with the substance of the text..

Meanderings...

Items of interest

Knowing Yahweh - A new weekly study begun at Beyond The Rim...

Today's terminology

post-modernism - n. A view of contemporary existence that sees everything as fragmented. Its shallow view of things avoids the depths and distinctions between high and low culture and challenges traditional cultural values and views.

For more terminology.

refdesk.com - The single best source for facts on the web.

 

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