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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. Dr. Packer died on July 17th at the age of 93. The
Christian church has lost a giant of the faith but
he has now had a chance to know his God face to
face. Halleluyah for him!
For how this study came to be see
Background.
The re-edit of the Knowing God Study
Guides and Teacher's/Personal Study Editions are now
complete -
Section
One, Two, and Three of both editions are now
finished. A
combined download of all six editions is now
available. Thank you to everyone for their support
and prayers, which were very important in the
completion of this work.
All of the
editions have been recently edited and updated on
3/30/2024.
A Short Video Invitation to
Knowing God
Click here to see my short video
invitation to my Knowing God Study.
Packer Rap
A
friend of mine, who is a musician and has studied
Knowing God with me on three separate occasions,
create a music video about his experience with the
last study called
Packer Rap
It is available on YouTube for your
viewing/listening pleasure.
Packer Rap on YouTube.
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 or if you cannot print out the
study guide, let me know. If you want to order a
copy (or many copies for your group) please use the
link in my
Books'n Stuff page. I get a small commission and
you pay the same amount for the book. Thanks.
Duration: At least 27 weeks (study is divided
into three sections, which follow the structure of
the book) using one week per chapter and a section
review.
Mentor: William Meisheid
Contact information: 4
1 0 - 4 6 1 - 6 3 8 7 or
william-nospam-@meisheid.com
(remove "-nospam-" from the email
address)
Resources: Lessons for each chapter and
section reviews.
Audio Book
Knowing God Audiobook is on
Amazon- You can now get
Knowing God from the Amazon in several formats.
Amazon took over Audible several years ago. You can
get the CD or MP3 versions. The MP3 can play on your
Android or iPhone.
Online Book Text
You can get the text of
the book online. The online text for
Knowing God is available from
Logos
Software as an option in their Bible Study
Library.
Completed lessons are listed below.
All sections are recently edited and updated
(3/30/2024) An
Adobe PDF version of each each section allows you
use directly or print out the study materials for
your personal or group Bible study use. Please
respect the copyright on these materials if you
incorporate them in another publication. For
information regarding use of these materials in
other contexts, please
contact me.
Course Materials
Study Files in PDF format
UPDATE 27 February,
2025: I have completely re-edited all three of these study guides
and have posted the updated editions as
noted below. If you find any mistake or needed
edits, please email me and let me know.
For
self study you will need both the Study Guide and
Teacher's/Personal Study edition so that you have
the workbook to fill in your answers and the
Teacher/Self Study edition with the supporting
notes.
Important Note:
The Teacher's/Personal
Study Edition has extensive notes, and answers to
the study questions to assist a teacher or a person
studying alone.
To download the desired PDF file,
right-click on the link and select "Save target
as..." Some features are not available in the
browser. LAST UPDATED 3/30/2024.
-Section 1
(Intro & Chapters 1-6) >>
Click Here
(updated 1/18/2025)
-Section 1
(Teacher's/Personal Study)
>>
Click Here
(updated 1/18/2025)
-Section 2 (Chapters 7-17) >>
Click Here
(updated 1/28/2025)
-Section 2 (Teacher's/Personal
Study) >>
Click Here
(updated 1/28/2025)
-Section 3 (Chapters 18-22 and closing lessons)
>>
Click Here
(updated 2/27/2025)
-Section 3 (Teacher's/Personal Study) >>
Click Here
(updated 2/27/2025)
-The Complete Study (6 books) as a single download >>
Click Here
(updated 2/27/2025)
To download the desired PDF file,
right-click on the link and select "Save target
as..."
Some
features of the study are not available in the
browser version of the PDF Reader. Download the file
locally and open it with the current
Adobe PDF Reader.
Printing Concerns
Some
users have reported problems printing the web links
in the document (e.g., all scriptures are linked to
BibleGateway.com) when printing grayscale (not
color). To correct this, in the PDF Print dialog,
select the Advanced option at the
bottom left of the window. In the Advanced
Print Options dialog, in the Color
Management section, check the "Let
printer determine colors" option, and then
click OK. That should solve your
unreadable or missing links problems. If you are
still having problems, contact
me and I will try to help.
This effort grew
out of my almost 40+ year history with the book and
my continuing interaction with the challenges it
makes on my life. Knowing God makes those challenges
on everyone who seriously engages the book. The
Study Center came to fruition due to the
intersection of three events:
1.
A
group study of the book with men from my church.
2. A later decision to do a weekly study of the
book on my blog
Beyond The Rim....
3. An attempt to 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. The questions in
this study are different from those supplied by
InterVarsity at the end of some editions of the book
(including the
one I reference) or the same questions in their
stand-alone study guide. These materials are free
for your use but are copyrighted. Please
contact me if you want to
use portions of the materials in another work or
need assitance for a group or church-wide study. I
can supply you with the Word source documents. Some
churches adjust the materials to their specific
needs. Your cooperation is appreciated.
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