— WHAT WE DO
Free Bible Course
28 Bible Lessons
Why Is This Important?
Its purpose is to offer the prisoner help in personal investigation, or "searching" of the Scriptures. As an extension, it serves as a silent teacher for the student, a resource he or she can tap into during the long hours when he does not have access to the chapel or its teaching programs. Its focus is "investigating" Scripture oneself, much as the early Berean Christians "examined the Scriptures daily." Its goal is to establish the young Christian in the Word, helping to develop a personal relationship with God, through Jesus Christ, to sustain him as he walks through his personal "valley of the shadow of death, and to help him learn how to feed his own sour from the Word of God for the rest of his life."
How is It administered?
The prisoner receives two lessons at a time, each a single leaflet containing questions, Bible references, instruction and memory verses. Using his own Bible, the student writes down concise answers in his own words, and memorizes the two optional verses recommended with each lesson. He puts the lessons in the self-addressed envelope which we provide, puts a stamp on it, and mails it to our Home Office in Castro Valley. There it is graded by knowledgeable volunteers who record the scores. They return the studies to the student, along with the next two lessons. The course can follow the student as he or she moves through the system, and to his home when that time comes. An attractive, gold-sealed certificate is awarded upon completion of the 28 lessons. We invite prisoners to enroll their wives and sweethearts in the program as well (at no charge).
What does the course contain?
The course is made up of four sections:
1) Investigating the Gospel of John
2) Investigating our life in Christ
3) Investigating the teachings of the Bible
4) Investigating Christian Character
Where to send completed lessons for grading?
Unless there is a representative of Follow Up Ministries in your area who will grade and return your lessons to you with the next two lessons for you to complete, you should send completed lessons to:
Follow Up Ministries Int’l.
P O Box 2514
Castro Valley CA 94546Please let us know when you have a change of address so we can keep your lessons coming to you. God bless you as you study His word!
“Remember the prisoners, as though in prison with them, and those who are ill-treated, since you yourselves also are in the body.” - Hebrews 13:3