“Love is patient, love is kind…” The hymn to love in 1 Corinthians 13 is perhaps the closest the Bible ever comes to a definition of love. We all know and treasure these words, but why is it so difficult to love in the way that Paul describes? In this session, we explore how Paul’s words can help us overcome the obstacles to love.…

Bible Study: Hebrews 1 - Part 2 Hosted by Sister Maria Luisa Piraquive, worldwide leader of the Church Location: Valencia, Spain Date:September 11, 2024 Church of God Ministry of Jesus Christ International https://idmji.org/en #IDMJI #CGMJCI #SisterMariaLuisa #Piraquive #BibleStudy

Bible Study: Hebrews 1 - Part 1 Hosted by Sister Maria Luisa Piraquive, worldwide leader of the Church Location: Valencia, Spain Date:September 11, 2024 Church of God Ministry of Jesus Christ International https://idmji.org/en #IDMJI #CGMJCI #SisterMariaLuisa #Piraquive #BibleStudy

“Anyone who eats without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment on himself.” Paul’s counsel to the Corinthian church sounds serious, but what does Paul mean by it? In this session, we explore how discerning the body relates to Paul’s exhortations about to live as a Christian community.על ידי The Rev. Canon Dr. Jonathan Bailes

Bible Study: Habakkuk 2 - Part 2 Hosted by Sister Maria Luisa Piraquive, worldwide leader of the Church Location: Oviedo, Spain Date:September 4, 2024 Church of God Ministry of Jesus Christ International https://idmji.org/en #IDMJI #CGMJCI #SisterMariaLuisa #Piraquive #BibleStudy

Bible Study: Habakkuk 2 - Part 1 Hosted by Sister Maria Luisa Piraquive, worldwide leader of the Church Location: Oviedo, Spain Date:September 4, 2024 Church of God Ministry of Jesus Christ International https://idmji.org/en #IDMJI #CGMJCI #SisterMariaLuisa #Piraquive #BibleStudy

What story do we find ourselves in? A vital question, for the answer informs how we, as people, ought to act. So the apostle Paul devotes this next section of his letter to the Corinthians reflecting on the story of his own calling and the broader story that the Christians in Corinth are now a part.על ידי The Rev. Canon Dr. Jonathan Bailes

Bible Study: Bucharest, Romania - Part 2 Hosted by Sister Maria Luisa Piraquive, worldwide leader of the Church Location: Romania Date: August 31, 2024 Church of God Ministry of Jesus Christ International https://idmji.org/en #IDMJI #CGMJCI #SisterMariaLuisa #Piraquive #BibleStudy

Bible Study: Deuteronomy 8 Part 1 Hosted by Sister Maria Luisa Piraquive, worldwide leader of the Church Location: Romania Date: August 31, 2024 Church of God Ministry of Jesus Christ International https://idmji.org/en #IDMJI #CGMJCI #SisterMariaLuisa #Piraquive #BibleStudy

How do we make good decisions? Every day, we answer questions over what we ought to do, yet only sometimes is right and wrong clear. What do we do when things aren’t clear? The apostle Paul helps the Corinthians to answer this question by teaching them how to reflect and deliberate on what is true and good.…

Christians often argue over how they ought to live and what rules they ought to follow. This is nothing new. How do we know when something is up for debate and when it is not? In this session, we tackle questions of morality and attitude in the life of the church.על ידי The Rev. Canon Dr. Jonathan Bailes

In 1 Corinthians 3, Paul uses three metaphors to describe the church: a field, a building, and a temple. Though different, each affirm that God and God alone gives life and growth to his people. In this session, we discuss Paul’s view of the church, which challenges our tendency to trust in our own strategies and techniques.…

What impresses you? How do you want people to think of you? Answers to questions like these tell us what we value in life. In a letter to the church in Corinth, the apostle Paul confronts the old wisdom that once dictated our lives with the new wisdom of the cross.על ידי The Rev. Canon Dr. Jonathan Bailes

Song of Songs declares, “For love is strong as death, jealousy is fierce as the grave.” These striking words are beautiful to hear, but upon reflection, seem to be false. How can love possibly overcome death or the grave? In this final session, we examine how the bride can honestly say that love is as strong as death.…

“What can I give him, poor as I am?” This lyric by Christina Rosetti echoes Song of Songs, for the bride might have asked the same in response to her beloved’s overwhelming love. We reflect, in this session, on the love of Christ and the invitation to give our hearts to our beloved God.על ידי The Rev. Canon Dr. Jonathan Bailes

Bible Study: Matthew 22 part 2 Hosted by Sister Maria Luisa Piraquive, worldwide leader of the Church Location: Tokyo, Japan Date: June 29, 2024 Church of God Ministry of Jesus Christ International https://idmji.org/en #IDMJI #CGMJCI #SisterMariaLuisa #Piraquive #BibleStudy

How do you respond to the absence of the one you love? The bride in Song of Songs faces this precise scenario. Her beloved is gone, and she is desperately sick with love. In this session, we discuss how the bride’s difficult night relates to our own spiritual lives.על ידי The Rev. Canon Dr. Jonathan Bailes

Bible Study: Matthew 22 part 1 Hosted by Sister Maria Luisa Piraquive, worldwide leader of the Church Location: Tokyo, Japan Date: June 29, 2024 Church of God Ministry of Jesus Christ International https://idmji.org/en #IDMJI #CGMJCI #SisterMariaLuisa #Piraquive #BibleStudy

Does God like you? Many Christians struggle to answer that question even though, according to the Bible, the answer is yes! God not only likes his people, he adores them. In Song of Songs we find that God not only loves us, but finds us altogether beautiful.על ידי The Rev. Canon Dr. Jonathan Bailes

Be mine. This simple Valentine’s message carries profound meaning. Lovers use possessive language because they feel, in some way, that they belong to each other. In this session, we explore how this sentiment echoes unto our relationship with God.על ידי The Rev. Canon Dr. Jonathan Bailes

Bible Study: The Promise of the Lord Jesus Christ's Kingdom part 2 Hosted by Sister Maria Luisa Piraquive, worldwide leader of the Church Location: Philippines Date: June 23, 2024 Church of God Ministry of Jesus Christ International https://idmji.org/en #IDMJI #CGMJCI #SisterMariaLuisa #Piraquive #BibleStudy…

The lovers in Song of Songs are unashamed of their passion. “Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth!” The woman so adores the man; the man is so enchanted by the woman. But what do they teach us about love, about worthiness, and especially about the love of Jesus?על ידי The Rev. Canon Dr. Jonathan Bailes

Bible Study: The promise of the kingdom of the Lord Jesus Christ part 1 Hosted by Sister Maria Luisa Piraquive, worldwide leader of the Church Location: Philippines Date: June 23 , 2024 Church of God Ministry of Jesus Christ International https://idmji.org/en #IDMJI #CGMJCI #SisterMariaLuisa #Piraquive #BibleStudy…

For most of Christian history, the Song of Songs was among the most beloved books of the Bible. Today, it is rarely heard in church. In this introductory session, we address some of the difficulties of the Song and try to answer the question: who are these two lovers?על ידי The Rev. Canon Dr. Jonathan Bailes

Worship does not end when the Sunday service concludes. As Archbishop William Temple once said, how you conduct your life during the week is the true test of genuine worship. In this session, we look at what Scripture says about worship in life and why God cares so much about how we go forth into the world.…

Bible Study: Psalm 145, part 2 Hosted by Sister Maria Luisa Piraquive, worldwide leader of the Church Location: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Date: June 2, 2024 Church of God Ministry of Jesus Christ International https://idmji.org/en #IDMJI #CGMJCI #SisterMariaLuisa #Piraquive #BibleStudy

Bible Study: Psalm 145, part 1Hosted by Sister Maria Luisa Piraquive, worldwide leader of the ChurchLocation: Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicDate: June 2, 2024Church of God Ministry of Jesus Christ Internationalhttps://idmji.org/en #IDMJI #CGMJCI #SisterMariaLuisa #Piraquive #BibleStudy

All of life, and all of new life in Christ, is a gift. And Christian worship is a response to that grace. For this reason, gratitude lies at the heart of worship and pervades our prayers and praises. In this session, we explore the role of thanksgiving in worship, both in church and at home.על ידי The Rev. Canon Dr. Jonathan Bailes

The Lord’s Supper, though distinctive and central to Christian worship, is frequently a subject of Christian debate. Is it a memorial of Jesus’ past death, or a present reception of the risen Christ, or an anticipation of something yet to come? In this session, we discuss why all three of these meanings are essential to understanding the bread and …

Rarely do we reflect on these two acts of Anglican worship. Is passing the peace merely an overly spiritualized way of saying “hi” on a Sunday morning? Is giving a tithe merely old-fashioned fundraising? In this session, we examine the deep meaning behind these means of worship.על ידי The Rev. Canon Dr. Jonathan Bailes

Why do we always ask for forgiveness? Why are prayers of confession in every worship service? Some worry that regular reflection on sin is an unhealthy spiritual practice, but in this session, we explore why it is, in fact, vital to our relationship to God and one another.על ידי The Rev. Canon Dr. Jonathan Bailes

Bible Study: Psalm 24, part 2 Hosted by Sister Maria Luisa Piraquive, worldwide leader of the Church Location: San Antonio, Texas, USA Date: April 20, 2024 Church of God Ministry of Jesus Christ International https://idmji.org/en #IDMJI #CGMJCI #SisterMariaLuisa #Piraquive #BibleStudy

Prayer is not just something Christians do, but something all religious people do. To be religious is to pray, yet what makes Christian prayer unique and how do we pray well? In this session, we discuss the foundational aspects of prayer and its role in Christian worship.על ידי The Rev. Canon Dr. Jonathan Bailes

Bible Study: Psalm 24, part 1 Hosted by Sister Maria Luisa Piraquive, worldwide leader of the Church Location: San Antonio, Texas, USA Date: April 20, 2024 Church of God Ministry of Jesus Christ International https://idmji.org/en #IDMJI #CGMJCI #SisterMariaLuisa #Piraquive #BibleStudy

Every Sunday, Anglicans confess their faith with the words of the Nicene Creed, and likewise, many Christians around the world continue this ancient practice in their weekly worship. Yet why? In this session, we discuss why creeds are so important to worship.על ידי The Rev. Canon Dr. Jonathan Bailes

Bible Study: Faith and works, part 2 Hosted by Sister Maria Luisa Piraquive, worldwide leader of the Church Location: Bayamon, Puerto Rico Date: April 10, 2024 Church of God Ministry of Jesus Christ International https://idmji.org/en #IDMJI #CGMJCI #SisterMariaLuisa #Piraquive #BibleStudy

Nothing is more necessary or profitable for Christians than knowing, hearing, reading, and studying God’s word. And, likewise, nothing is more central to our worship gatherings. In this session, we discuss what is it about the Bible that makes it so essential for us and for our worship.על ידי The Rev. Canon Dr. Jonathan Bailes

For thousands of years, praise songs have been central to Christian worship. But why so? Does God need our adoration? In this session, we discuss the reasons to sing praise and examine its effects upon us.על ידי The Rev. Canon Dr. Jonathan Bailes

Bible Study: Faith and works, part 1 Hosted by Sister Maria Luisa Piraquive, worldwide leader of the Church Location: Bayamon, Puerto Rico Date: April 10, 2024 Church of God Ministry of Jesus Christ International https://idmji.org/en #IDMJI #CGMJCI #SisterMariaLuisa #Piraquive #BibleStudy

Instead of gathering for church on Sundays, why not stay home? Listen to a great sermon, read an inspiring devotional, spend time in prayer by yourself. Millions of contemporary American Christians do just that, and in this session, we ask whether gathering for public worship is actually important, and if so, why?…

Why devote eleven weeks to the study of worship? In this introductory session, we explore why worship is worth our time and attention. In fact, we cannot avoid worship, for we are made to worship, and God uses worship to forms us.על ידי The Rev. Canon Dr. Jonathan Bailes

Bible Study: Ephesians 4 Hosted by Sister Maria Luisa Piraquive, worldwide leader of the Church Location: Lisbon, Portugal Date: March 12, 2024 Church of God Ministry of Jesus Christ International https://idmji.org/en #IDMJI #CGMJCI #SisterMariaLuisa #Piraquive #BibleStudy

Bible Study: Youth in the Lord’s Path, part 2 Hosted by Sister Maria Luisa Piraquive, worldwide leader of the Church Location: Milan, Italy Date: March 5, 2024 Church of God Ministry of Jesus Christ International https://idmji.org/en #IDMJI #CGMJCI #SisterMariaLuisa #Piraquive #BibleStudy

Bible Study: Youth in the Lord’s Path, part 1 Hosted by Sister Maria Luisa Piraquive, worldwide leader of the Church Location: Milan, Italy Date: March 5, 2024 Church of God Ministry of Jesus Christ International https://idmji.org/en #IDMJI #CGMJCI #SisterMariaLuisa #Piraquive #BibleStudy

Bible Study: Matthew 19 Hosted by Sister Maria Luisa Piraquive, worldwide leader of the Church Location: Rome, Italy Date: March 2, 2024 Church of God Ministry of Jesus Christ International https://idmji.org/en #IDMJI #CGMJCI #SisterMariaLuisa #Piraquive #BibleStudy

Bible Study: Ecclesiastes 1 Hosted by Sister Maria Luisa Piraquive, worldwide leader of the Church Location: Vallecas, Madrid, Spain Date: January 21, 2024 Church of God Ministry of Jesus Christ International https://idmji.org/en #IDMJI #CGMJCI #SisterMariaLuisa #Piraquive #BibleStudy

Bible Study: Psalm 81 Hosted by Sister Maria Luisa Piraquive, worldwide leader of the Church Location: Hialeah, FL USA Date: December 22, 2023 Church of God Ministry of Jesus Christ International https://idmji.org/en #IDMJI #CGMJCI #SisterMariaLuisa #Piraquive #BibleStudy

The Gospel of Jesus Christ is both bad and good news: we are helplessly trapped, and also, God in his mercy has liberated us. Deuteronomy ends on a similar note. It reminds us of the tragic condition in which Israel finds themselves and promises that God will bring redemption. In this session, we examine this gospel given to Israel.…

Bible Study: Psalm 80 Hosted by Sister Maria Luisa Piraquive, worldwide leader of the Church Location: Margate, FL USA Date: December 6, 2023 Church of God Ministry of Jesus Christ International https://idmji.org/en #IDMJI #CGMJCI #SisterMariaLuisa #Piraquive #BibleStudy

Deuteronomy culminates in a long series of blessings and curses: if Israel obeys God, the people will be blessed; but if Israel disobeys God, the people will be cursed. This sounds so much like a relationship based on moral performance. In this session, we explore how to reconcile these passages with what we know about the God of grace.…