Small Group Resource Page

These are resources and study guides used by our small group Bible study. We meet weekly in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area and are affiliated with Bellefield Presbyterian Church and The Open Door.

The material on this page is by no means complete or official in any way. If you have questions about this material or about our small group, please send mail to sg-questions@jdray.net.

General Resources
Study Notes

General Resources

Here's an annotated list of study-related resources and tools that might be useful:

BibleGateway.com - a good resource with multiple translations/versions of the Bible in multiple languages. Also has some commentaries available.
Net Bible - a relatively new translation compiled primarily by the scholars at Dallas Theological Seminary. This translation is completely free to download/copy/distribute without royalties of any kind.
Studylight.org - more in-depth study materials, including:
- NAS and KJV versions of the bible with Strong's numbers and links to lexicons and dictionaries
- Various commentaries on the bible: especially recommended are the Adam Clarke and Matthew Henry commentaries.
BlueLetter Bible - additional study resources. Some of these are more audiovisual (e.g., maps, charts, audio recordings, etc.)

Study Notes

This section has handouts, notes, synopses, etc. for various studies:

Study of the Book of Proverbs

Here is a list of the study materials that have been used for this study.

Bible Knowledge Commentary by Walvoord and Zuck
Be Skillful by Warren Wiersbe
Proverbs: An Introduction & Commentary by Derek Kidner
he Message of Proverbs: Wisdom for Life by David Atkinson

Here are the handouts from the book of Proverbs.

Proverbs Study Plan - based on the outline from Be Skillfull
Introduction to Proverbs - introductory material and Prov 1:1-7

Study of the Book of Romans

Here is a list of the study materials that have been used for this study. The first three are weightier references, while the last two are really more like study guides.

Bible Knowledge Commentary by Walvoord and Zuck
Be Right by Warren Wiersbe
Expositions of Bible Doctrines Taking the Epistle to the Romans As a Point of Departure [4 Volumes] by Donald G. Barnhouse
Romans: Encountering the Gospel's Power by John Stott
Romans: The Christian Story by James Reapsome

Here are the handouts from the book of Romans. All the handouts that exist have been posted. There were some of the earlier chapters that did not have handouts.

Romans 4
Romans 5:1-11
Romans 6
Romans 7
Romans 8
Romans 9
Romans 10
Romans 11
Old Testament Prophecy related to Romans 11 - a look at Deuteronomy 29 and Isaiah 29 in the context of Romans 11

Sermon on the Mount

The Beatitudes (Matthew 5:1-12) - 7/05/2006 - The point of this study was that the beatitudes describe spiritual, inward attitudes that we should have as followers of Christ. This teaching of Jesus is in marked contrast to the practice of the Pharisees, who were focused on external observances of religion as a path to God. In addition to describing the inward attitudes of a Christian, the beatitudes make promises about how God is there for us, and give some indications about how our inward attitudes should manifest themselves in our outward lives. Handouts for this study:

Handout with NIV translation of the passage and space for notes (zipped Word Doc).
Handout with NIV translation of the passage and verse-by-verse notes from various commentaries (zipped Word Doc).