If you could spend 22 weeks learning from almost anyone in history, who would you choose?
You might choose Abraham Lincoln for leadership, Winston Churchill for courage, or C. S. Lewis for wisdom. But if your goal is to grow spiritually, it would be hard to find anyone more influential than the apostle Paul.
Apart from Jesus Himself, no person has shaped Christianity more than Paul.
His missionary journeys carried the gospel across the Roman Empire. He planted churches in strategic cities. He trained leaders. He defended the faith against false teaching. He endured imprisonment, beatings, shipwrecks, rejection, and hardship, yet never lost sight of his mission.
Perhaps most significantly, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, Paul wrote a large portion of the New Testament. Romans, 1 and 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 and 2 Thessalonians, 1 and 2 Timothy, Titus, and Philemon all came from his pen. If you want to understand the Christian life, there is simply no way around Paul.
Yet Paul was not born an apostle.
He began as the church’s fiercest opponent.
He hunted Christians. He approved of Stephen’s execution. He believed he was serving God while fighting against the very Messiah God had sent.
Then everything changed on the road to Damascus.
God took the church’s greatest enemy and transformed him into its greatest missionary.
That alone makes Paul’s story worth studying.
But there is much more.
As we follow Paul’s life through the book of Acts and his letters, we discover practical answers to questions every believer asks:
- How does God change a person?
- How do you recover from failure?
- How do you know God’s will?
- What gives people courage during suffering?
- How do healthy churches grow?
- How do ordinary believers make an extraordinary difference?
- What does it really mean to live by grace?
Paul’s life is not merely ancient history. It is a living classroom for every follower of Christ.
As you study him, you will find your faith challenged, your priorities sharpened, and your understanding of the gospel deepened.
A Bible Study Designed for Discussion
This study is part of the Good Questions Have Groups Talking Bible Study series.
Rather than relying primarily on lecture, each lesson uses carefully crafted discussion questions to help people discover biblical truth together. Participants think more deeply, engage more personally, and remember more because they are actively involved in the learning process.
Teachers appreciate the studies because they:
- Save hours of preparation time.
- Make leading a class much easier.
- Help everyone participate.
- Encourage meaningful discussion rather than one-way teaching.
- Lead to genuine life change, not just more information.
Whether you teach an adult Sunday School class, a home Bible study, or a small group, these lessons are designed to help your group talk, think, and grow.
The study on Paul is available individually through Amazon. It is also included as part of the Good Questions Subscription, which gives churches and leaders ongoing access to the complete Good Questions Have Groups Talking series.
If you have never taken your class through the life of Paul, this may be the perfect time. Spend a few weeks walking beside the man who helped shape the early church, and you may discover that God uses his story to shape yours as well.
If you would like to explore this new study, it is available on Amazon, as well as part of Good Questions Have Groups Talking
