KNOW YOUR BIBLE
KYB is designed so that women engage with the Bible passage through four different methods each week by:
- Answering the daily questions at home
- Group discussion
- The Leader’s summary after the discussion and
- The KYB review notes provided with each study.
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- A daily devotional pattern is established for each person and all are nurtured by God’s Word
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KYB Studies 2026:
Term 1: Selected Psalms Part 1 Term 2: Luke Part 3, Term 3: Romans Part 2, Term 4: Ezra
Living in God’s World
Selected Psalms Part 1
Series: 2026, Term 1 | $10
Despair and sadness, to delight and triumph. Where is God in the vast range of experiences we live through? What is he like? Does he understand?
The book of Psalms helps to answer these questions.
God’s people in the past wrote about their joys and sufferings; their frustrations and questions; their failures and their faith — and God’s faithfulness.
They wrote devotional songs and poems — sometimes about God; sometimes as prayers to God. So the psalms are human words. But the writers were inspired by the Holy Spirit — so the psalms are also God’s word.
A unique gift from God to his people, reading the book of Psalms is like listening in on what people said many centuries ago — to God and to his people. Now it is through their words, that God speaks to us today and shows us who He is.
Psalm 1 is the starting point, giving the foundation for all the psalms that follow — the ground rules for God’s world: what are good choices, what are bad choices.
As we continue we will meet the God who is King over all. We will look at the question of how do God’s people live in his world, when it seems so unjust.
These selected psalms paint a picture for us of what it means to live in God’s world, under God’s order, with God’s wisdom. They will teach us how to live with God as our King and we will discover wisdom to live his way.
The Law of the [Lord] is perfect; it gives us new life. His teachings last forever, and they give wisdom to ordinary people. Psalm 19:7
“I am eager to learn all that you want me to do; help me to understand more.” Psalm 119:32
Serve! Shine! Rejoice!
Philippians
Series: 2025, Term 4 | $8
Circumstances, People, Things, and Worry – four things that often rob of us our JOY.
This letter to the Philippian church is seen as a missionary thank-you letter. But it is
much more than that. It is the sharing of Paul’s secret of Christian joy as we serve the
Lord, shine for Him and rejoice always!
At least nineteen times in these four chapters, Paul mentions joy, rejoicing, or gladness.
This was despite the fact there was no reason for him for him to be rejoicing. He was a
Roman prisoner, and his case was coming up shortly. He might be acquitted, or he
might be beheaded!
Paul overflowed with joy. So what was the secret of this joy?
Philippians explains the mind the believer must have to experience Christian joy in a
world filled with trouble. As we read and study we discover the “thieves” that rob us of
our joy. Circumstances, people, things, and worry. We will also be shown how to capture
these thieves and keep them from taking away the joy that is rightfully ours in Christ. It
also teaches us how we must cultivate the right kind of mind and how our attitude
determines the outcome. In the four chapters of Philippians, Paul also describes
attitudes of mind that will produce joy in spite of circumstances, people, things, and
what we worry over.
Studying the truths in Philippians and asking God to help you to apply these truths will
fill you with joy as you live the Christian life!
This joy filled letter gives us a message that is real and exciting.
Getting What You Asked For:
1 Samuel
Series: 2025, Term 3 | $10
Loyalty and betrayal; faithfulness and rebellion; battles and pursuits — 1 Samuel has it all! But this book is more than just a series of gripping stories we may have learnt as children. It is here we see God at work through national historical events, through Israel’s leaders — and through ordinary people.
We see that God is sovereign and has the power and right to rule over everything in his creation. God’s sovereignty is seen in major national events, like the anointing of a king. It is clear in his protection of David. We see it in the life of a barren woman (Hannah) giving birth to a great prophet and judge. And God is sovereign in ordinary circumstances that simply look like coincidences.
In this study we are challenged on a personal level. It gives us glimpses of personal pain, danger and inner turmoil — for Hannah and Samuel, for David and Jonathan, and for Saul. It prompts us to think: Where do we turn in our struggles — to God or away from him? What does it mean to be a person whose heart belongs to the LORD ?
Questions are raised for us! Do we want to fit in with our culture’s standards— when God’s standards are not only higher, but better? We often expect our national leaders to simply do what suits us. Instead, we should value leaders who do what is right. Do we choose to accept God’s authority?
We also learn that even when his people were unfaithful, God kept his promises. The LORD is the God of astonishing, overwhelming mercy and grace and we can have confidence in the powerful God who keeps his promises.
Throughout the lives of Samuel, Saul and David, God showed himself faithful and true to His Word. God establishes kings and prophets; He protects, encourages and guides His faithful people. Will you trust him too?
Learn from The Teacher:
the Gospel of Luke, Part Two (9:28-16:31)
Series: 2025, Term 1 | $10 (SOLD OUT)
What does true greatness look like? Who is our neighbour? How should we pray?
How can we avoid the Pharisees’ mistakes? What does it cost to follow Jesus?
In Luke Part One we were encouraged to listen to Him. Now in Luke Part 2 we see Jesus as the Master Teacher encouraging us to learn from Him.
As Jesus sets out on a journey that would ultimately take him to Jerusalem, his teaching helps us address the practical issues of how important it is to believe; how to love well; how to pray. We are also prompted to consider our priorities: legalism or love; hardheartedness or compassion; money or God.
What values should members of God’s kingdom hold? What kind of people should we be? As these questions are raised it will cause us to think through the practical issues of daily living.
Again and again, Jesus found different ways to explain God’s kingdom. How can it be like yeast, a mustard seed, a banquet and also a woman sweeping her house? Jesus looked first at one facet, then another — slowly building a picture for us. He used every day experiences and familiar things to teach about something so great that our limited human minds cannot grasp it fully: God’s eternal
kingdom.
These chapters of Luke reveal Christ’s compassion, wisdom and love. They show us a heavenly Father ready and waiting to shower his undeserving children with mercy, forgiveness and grace.
Let’s listen and learn at the feet of the greatest teacher: Jesus.
Tabernacle and The Temple:
the promise of God’s presence with us
Series: 2025, Term 1 | Cost $10
Majesty! Beauty! The Significance of God’s Dwelling Places
The holy, sovereign Lord who created the universe wants to live among His people — sinful people! How amazing! How do we know? The Bible tells us and shows us this, over and over again.
We read that God dwelt in specific, significant places, most notably in the Tabernacle and the Temple. These structures, meticulously planned, extravagantly furnished, and regularly frequented by the devout, were more than just places of worship and sacrifice. They were pictures of God’s relationship with His chosen people and of the atoning work that would be done by the Messiah. To understand the Tabernacle and the Temple, then, is to understand how we are brought into God’s family through the sacrifice of His only Son, Jesus.
The Tabernacle and Temple recall Eden’s perfection, before sin entered. Of how perfect the relationship with God once was, how broken it became — but also what it will be again for God’s people. The Tabernacle and the Temple point ahead to the future God promises: the final reality of God and His people together forever in the new heaven and earth.
God invites us to draw near to Him. Let’s take the time to do this as we study His Word.
Let’s enjoy this precious privilege!
2024 Studies
Wrestling with life:
Ecclesiastes
Series: 2024, Term 4 | Cost $8
As a child, did you ever dream of sitting on a cloud? From a distance, clouds appear solid, but up close we see they are not. They are real — but hard to grasp hold of. This is the idea behind ‘meaningless’.
Studying Ecclesiastes, we read how the Teacher wrestles with what it is like to live in this fallen world. The answers are hard to grasp — like trying to pin down a cloud!
Ecclesiastes however does give us opportunities to love and listen to each other. As the Teacher raises difficult issues, it helps us share the hard things in our lives. We can face difficulties without feeling we always need to look on the bright side.
The Teacher also addresses the question of wisdom. If you get wisdom here while you are still young, it will prepare you for real life. Even if you find Ecclesiastes when you are older, it explains a lot. You learn that life didn’t go sideways; it was already crooked. Ecclesiastes paints an unvarnished picture of real life, but its heavy shadows help you see the light of real joy.
When we read and study this book we see God in all of life — the good and the bad we learn what it means to care for His people and know His mercy in our lives in so many ways! The Teacher wants to show us and help us to live in a way that honours God. How to live now and enjoy God’s good gifts. Most importantly we learn, that when we value life we honour God.
Rebellion and grace:
Romans 1-8
Series: 2024, Term 3 | Cost $10
Good news! When you say to someone, “I have good news for you”, you can always get that person to listen. We acknowledge that the real value of good news depends on the source—who said it. That is why the gospel Paul presents is so welcome. The news comes from God. Romans is Paul’s shout of joy to a lost world.
Paul’s letter to the Romans is one of the most important books in the Bible. It gives the most complete declaration of the gospel. In Romans, Paul clearly sets out God’s plan to rescue us from sin and rebellion.
“But God treats us much better than we deserve, and because of Christ Jesus, he freely accepts us and sets us free from our sins”. Romans 3:24.
God’s plan of salvation runs through the entire Scriptures. The thread of salvation is seen very clearly in certain portions of the Bible. Romans 3 is one of them. When God looks at us “in Christ,” He sees perfection, for God sees only His own righteousness, Jesus Christ.
Throughout Christian history, many well-known church leaders came to a living and vibrant faith in Christ through the message of Romans. In the early church, one great preacher believed Romans was so important that he had the whole letter read aloud to him once a week.
Does the gospel of Christ grip you? Are you saved by it, set apart for it, and serving in it? This study, Romans Part One, will help you to come to a living and vibrant faith in Christ
Ancient prayers for modern people:
Prayers of the Old Testament
Series: 2024, Term 2 | Cost $10
Do you long to develop a loving and trusting relationship with God? Then pray! Prayer is for all of us. It does not depend on fancy words or formulas. God responds to people who come to Him in faith, believing He hears and will answer.
God promises us in His Word that He hears every word we pray. He is waiting, ready, and willing to listen to our worries, concerns, and needs. Whether we are seeking forgiveness, strength, or healing, prayer provides the channel to communicate with God.
Learning to pray is one of the most powerful and practical pursuits of the Christian life. The Old Testament characters that we will look at in this series are men and women who knew how to pray and how to prevail in prayer. Their faith in prayer was no passing attitude that changed with the wind or with their own feelings and circumstances; it was a fact that God heard and answered, that His ear was ever open to the cry of His children, and that the power to do what was asked of Him was consistent with His willingness. For them, praying to God was essential. Who else could they turn to for help, rescue or forgiveness?
Let us gain fresh encouragement to pray boldly, reverently and honestly. Let us learn to entrust our prayers to God — believing he will respond, and always being thankful for his answers. And let us listen to him carefully and obey him.
“So, whenever we are in need, we should come bravely before the throne of our merciful God. There we will be treated with undeserved grace, and we will find help.” Hebrews 4:16
Listen to Him:
The Gospel of Luke, Part One (1:1-9:36)
Series: 2024, Term 1 | Cost $10
“Jesus opened the book and read, from Isaiah, ‘The Lord’s Spirit has come to me, because He has chosen me to tell the good news to the poor. The Lord has sent me to announce freedom for prisoners, to give sight to the blind, to free everyone who suffers, and to say, ‘This is the year the Lord has chosen.’ Jesus closed the book, then handed it back to the man in charge and sat down. Everyone in the synagogue looked straight at Jesus. Then Jesus said to them,
“What you have just heard me read has come true today.” Luke 4:18-19. CEV
Luke’s Gospel may be a familiar gospel to many of us, but this KYB study helps us to read and study it with fresh eyes and take in all that Luke tells us. As we ‘Listen to Him’ we learn afresh of Christ’s compassionate love in becoming Man to save humankind, it also gives us time to soak up the picture of who Jesus is — God’s chosen Messiah, Saviour and Lord, His Son come to earth. Through Jesus, we see the faithfulness of our great God in coming to His people and fulfilling His promises. God has not changed; we can rely on His faithfulness today.
Let’s hear Jesus’ call to listen and obey! ‘
2023 Studies
Loving-kindness in dark times:
The Book of Ruth
Series: 2023, Term 4 | 5 Unit Study SOLD OUT
When Benjamin Franklin was United States Ambassador to France, he occasionally attended the Infidels Club — a group that spent most of its time searching for and reading literary masterpieces. On one occasion Franklin read the book of Ruth to the club. He changed the names so it would not be recognized as a book of the Bible.
When he finished, they were unanimous in their praise. They said it was one of the most beautiful short stories that they had ever heard, and demanded that he tell them where he had run across such a remarkable literary masterpiece. It was his great delight to tell them that it was from the Bible, which they professed to regard with scorn and derision, and in which they felt there was nothing good.
The story in the book of Ruth is certainly a literary masterpiece. Although it is a beautiful story in itself, it is the story behind the story,
— its meaning and significance — that is simply fascinating.
The book of Ruth is one of those beautiful Old Testament pictures that is designed by God himself to illustrate the dramatic truths of the Christian faith expounded in the New Testament. As we read we encounter moments of anxiety, fear, and love but through it all, it inflames the imagination and soothes the soul.
A story that begins with despair and ends with delight it covers the precious truth of redemption, and shines even brighter because it is set against the dark days of the period of the Judges.
In those days Israel wasn’t ruled by a king, and everyone did what they thought was right. Judges 21:25
Christ In The Old Testament:
Finding Treasure
Series: 2023, Term 3 | SOLD OUT
Treasure waiting to be found. As jewellers cut diamonds to give them many facets it creates their sparkle and brilliance. Just like the many facets of a diamond, Jesus has many features or aspects. The Lord has provided us with multiple pictures and titles of Jesus: high priest, sin offering, mediator, Saviour, lamb, our righteousness and our refuge. The study of each of these facets in the Old Testament will bring us into a deeper understanding of Christ’s perfect character, His love and care for all people. Just as the hearts of Jesus’ disciples burned within them as He opened the Scriptures to them on the road to Emmaus (Luke 24:32) — the Old Testament points to him. May our hearts burn within us as we contemplate and rejoice in the treasure we find in the Old Testament — Jesus Christ.
1-2 Thessalonians:
Waiting Faithfully
Series: 2023, Term 2 | Cost $10
Assurance for the future, encouragement in witnessing, walking with the Lord, comfort in the loss of Christian loved ones, and stability in a world that is very unsure of itself, is the message of Paul to the Thessalonians. His letters to the young church at Thessalonica were written because people there had found, in the good news about Jesus, a way to be changed in themselves. These letters also clearly reflect that the focus and purpose of their lives had been drastically altered and renewed. Studying Thessalonians is key to helping us understand the importance of living for eternity and not just for the present. It also helps us to come to understand that living “with eternity’s values in view” is what makes our Christian life meaningful today. The church at Thessalonica was carried away with the expectation of Christ’s glorious return. May it too be our experience as we read and study these precious words telling of Christ’s return.
Who can help but be thrilled when thinking about His triumphant return? BUT we are urged to keep our feet on the ground and work while we wait, pray as we watch, for there is much to do while we wait for Christ to come back.
Christ died for us, so we could live with him, whether we are alive or dead when he comes. This is why you must encourage and help each other, just as you are already doing. 1 Thessalonians 5:10-11 .6
Past Old Testament Studies to order:
2 Chronicles Part 2: Kings of Judah Sale price $1
Leviticus, Jesus and Us: Themes of Leviticus. Sale price $1
Past New Testament Studies and others to order:
Five Lives: Women who encountered God (5 Unit study) Sale price $4
Revelation: Christ’s Final Victory $10
Jesus of Nazareth: 9 unit $10
