Bible study · Big Rapids
Open the Book with people.
Before TheWay ever holds a Sunday service, we're gathering around Scripture — in living rooms and over coffee in Big Rapids, working through the Bible book by book. You're invited.
How it works
Small, honest, and through the text.
A TheWay Bible study is simple. A handful of people, a passage, and an hour. We read it out loud, ask what it says, what it meant to the people who first heard it, and what it means for us. Then we pray for each other and eat something.
We work through books of the Bible in order rather than jumping between topics, so over a few months you actually know a book — and you learn how to open one yourself. Nobody has to have the answers. The Bible was written to be read together; that’s how the church read it for its first fifteen hundred years.
Ferris State students, young families, and people who have followed Jesus for decades sit at the same table. If you’ve never been inside a church, this is an easy first step. If you’ve been inside plenty, it might be the part you’ve been missing.
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Bible Study
The Last Supper — the table, the sop, and the two men who denied Him
Walk through the night before the cross: the plot, the upper room, the foot-washing, the piece of bread handed to Judas. Then the two outcomes — Judas and Peter — and what Jesus' love for both means for you.
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Whoever calls on the name of the Lord — what 'name' means, and why it matters how you use it
Joel said it, Peter preached it, Paul repeated it: whoever calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. A name in the Bible is rank, reputation, and reign — and we call on it, pray in it, and act in it.
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Luke 14:1–24 — dinner at a Pharisee's house: rules, seats, guest lists, and a great supper
One Sabbath meal, four lessons. Why God's rules have a purpose behind them, why to take the low seat, who to invite when it costs you, and the excuses people make when the feast is ready.
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Matthew 25 — ready and faithful: the ten bridesmaids and the three servants
Two parables Jesus told about His return, back to back. One is about being ready; the other about being faithful with what you've been given. Both end with a door — open or shut.
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The five characters of Proverbs — and which one you are
The fool, the scorner, the wise, the prudent, and the simple. What Proverbs says about each, why the fool gets the most warnings, and a set of questions for honest self-evaluation.
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Proverbs 1:1–9 — what the book of Proverbs is for
Solomon tells you the purpose of the book in the first seven verses. Proverbs aren't math equations — they teach you how to think, not just what to think. And it all starts with the fear of the Lord.
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Questions people ask
Is there a Bible study in Big Rapids I can join?
Yes. TheWay is a new church forming in Big Rapids, and before our first Sunday we gather in small Bible studies — living rooms, kitchen tables, coffee shops. Join the interest list and we'll send you the next one.
Do I need to know the Bible already?
No. Most people don't when they start. We read a passage together, talk about what it says and what it means, and nobody is put on the spot. Bring a Bible or use TheWay Bible app on your phone.
What do you study?
Books of the Bible, in order — the same way we preach. Right now we're working through James online; the study pages are on this site so you can follow along wherever you are.
Is it for students, families, or older people?
All of them, in the same room. TheWay is multi-generational on purpose. Ferris State students, young families, and grandparents study together.
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Join the list and we’ll send you the next Bible study in Big Rapids — where, when, and what we’re reading. No pressure to speak. Just come.
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