A fourteen-session inductive journey through the Gospel of Matthew for young adults. Matthew opens with Emmanuel, God with us, and closes with the same promise. Every session traces what lives between those bookends: the new Exodus, the Beatitudes, the parables of the Kingdom, the keys given to Peter, the blood of the covenant, and the Great Commission. Old Testament roots, Voices of the Church, and Catechism connections in every session.
Emmanuel runs 14 sessions. Every session comes with a complete leader's preparation guide and a printable take-home sheet for the people in the room, and the full text of each night can be read on a phone from the list below. All of it is free to download, print, and share, with no sign up and no cost.
Every title below opens the full leader's guide for that night, set to read on a phone. Nothing is held back and nothing asks for an email address.
You do not need to be a theologian to lead Emmanuel. The leader's guide carries the questions, the answers, and the background, so the group can discover the text together. There is a short guide to hosting a Bible study if this is your first one, and a set of six questions that will help you choose a study if you are still deciding.