An inductive study of the book of Exodus in fourteen sessions of 75 to 90 minutes, tracing the arc from slavery to covenant presence. It runs from the midwives who feared God and the cry God heard, through the burning bush and the name I AM, the contest with Pharaoh and the plagues that make the LORD known, the night of Passover and the lamb that had to be eaten, the sea and the song, bread in the wilderness, and Sinai, where Israel is called a kingdom of priests and the blood of the covenant is thrown on the people. The second half follows the tabernacle: make me a sanctuary, the priestly garments marked Holy to the Lord, the golden calf and Moses asking to see the glory, the work carried out as the LORD had commanded, and the cloud and the glory that fill the tent at the end. On the first night each person seals a private answer to one question, why God is bringing Israel out of Egypt, and the envelopes open in Session 8 against Exodus 19. Every session carries Old Testament roots and their fulfillment, Voices of the Church labelled as either direct citation or honest summary, Catechism connections, a leader-only Thread Watch, and an Objection Bench for the questions a room may raise. Each session has a Leader Preparation Guide, a Discussion Guide, and a Leader Reference Card listing every passage in order. Scripture follows the Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition. Leader guides and take-home sheets for every session.
In Their Midst 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 In Their Midst. 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.