Bible study plan

Stewards of the Land

Fourteen studies for people who live from the land — whose earth it is, what our work in it is for, and what God is doing with all of it in Christ.

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Fourteen studies for believers who live from the land. They start with whose earth it is — Psalm 24, and the first chapters of Genesis — and follow the work of the field through the curse, God’s provision, the diligent farmer, the season when the fig tree fails, and the creation that is waiting to be set free. Along the way Jesus speaks about the birds and the lilies, the seed that grows by itself, and the vine, and the plan ends with Christ reconciling all things to God. Every study asks what the passage means for your work and your land, and every study ends with something to do this week.

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  1. 1

    The earth is the Lord's

    Short

    Psalm 24:1-2

  2. 2

    Plants that carry their seed

    Short

    Genesis 1:11-13

  3. 3

    Made to rule the earth

    Standard

    Genesis 1:26-31

  4. 4

    To work it and keep it

    Short

    Genesis 2:8-9,15

  5. 5

    Thorns and sweat

    Short

    Genesis 3:16-19

  6. 6

    God feeds all he made

    Long

    Psalm 104:10-32

  7. 7

    The birds and the lilies

    Standard

    Matthew 6:25-34

  8. 8

    The diligent farmer

    Standard

    Proverbs 12:10-11Proverbs 24:30-34Proverbs 27:23-27

  9. 9

    The seed grows by itself

    Short

    Mark 4:26-29

  10. 10

    Who gives the power

    Standard

    Deuteronomy 8:10-14,17-18

  11. 11

    When the fig tree fails

    Standard

    Leviticus 26:3-5,9-13Habakkuk 3:17-19

  12. 12

    Creation waits

    Short

    Romans 8:18-21

  13. 13

    The vine and the vinedresser

    Standard

    John 15:1-8

  14. 14

    Christ reconciles all things

    Standard

    Colossians 1:15-20

Passage links open in the Open Bible (OTB). Scripture quotations are from the Open Translation Bible (OTB), used under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How to use a Bible study plan

Read one passage at a time together and ask a few simple questions: What does this tell us about God? About people? What will you obey this week, and who will you share it with? Simple, repeatable, and easy to pass on.