BY BRIAN REX DAVIS CEDAR PARK, TEXAS
WBS ACTION! EDITOR AND PRESIDENT
Congregations are meeting again! Thank you, Lord, for seeing us through the COVID years. Has your congregation re-started your evangelism program using World Bible School tools? If you need our help, please contact us at 512-345-8190. We are here for you.
Earlier this year, I was visiting with the Campbell Street church of Christ in Jackson, Tennessee. Pictured here you see one of their faithful Study Helpers sending our lessons for students around the world. Faithful evangelism programs change the world! I just received a text from an elder of the Oldham Lane church of Christ in Abilene, Texas where he reported 94 students in their prison ministry (which uses WBS courses) were baptized since January. Lives are being changed!
New Challenges
As you have experienced new challenges this year, WBS is also experiencing a few as well. Paper shortages and costs have challenged us to get out ACTION! Magazine in our usual way. The July issue is only in digital format as we are working through these challenges, but we are planning to resume printing in September with a special 12-page issue. Thank you for your prayers and patience! One opportunity with this challenge is the development of another great way of connecting with new ACTION! Magazine readers. If you would like to receive ACTION! Magazine digitally, click here. And please share this issue with others!
Coming Soon
We are working on a WBS Evangelism Tools catalog where we detail the wonderful tools available through WBS for sharing Jesus. Be looking for this helpful catalog in the mail soon!
WBS Benefit Dinners 2022
Come join other Christians who are excited about working together to reach the lost. Learn firsthand about 10,000,000 for Christ. Join us! Select a city near you to RSVP or for more information.
Florence, AL – August 30 – Brian Rex Davis, President of World Bible School
Searcy, AR – September 12 – Kyle Butt, Apologetics Press
Nashville, TN – October 6 – T.J. Kirk, Vice President of Student Services at Freed-Hardeman University
Austin, TX – November 10 – Jeff Jenkins, The Jenkins Institute
ACTION! is World Bible School's flagship publication. Read inspiring success stories, tips on how to share the Gospel with others and updates on WBS and its tools!
In this episode of One More Chapter, Brian Rex Davis, Noah Davis, and Bryson Davis continue their study of biblical “principle”, explaining how general teachings give inclusive guidance that can be applied in various ways, while specific commands are authoritative and must shape belief and practice.
This episode of One More Chapter continues the series on Bible study by introducing the idea of “principle” as a way to bridge what a passage originally meant and what it means today, after first stressing purpose and context. The team takes a long–but useful–detour into Bible translations and versions—covering textual preservation, the spectrum from word-for-word to paraphrase, group vs. single-translator work, Dead Sea Scrolls, and which editions they personally use (NASB 1995, ESV, NIV 1984, etc.). The discussion on ‘principle’ will continue in the next episode!
This episode explores how understanding the purpose behind a Bible passage helps bridge the gap between what it originally meant and how it should shape life today. Brian, Noah, and Bryson discuss how purpose protects against shallow, checklist-style interpretation and helps distinguish enduring principles and examples from incidental details.
Brian Rex Davis sits down with Sahadevudu Vanga of India, a fellow missionary since gospel meetings in 1995. They talk about World Bible School’s renewed work in India and the effort to put Telugu translations and advanced courses—especially The Kingdom of God—into digital form. The conversation also covers family ministry, cultural care in a changing India, and tools that serve the next generation of the church.