As we reflect on 2024 and look forward to this new year, we at WBS say a prayer of thanksgiving for each of you! As Paul wrote to his brothers and sisters in Philippi, we also say to you, “[We] thank [our] God in all my remembrance of you, always in every prayer of [ours] for you all making [our] prayer with joy, because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now. And [we are] sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.” (Philippians 1:3-6)
In 2024, YOU answered the call of teaching 262,251 Students who were requesting a Bible study. That’s 262,251 souls whom you shared the Gospel message. Praise God! We know God calls each of us to plant and water, but it is God who gives the increase. And it is God, through you, working in the lives of these 262,251 souls to produce fruit like we see in stories like Joshua’s below.
Joshua signed up on the Lite App for WBS lessons in September 2024. He completed all of the Master Series with 100% on each lesson. Once completed, he told his Study Helper, Lois, that he would like help getting baptized. She submitted him for Follow-up on December 1, 2024. On December 15, Joshua, along with his wife and two of his daughters (13 and 14 years old) were baptized into Christ by WBS Follow-up Partner Inyang in Lagos, Nigeria. Inyang is working with the family and helping to connect them with a local congregation. Joshua’s Study Helper, Lois, said, “It reminds me of Cornelius’ family’s baptism in Acts.” Please keep Joshua and his family in your prayers.
If you are looking for more encouragement, check out these short blurbs highlighting WBS Students in ACTION! Magazine by clicking here.
Thanks to our generous donors, we have been blessed to be able to increase our Online Student recruitment efforts in 2025. Please pray for God to open even more hearts to seek and heed the Gospel message in 2025. We also ask that you pray for “more laborers” (Matthew 9:37-38) as we also pray for a “plentiful harvest”.
If you would like to partner with us in recruiting more Students, you can get started by:
*********
Community Note: We are currently experiencing a bug in our system hindering our ability to send out email notifications to our Students and Study Helpers. We know this brings significant challenges when trying to teach your Students. Our team is actively working on this, and it is our highest priority. We hope to have a fix in place soon. Thank you for your patience as we work to resolve this issue.
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.