Capitol Ministries Weekly Bible Study

James reveals how God instills wisdom in believers through trials, endurance, prayer, and the faithful application of His Word.

Love is essential and preeminent, but Scripture also calls believers to pursue knowledge. This study explains why biblical knowledge is vital for spiritual maturity, faithful witness, and effective service.

Conversations surrounding “Christian Nationalism” have become increasingly common in media, politics, and public discourse. Yet the term is often used broadly and imprecisely, creating confusion for many believers serving faithfully in public life. To think clearly and biblically about these issues, it is important to examine the theological ideas often associated with the label and compare them carefully with the teaching of Scripture.

This Bible study looks at Proverbs 31 and other Scripture passages to examine ten characteristics of a godly woman, while emphasizing grace, sanctification, and Christlike growth.

Without love as the center of your faith, your trajectory in office will be less than it could be otherwise. If you want to be influential, your spouse, family members, and colleagues must know in their heart of hearts that, first and foremost, you are a loving person. Paul states in the opening portions of 1 Corinthians 13, without love I am nothing. What then are the defining aspects of love that we need to be continually working on and growing in? This study will take a close look at this element to consider. 

What if one disciplined habit could shape your faith, steady your convictions, and strengthen your effectiveness in public service? Scripture promises profound and practical benefits for those who devote themselves to studying God’s Word. In this week’s study, we examine 15 biblical benefits that flow from a lifelong commitment to Scripture—and why prioritizing Bible study in the year ahead is essential for spiritual strength, clarity, and fruitfulness.

Thanksgiving Day is a great time to guide your loved ones in a meaningful time of worship, gratitude, and gospel reflection. Drawing from Psalm 100, this outline offers a simple, intentional model to help you create a God-honoring, memory-building moment around your table that points hearts to Christ.

The Bible clearly teaches that today there is to be an institutional separation of Church and State. To think otherwise is to believe in a theocratic or sacerdotal form of government. What the Bible does not teach—and what the secularist would like to say the U.S. Constitution supports—is an influential separation of Church and State.America’s greatest resources are leaders in both institutions who are men and women of character. Without a strong Church making disciples, the State falters.In this study, we’ll explore:The biblical foundation of separation and its distortion by secularistsHow righteousness, not resources, exalts a nation (Proverbs 14:34)Why evangelism is the seedbed of righteous leadershipSix qualities of godly statesmen every nation needs

God’s Word emphatically warns against fools and foolishness. In this study, Ralph Drollinger examines twelve biblical indicators of foolishness from Proverbs—ranging from dishonoring parents to rejecting correction and living in arrogance. He also provides ten practical tips for dealing with fools, especially in leadership and office. This study calls us to self-examination, repentance, and growth in Christlikeness by forsaking folly and embracing the wisdom of God’s Word.

“You are the salt of the earth…” and “You are the light of the world…” (Matthew 5:13, 14) indicate that all believers are to have a here-and-now influence in addition to evangelism and discipleship. What follows are the biblical arguments for participation in the State in ways beyond evangelism.

Only through the power and timing of the indwelling Holy Spirit can any of us, male or female, attain Christlikeness. In theological language, attaining Christlikeness is called progressive sanctification about which I have written other studies. Rather than look at these forthcoming passages as a legalistic measuring stick demanding immediate performance, view this study as a tool God can use in His own way and timing to help mature you in Christ, bringing you into a more intimate, personal relationship in which these virtues are borne and honed. 

The unity of the followers of Jesus Christ in the nation’s Capitol, state capitols, and civic government matters immeasurably. This study will focus on the importance of that unity, as well as what the Bible says about the issue. The believer must be cognizant of specific actions to perform in order to achieve and maintain unity. We will examine Ephesians 4:1–3 in this quest. Our nation desperately needs the believers in political leadership to be in unity! What results from a persevering unity can and will extremely bless our nation! 

Paul’s practice pertaining to this question led to at least one political leader’s coming to Christ (Acts 17:34)!

Christmas is a time you can build your family culture: As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord, says Joshua in Joshua 24:15. 

If the trajectory of our country is going to change, it must begin with our hearts. America’s systemic problem is spiritual in nature; therefore, we must first steward our own hearts and the hearts of our families before speaking about changing the direction of our country; anything less is hypocritical. May God use the following thoughts to aid in crafting a special, constructive day centered in our love for Jesus. Let us give thanks for all He has done for us!