Course Downloads

We suggest taking one course at a time, and the first course to be "Look to Jesus."
There is no mailing of lessons. The focus is on personal application to the heart; therefore, no 'diplomas' are offered. Courses consist of reading chapters followed by study questions; see instructions. See the Course Catalog (PDF) for detailed course descriptions. File sizes vary from 100 to 400 KB in rich text format (.rtf, can be opened by standard word processors); see Frequently Asked Questions for help in downloading. All materials are copyrighted: please include the MZBI information in all reproduction and do not republish under a different name.

.    Salvation        Practical Walk       General Study       Doctrine        s - available in Spanish 

Salvation from Sin

Basic Level

Look to Jesus s  (LTJ)
4 lessons     LTJ 1-4     answer key 
Biblical truth regarding coming to personal relationship with Christ (W. Reid, 1880).

All of Grace s  (AOG)
10 lessons    AOG 1-5    AOG 6-10     answer key 
God's salvation for the ungodly, His unmerited grace (C.H. Spurgeon, 1886).

Man's Ruin - God's Redemption s  (MRG) 
10 lessons     MRG 1-5     MRG 6-10    answer key 
For seeking Christ: seeing man's need and God's answer in Romans 1:16-32.

Intermediate Level

Biblical Repentance s  (BRN)
5 lessons    BRN 1-5    answer key 
What the Bible says about God's call to forsake sin and walk in repentance.

True versus False Gospel s  (TFG)
12 lessons     TFG 1-6     TFG 7-12     answer key 
Biblical Gospel vs. "carnal Christianity" (belief with no commitment to Christ).

Advanced Level

Saving Faith: Its Meaning and Object  (SMO) 
10 lessons     SMO 1-5     SMO 6-10     answer key 
Man's free will and God's sovereignty in the faith that saves from sin.

 

Practical Walk

Basic Level 

A Call to Prayer  (CTP) 
13 lessons     CTP 1-7    CTP 8-13     answer key 
Exhortation for a deeper commitment to pray (J.C. Ryle, 1875).

Hidden Life of Prayer s  (HTP)
8 lessons     HLP 1-4    HLP 5-8    answer key 
How to communicate with God effectively in prayer (D. MacIntyre, 1913).

At the Altar of Sexual Idolatry s  (ASI)
18 lessons 
Only for those who are currently struggling with sexual sin: freedom in Christ! 
Available only in print to prisons in the USA and Canada. Others may contact Pure Life Ministries;  PO Box 410;  Dry Ridge, KY  41035 
859-824-4444;  www.purelifeministries.org

Thoughts for Young Men s  (TYM)
5 lessons     TYM 1-5    answer key 
Key principles (for all ages) for walking with God (J.C. Ryle, 1880).

Intermediate Level

In the Footprints of the Lamb s  (IFL)
5 lessons     IFL 1-5    answer key 
Penetrating study of love-relationship with Christ (G. Steinberger, 1915).

Profiting from the Word  (PFW) 
10 lessons     PFW 1-5    PFW 6-10     answer key 
Practical application of God's Word to daily life in 10 aspects (A.W. Pink, 1932).

Holiness, Part 1  (HO1) 
11 lessons     HO1 1-5    HO1 6-10    answer key 
What it is and its practical development in all true saints (J.C. Ryle, 1879).

Holiness, Part 2  (HO2) 
10 lessons     HO2 1-5    HO2 6-10    answer key 
The main errors in our day, and the need to abide in Christ (J.C. Ryle, 1879).

Walk of Repentance  (WR) 
24 lessons   WR1 1-6    WR2 7-12    WR3 13-18    WR4 19-24   answer key 
24 week day-by-day discipleship course; requires 1 hour/day commitment! 
For download only overseas. For USA and Canada, please contact  
Pure Life Ministries;  PO Box 410;  Dry Ridge, KY  41035 
859-824-4444;  www.purelifeministries.org

Advanced Level

Spiritual Foundations of Ministry  (SFM) 
5 lessons     SFM 1-5    answer key 
For pastors and church leaders: reawakening spiritual zeal (H. Bonar, 1866).


General Study

Basic Level

Life of Jesus Christ s  (LC1 and LC2)
13 lessons     LC1 1-6    LC2 7-13    answer key 
LC1 and 2 use a fill-in-the-blank question format. The life of Christ in chronological sequence: Who He is and why He has come. Part One covers His birth, baptism, and ministry in Galilee. Part Two covers the last year of His life, the crucifixion, and the resurrection.

Life of Jesus Christ  (LC3) 
13 lessons     LC3 1-6    LC3 7-13    answer key 
LC3 uses the normal MZBI "write out your answer in your own words" format. 
The life of Christ in chronological sequence: Who He is and why He has come.

Joy in the Gospel of John  (JG) 
13 lessons     JG 1-13    answer key 
Uses a fill-in-the-blank format. Basic study of special stories from the ministry of Jesus in the Gospel of John.

The Story of the Puritans  (SOP) 
4 lessons     SOP 1-4    answer key 
How brave men endured persecution to give us a legacy of truth in their writings.

Intermediate Level

Fundamentals of the Faith s  (FOF)
13 lessons 
Essential discipleship lessons about faith and practice in the Christian life
Available only in print to prisons and overseas. Others can contact  
Grace Community Church; 13248 Roscoe Blvd.;  Sun Valley, CA  91352 
818-909-5721

New Testament Survey  (NT1) 
13 lessons     NT1 1-6    NT1 7-13    answer key 
God reveals His Son, Jesus Christ, in the 1st century through the 27 N.T. books.

The Church in History, Part 1  (GS2) 
19 lessons     GS2 1-8    GS2 9-19    answer key 
The miraculous spread of the church, its sufferings, creeds, the rise of papal power, its confusing heresies (AD33-1517).

The Church in History, Part 2  (GS3) 
20 lessons     GS3 1-13    GS3 13-20    answer key 
The Reformation, the rise of denominations, cults, the spread of missions, and the church's challenges (1517-1900s).

Advanced Level

Methods for Bible Study, Part 1  (MB1) 
8 lessons     MB1 1-8     answer key 
The basis for "hermeneutics" (Bible interpretation): principles and description.

Methods for Bible Study, Part 2  (MB2) 
10 lessons     MB2 1-10     answer key 
Observation, interpretation, outlines, cross references, and word studies.

Biblical Eldership  (BEL) 
6 lessons     BEL 1-6    answer key 
The Biblical basis for church leadership which is pastoral, shared, multiple, equal, serving.

 

Doctrine

Basic Level

Pilgrim's Progress s  (PL1)
10 lessons     PL1 1-5    PL1 6-10    answer key 
Uses a fill-in-the-blank format. Christian's progress in faith, through this world to the next (J. Bunyan, 1678).

Intermediate Level

Attributes of God s  (ATR)
12 lessons   ATR 1-6    ATR 7-12    answer key 
18 characteristics of God are described from Scripture (A.W. Pink, 1930)

Doctrines of Grace in the Gospel of John s  (DGJ)
7 lessons     DGJ 1-7    answer key 
Biblical basis for the five points of the Reformation's historic faith.

1689 London Confession of Faith s  (LBC)
13 lessons     LBC 1-13      answer key 
One of the most important statements of evangelical faith in Christian history.

Advanced Level

The Holy Spirit, Part 1  (HS1) 
13 lessons     HS1 1-6     HS1 7-13     answer key 
The Person and work of the Spirit in salvation (A.W. Pink, 1935).

The Holy Spirit, Part 2  (HS2) 
13 lessons     HS2 1-6     HS2 7-13     answer key 
The work of the Spirit in sanctification (A.W. Pink, 1935).