The Gospel Project for Adults: Personal Study Guide - CSB - Summer 2025

Summer 2025 Study: Foolishness and Wisdom
(Covering 1 Samuel–1 Kings; Wisdom Literature)
by Caroline Chong and Jesse Welliver

After the period of the judges, the Israelites wanted a king to lead them, and God gave them what they wanted. Israel’s kings were to lead the people in God’s ways and not the ways of the pagans around them. But being human, these kings had their strengths and weaknesses, their times of faithfulness and times of faithlessness. When they followed God’s wisdom over man’s, they excelled. When they didn’t, they revealed their foolishness. Through the example of their lives and their Spirit-inspired teachings, God continues to guide us in wisdom. Now, with Jesus, the true King intended for us from the beginning and the promised King from David’s line, we can learn better what true wisdom is—trusting Christ, fearing God, and walking in His ways. (14 sessions)

The Gospel Project Personal Study Guide - CSB is designed to help participants walk through each session individually before the meeting and then as a group. Features include:

• CSB® Scripture passages included in the resource
• ESV and KJV Scripture passages – available via a QR code in the Personal Study Guide
• Active-learning model: The group time will feature a whole-group activity that will draw on and apply what group participants learned the week prior.
• Head, Heart, Hands: Application from each session will follow the pattern of Head (our understanding), Heart (our affections), and Hands (our actions).

Companion Resources:

• Leader Guide
• Commentary
• Leader Pack

Throughout the Old and New Testaments, the common thread in every biblical story is Jesus. That’s why The Gospel Project for Adults is a chronological, Christ-centered Bible study that continuously traces the need for redemption in those stories and in our stories, too.