Making God Part of Your Family

Michael Grady is a certified lay speaker within the United Methodist Church, an evangelistic association leader, and has taught Sunday school and Bible study groups of all ages---children and adults---for over 30 years. He is an experienced educator and professional speaker and has been a guest speaker at multiple churches and organizations for many years. He is a certified public accountant and financial transaction specialist by trade, but he has always considered himself to be in full-time ministry, having devoted his time and talents over the course of his life to teaching others about God’s written Word.

Introduction to Making God Part of Your Family


A Family Bible Study Book: Not Just a Storybook




Bible Background: Setting the Stage




Portraits of Christ




How True Are These Stories?




Volume 1: The Pentateuch




How to Use This Book




The Story of Creation




Creation Timeline




Science and the Bible




Mankind’s Responsibility




Adam and Eve: The Garden and the Fall




Man and Woman: Adam and Eve




The Fall




Adam and Eve: Punishment and Redemption




Punishment for the Serpent/Satan with Redemption for Mankind




Punishment for Adam and Eve and for Humanity




Digging Deeper into the Story




Adam as a Portrait of Christ




Cain and Abel and Other Sons of Adam and Eve




Cain Kills Abel




Enoch and the Other Sons of Adam and Eve




Noah and the Ark




Preparing for the Flood




God’s Judgment on Mankind




God Redeems Mankind




The Tower of Babel




The Power of Satan, the Devil




God Intervenes to Disrupt the Building of the Tower




God Calls Abraham




Abraham Obeys God’s Call




Abraham Stumbles but Is Righteous Because He Believes




Abraham’s Nephew Lot: A Righteous Man of a Different Sort




Abraham and Lot Enter the Promised Land




Lot Escapes the Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah




God’s Provision for the Unworthy




Abraham’s Son of Promise: The Birth of Isaac




God Can Deliver the Impossible, but Are We Ready?




God Delivers on His Promise




Abraham: The Sacrifice of Isaac




Abraham Put to the Test




Isaac, Portrait of Christ




God’s Plan Revealed




Isaac and Rebekah




Isaac Needs a Wife




Rebekah Chooses to Follow a New God




Isaac: God’s Chosen Child




Isaac Continues the Family Tradition




Turning the Other Cheek




Isaac’s Family




The Next Generation




What Are Birthrights and Blessings?




Jacob Receives God’s Blessing




Jacob Steals the Blessing




The Penalty of Deception




Jacob and God’s Chosen Family: Part 1




Jacob Finds His Mother’s Family




God Blesses Jacob with a Big Family




Jacob and God’s Chosen Family: Part 2




God Blesses Jacob with Wealth




It Is Time to Go Home




Jacob and God’s Chosen Family: Part 3




God Provides Protection for His Family




Jacob Returns Home and Confronts Esau




The Sons of Jacob




Trouble in Canaan




Judah’s Big Mistake




The Meaning behind the Stories




Joseph, the Faithful Son of Jacob: Part 1




Joseph and His Brothers




Joseph in Slavery




Joseph, the Faithful Son of Jacob: Part 2




Joseph in Jail




Has God Forgotten Joseph?




Joseph Interprets Pharaoh’s Dreams




Joseph, the Faithful Son of Jacob: Part 3




Joseph, the Prime Minister




Trusting When You Cannot See




Prophecy Comes True




Jacob and His Family Need Food, Too




Joseph, the Faithful Son of Jacob: Part 4




The Famine Continues




Joseph Tests His Brothers’ Remorse




Joseph Reunites with His Family




Portraits of Jesus in the Story of Joseph




Postscript from the Story of Joseph




The Early Life of Moses




Israelites Endure Slavery




Moses Escapes to the Palace




Moses Seeks Out His People




The Call of Moses




The Burning Bush




God Delivers the Plan




Moses Delivers Israel from Egypt: Part 1




The Journey Back to Egypt




Moses Confronts Pharaoh




Moses Delivers Israel from Egypt: Part 2




God Sends Plagues on Egypt




The Final Plague: Death for Egypt




Preparing for the Passover




Moses Delivers Israel from Egypt: Part 3




The First Passover




The Exodus




The Parting of the Red Sea




Moses and Israel Wander in the Wilderness




God’s Chosen People




Manna from Heaven




Miracles? What Miracles?




Moses Receives the Ten Commandments




The Ten Commandments




Applying These Laws to Our Lives




The Laws of Moses for a Sinful Chosen People




The Golden Calf




Who Is Levi and What Are Levites?




Moses Leads God’s People to the Promised Land




Heading for the Promised Land




Entry into the Promised Land Delayed




The Promised Land Is for Everyone




Moses: Balaam and the Talking Donkey: Part 1




The King of Moab Seeks Help from the Man of God, Balaam




A Talking Donkey to Straighten Out Balaam




Moses: Balaam and the Talking Donkey: Part 2




God Gives His Blessing Even When Israel Does Not Know It




Evil Will Find a Way, but God Will Ensure Victory




Moses: The End of His Ministry




Moses, the Meekest Man on Earth




Moses, a True Man of God