A Companion Bible Study for Discipleship Culture

Discover Your Place in God's Bigger Story

The Kingdom Story Experience is a small-group Bible study that helps your church see Scripture as one unfolding story, from Genesis to Revelation, and find their own story within it.

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Get the New Testament Study

Most Bible Studies Teach Verses. Few Teach the Story

Many small group studies treat Scripture as a series of disconnected lessons, a verse here, a takeaway there, instead of one continuous story with a beginning, middle, and end.

People can spend years in church and still feel like they don't know how the Bible fits together, or how it actually speaks into their own life.

Everyone was created for a story bigger than themselves, and Scripture was written to draw us into God's story, not just inform us about it.

You Don't Have to Figure This Out Alone

We've walked alongside churches building a culture of discipleship, and we know that going deeper into the Bible can feel intimidating, for small group leaders and members alike.

Since 1994, Dr. John S. Lewis has developed and refined the Kingdom Story Experience through decades of discipleship ministry. It's now available through EQUIP Ministries as two small group studies, each built around a distinctive multi-perspective storytelling method that groups are already using to go deeper together.

By Dr. John S. Lewis · Published by EQUIP Ministries · Used in small groups nationwide since 1994

How It Works

Step 1 - Choose your testament: Old Testament, New Testament, or start with both.
Step 2 - Gather your group and get everyone a copy.
Step 3 - Walk through 10 weeks of Scripture, story, and practice, together.

A Story-Shaped Way to Study Scripture

Consider the Viewpoints: Each lesson explores the passage through multiple characters' eyes (God, key figures, the narrator), building a richer, more three-dimensional understanding of the text.

Live Into the Story: Every lesson closes with three lenses for discussion, God the Hero, Our Story, and Reaching Others, connecting Scripture to real life and to loving others well.

A Weekly Discipleship Practice: Each lesson pairs its theme with a spiritual practice (fasting, generosity, contemplative prayer, Sabbath, and more) so the study moves from head knowledge to lived formation.

Built for Real Group Discussion: Structured for a facilitator and a circle of chairs, not a lecture, every section is designed to be talked through together.

Choose Your Study

The Kingdom Story Experience: Old Testament

Journey through the Old Testament story as God reveals himself to his chosen people. Travel with the ancient Israelites as they learn who they are and who God is, across 10 lessons from Genesis to Nehemiah.

108 pages · 10 lessons · Paperback

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The Kingdom Story Experience: New Testament

Journey through the New Testament as we examine Jesus's life, the early Church, and what happens when Jesus returns in glory, across 10 lessons from Mark to Revelation.

110 pages · 10 lessons · Paperback

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Testimonial

"Our Bible study group just finished this book study. The author has gone to great lengths to steer the study towards looking at verses from four different perspectives. The result is a more-rich understanding of the scripture itself, as well as the deeper meaning within the underlying events. We are now looking forward to studying the New Testament book as well."
RedFalcon, Verified Amazon Purchase (Old Testament study), ★★★★★

Imagine Your Group Six Months From Now

Groups who complete the Kingdom Story Experience come away seeing the whole Bible as one story, understanding their own place inside of it, and taking on real, practiced habits of following Jesus.

Without a shared, story-shaped study, groups risk plateauing, becoming more informed about the Bible without being transformed by it.

Ready to See Your Place in God's Story?