The Familiar Stranger Bible Study

Bible Study Guide + Streaming Video

About the Study Guide

For many followers of Jesus, the Holy Spirit is a familiar stranger—a rumored figure we know of, but don't truly know. We hear stories of God's power but struggle to see it in our own lives. This study guide is an invitation to close that gap.

 

Join pastor and author Tyler Staton on a six-session journey to rediscover the most misunderstood person of the Trinity. Moving from rich theology to practical application, this study provides a framework to experience the Holy Spirit in profound, new ways.

You will learn to:

  • Hear God's Voice: Develop the practice of discernment to recognize God's whisper amidst the noise.
  • Move in God's Power: Explore the spiritual gifts of prophecy, healing, and more, not as ancient history, but as a present reality.
  • Redeem Your Pain: Understand how God meets us and works through our suffering.

 

This study guide includes:

  • A guide to best practices for leading a group
  • Individual access to six streaming video sessions
  • Personal study for deeper reflection between sessions
  • Video notes and comprehensive structure for group discussion time

About the author

Tyler Staton is the Lead Pastor of Bridgetown Church in Portland, Oregon, where he lives with his wife Kirsten, and their sons Hank, Simon, and Amos. He is passionate about living prayerfully and relationally. Tyler is the author of After Amen, The Familiar Stranger, Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools, and Searching for Enough.

 

Learn more at tylerstaton.com

The Familiar Stranger Bible Study

Bible Study Guide + Streaming Video

Deepen Your Prayer Life

The Praying in Color podcast series, hosted by Tyler Staton, explores rich prayer practices handed down through church history with Pete Greig, Katia Adams, John Mark Comer, Rich Villodas, Jon Tyson, and more incredible guests.

Discover the full palette of prayer through practices like silence and solitude, adoration and lament, listening and prophetic prayer, intercession, petition, and many more.

Each Episode Explores A Unique Expression of Prayer

Asking Prayer

Listening Prayer

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Adoration and Lament

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Becoming Our Prayers

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Intercession

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Contemplative Prayer

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Creativity in Prayer

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Confession

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Prayer as a Communal Practice

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Go Deeper with the Companion Guide

After you watch each podcast episode, the companion guide invites you to further explore each week’s prayer practice through reflection questions, tips, Scripture meditations, and a weekly exercise to try. Explore questions like “How might you grow in using your imagination to hear from God?” and “How can you create space in your life to behold or contemplate God?”

About the Study Guide

For many followers of Jesus, the Holy Spirit is a familiar stranger—a rumored figure we know of, but don't truly know. We hear stories of God's power but struggle to see it in our own lives. This study guide is an invitation to close that gap.

 

Join pastor and author Tyler Staton on a six-session journey to rediscover the most misunderstood person of the Trinity. Moving from rich theology to practical application, this study provides a framework to experience the Holy Spirit in profound, new ways.

You will learn to:

  • Hear God's Voice: Develop the practice of discernment to recognize God's whisper amidst the noise.
  • Move in God's Power: Explore the spiritual gifts of prophecy, healing, and more, not as ancient history, but as a present reality.
  • Redeem Your Pain: Understand how God meets us and works through our suffering.

 

This study guide includes:

  • A guide to best practices for leading a group
  • Individual access to six streaming video sessions
  • Personal study for deeper reflection between sessions
  • Video notes and comprehensive structure for group discussion time

About the author

Tyler Staton is the Lead Pastor of Bridgetown Church in Portland, Oregon, where he lives with his wife Kirsten, and their sons Hank, Simon, and Amos. He is passionate about living prayerfully and relationally. Tyler is the author of After Amen, The Familiar Stranger, Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools, and Searching for Enough.

 

Learn more at tylerstaton.com