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International Bible Study Commentary & Lessons by L.G. Parkhurst, Jr.

International Sunday School Lessons

Current Lessons
2026–2027

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by Books of the Bible

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Previous Lessons
2025–2026

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Each weekly lesson includes an International Bible Lesson, an English Lesson for Teachers (ESL/TEFL), and an English Lesson for Students (self-directed). Learn and teach the Bible and English through Scripture-based lessons for churches, classes, homes, and learners around the world.

Current Lessons 2026–2027

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Previous Lessons 2025–2026

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International Bible Study Commentary

Study the complete verse-by-verse commentaries and lessons:

Each commentary and Bible Lesson above includes study helps, applications, prayers, puzzles, and tests for Sunday Schools, house churches, Bible study groups, and mid-week Bible classes for youth through adults.

International Bible Lessons Commentary

Some Basic Bible Beliefs

Where Christians Have Varied Ideas

Hymns for Public Worship and Private Devotion

Responsive Readings for Public Worship and Private Devotions

Read and Study the New Testament in Thirteen Weeks

Prayer and Spiritual Discipline

Recommended Reading

John Bunyan

Charles H. Spurgeon

Lessons from the Lost Sheep, the Lost Silver Coin, the Lost Son.
Includes commentaries by C.H. Spurgeon and L.G. Parkhurst, Jr., with study questions for individuals and groups.

Charles G. Finney Books — The Principles Series

Both Systematic Theology editions include the lecture on Finney’s theology, “True to Scripture, True to Reason, True to Life,” by L.G. Parkhurst, Jr.

The Charles G. Finney and Charles H. Spurgeon Face-to-Face Series

Messages from an American revivalist and a British evangelist as e-books:

The Prayer Steps Series

The Believer’s Secret Series

By Andrew Murray, Brother Lawrence, and L.G. Parkhurst, Jr.

By Andrew Murray, Jonathan Edwards, and L.G. Parkhurst, Jr.

By Andrew Murray, C.H. Spurgeon, and L.G. Parkhurst, Jr.

By Andrew Murray, Charles Finney, and L.G. Parkhurst, Jr.

Biographies of Francis and Edith Schaeffer

Lane T. Dennis, Editor (L.G. Parkhurst, Jr., writer of one of the portraits)

Edith Schaeffer (writer), Floyd Hosmer (artist), L.G. Parkhurst, Jr. (compiler and editor)

About L.G. Parkhurst, Jr.

Louis Gifford (L.G.) Parkhurst, Jr. received the BA, MA, and MLIS degrees from the University of Oklahoma and the MDiv degree from Princeton Theological Seminary. He wrote the weekly Bible Lesson column for The Oklahoman newspaper for 35 years, which motivated him to begin the International Bible Lessons Commentary series. He is the founder and publisher of Agion Press.