EXTRA! uploads on Mondays by 1:00 p.m.
- Looking Forward to Christmas Session 3 will post December 2.
- Looking Forward to Christmas Session 4 will post December 9.
- Looking Forward to Christmas Session 5 will post December 16
- Looking Forward to Christmas Session 6 will post December 23.
- The Heart of Worship Session 1 will post December 30.
- Treasuring Who God Treasures special focus session will post on January 6.
- The Heart of Worship Session 2 will post January 13.
- The Heart of Worship Session 3 will post January 20.
- The Heart of Worship Session 4 will post January 27.
- The Heart of Worship Session 5 will post February 3.
- The Heart of Worship Session 6 will post February 10.
Looking for a particular session that has already posted?
Brent, nothing’s changed with Bible Studies for Life’s EXTRA site. It can still be found at BibleStudiesforLife.com/AdultExtra.
Hello. I am trying to pull up the Special Focus Lesson: Three Reasons for Giving Thanks. It shows the posting on November 14. I am unable to click on anything to access it. Can you please help?
Bookmark BibleStudiesforLife.com/AdultExtra, an easy site for accessing each sessiob fo EXTRA.
I need the Owning a Faith That Matters a week or two earlier than the posting will be. How can I access these sooner? Our church is on a different schedule than the dates in the book. Thank you for your help. I see no benefit to holding back the teacher extras. We need that information to prepare. I hope you understand and will help today.
Adult Teacher
Colonial Beach Baptist Church
Everything you need to lead well is in the Leader Guide. What we provide with the online Extra is only a supplement to the group plan you already have. I can’t provide you with the Extra posts any earlier because they have not been written. By delaying to “the last minute,” writers have the opportunity to pull from the latest news stories.
I keep getting a “certificate expired” error every time I access the main Bible Studies for Life page.
Thanks for all you do Lynn!
Our IT team is fixing that. (I get the same message.)
It is so frustrating to use this web site when you wait so long to post the sessions. I am teaching Oct. 25th going out of town to the mountains with no internet access for a week on Oct. 11th so will not be able to finish my lesson using the blo0g!! With the virus the five teachers at First Baptist Orangeburg for a class of 30 in their 80’s & 90’s are typing up their lessons and the church is mailing them out the Wed. before th Sunday we would teach in order t o keep in touch with our members. Your schedule totally sabotages our schedule and is totally teacher unfriendly!!! Jeanne Gue’
EXTRA is only a supplement to the Leader Guides. The Leader Guide include questions, discussion ideas, commentary, and helps for leading your group each week. Those teaching plans are currently available all the way to the end of February. There is no need to type your own lessons! Check out: https://www.lifeway.com/en/product/bible-studies-for-life-senior-adult-leader-guide-fall-2020-M00100252
So why is EXTRA not available early? The printed (and digital) plans were written and edited months ago, but EXTRA is a way to supplement those plans with current events. We only post two weeks out from the week most churches will study the session.
It seems you post one week out and not two weeks out! How to Love Your Neighbor Session 4 will post on August 1st. The lesson is on 7 August!
Session 4, “Honor Your Neighbor,” is suggested for the week of August 14. “Pray for Your Neighbor” is suggested for the week of August 7.
Not sure why you can’t access it, but here’s a direct link. https://biblestudiesforlife.com/extra-ideas-for-adults-elijah-living-outside-the-comfort-zone-session-4/
I cannot view session one even though it has a date of august 23
Greg. I’m not sure why you’re not being directing to EXTRA for session 1. You might try refreshing or clearing out the cache. Here’s the direct link to the Session 1 EXTRA: https://biblestudiesforlife.com/extra-ideas-for-adults-no-doubt-session-1/
Sure of Victory Session 4 isn’t posted yet when I click the link as of 9/24/21 10:26am.
Not sure where the disconnect is, but that session has been available since September 13. https://biblestudiesforlife.com/extra-ideas-for-adults-no-doubt-session-4/
Ahhhhh! Thanks for the information. We’re one week ahead of schedule, so your posts come out the Monday following our teaching :-(. Unfortunate, but I do find the LifeWay Leader Guide to supply a great amount of content, and consideration. We love the LifeWay studies, have been using them for a long time! Our class is ages 40 – 90, and we learn every single week. Thank you.
I do really like this as a supplement and often listen to the podcast as my introduction to the lesson before I start studying the lesson in the Leader’s Guide.
I’m not sure if you know it, but this week’s session is not posted yet (Session 5, Avoiding Life’s Pitfalls). The link goes to the Session 6 info page.
Mark, check again please. I didn’t find a problem with Session 5, but Session 6’s link was delayed. All should be good now.
Thanks for letting us be a part of your Bible study.
Lesson 3 of Life Connected to Christ was not downloaded yesterday at 1:00.
I have checked multiple times yesterday and today. I sent an email to Bryan Goss and have not heard back. Please help.
Debbie Davis
Debbie, it is there. Let me suggest clearing the cache on your internet browser.
Here is a direct link: https://biblestudiesforlife.lifeway.com/extra-ideas-for-adults-living-life-connected-to-christ-session-3/
session 4 was supposed to be avaiable on March 14. it is now March 18.
i know people make mistakes, but this is unacceptable for people who use multiple resourses.
Since you no longer need to concentrate on staffing box stores, can we resolve to be diligent about posted the extras on time or stop all together.
Session 4 has been accessible and available since Monday morning before 7 a.m.
Hi Lynn. I could have sworn I was able to hear the podcast for the first Summer Lesson on here. It is the one with Paul Kelly and you and Chris speak with him about being convicted by the spirit. But now I can not find it. Please tell me I am not crazy and direct me to the place to find it. Here it says it will not be posted until May 23.
Marilyn, it is possible it may have been incorrectly linked to the wrong session of EXTRA earlier but was later corrected. (I’ve made the mistake before.) You’ll find it with the EXTRA that posts later today.
I was wondering if the extras could come out a Little sooner, especially for summer when people are traveling. I need to get all the info to my subs before I leave and they are not available for me to print to put together a lesson packet for them to use. Also I need to print off my lesson to study while I am gone so I can be prepared when I return. Thanks!
Cheryle, we only release EXTRA two weeks prior to its use in most churches in order to keep in timely. The group plans in the Leader Guide are the key component, but because those are written months earlier, we provide EXTRA as a supplement to provide some ideas that are tied to current events.
Summer Session 1 has a release date of 5/23. It is 5/24 and has not been published yet. Not too late (of of yet) I realize, but just wondering when it will be?
When will the June 5 Lesson be published for Leader Extras? The site states May 23, today is May 24. Thanks,
The broken link has been repaired.
Lynn, you mentioned something about the “Advanced Commentary” in one of the recordings. Where is that located?
Thanks so much for the “Extra!” feature. It is a blessing to me as a teacher.
Carolyn, Advanced Bible Study is a supplemental commentary that can ordered along with the other Bible Studies for Life resources. Click here for more.
Hello. We are studying 3 reasons to give thanks this week because Canadian thanksgiving is the second Monday in October. Is there any way I could have access to the extra resources for my Bible study group?
The Extra content is not written until 10-14 days before its first use. The content for the Thanksgiving session will not be written and uploaded until the first of November. Click here to listen to the podcast. Happy Thanksgiving!
Where are the podcasts?
Podcasts are at the bottom of each session of EXTRA.
I see from your site that there is no getting a head except for one week. Seems to be a lot of last-minute processes built into your product and your site.
While everything in Bible Studies for Life is planned and executed well in advance, the EXTRA site is intentionally “last minute.” This allows the writers to secure the most current news event and/or statistics available.
I am looking for material for January 28, 2024 and when I click it November 2021 material is displayed.
You can access all sessions for Bible Studies for Life by clicking here. I suggest bookmarking this page.
Hi, I am also having the same problem. I clicked the link you shared, but it is still taking us back to 2021. Thank you.
Clear your Internet browser cache and try again.
The above states that “Promises We Can Count on Session 2 will post May 27”. The Summer 2024 Senior Adults book has session 2 being taught on June 9. I am preparing now for that lesson. Do you have any idea when “Promises We Can Count on Session 2” will post? (I am thinking it may have been delayed because of Memorial Day)
Thank you!
The session you are asking about posted as scheduled. It was posted on Monday, May 27. https://biblestudiesforlife.lifeway.com/leader-extras-adults/
I’m getting ready to teach the July 7 lesson but find out the Extra supplement won’t be posted until July 8. How is that going to help anyone? In the past I have been able to use Extra for the current lesson each week. Why is this one not available the week BEFORE the lesson?
The Extra supplement for July 7 was posted on June 24.
https://biblestudiesforlife.lifeway.com/extra-ideas-for-adults-promises-we-can-count-on-session-5/
More Than a Sidekick Session 5 will post August 5.
More Than a Sidekick Session 6 will post August 12.
This is August 12 and neither session have been posted.
Refresh your page or clear your browser’s cache. Bothe sessions were uploaded before their scheduled dates and are accessible.
Hello, I’m looking for the extras for the Adult lesson for this Sunday. Purpose Abandoned. Can you tell me where to click for them. I’m on the extras website, but I can’t click on anything. They aren’t links… just statements. It is saying that lesson 2 uploads will be posted on August 26. But I have to teach the lesson on Sunday.
That session of Extra will not post until Monday (August 26). I’m sorry you won’t have access to it, but it is only a supplement, and you have everything you need in the Leader Guide to facilitate a robust study and discussion.
Hello Lynn, thank you for your response. I must admit, it’s very disappointing though. I’ve taught a few of the lessons over the last year, and I’ve looked forward to having the extra questions and videos.
I’m just not sure why they are being presented after we actually have to facilitate the lesson.
But it’s okay, as you’ve said, I’ll use what is in the leader guide.Thank you guys for these awesome lessons, and I wish you all the best.
The Extra schedule follows the suggested schedule listed in the Table of Contents, which are the dates the overwhelming majority of groups follow. We’ve discovered that those who do not follow this schedule are behind, not ahead. The intent of Extra is to provide the latest news or stories that could add a connection or teaching point, which is why we delay it as long as we can. Even so, it is uploaded two weeks before its first use in most groups.