The Visualized Bible Study Series

Background of this Series

These "videos" were originally filmstrips created in 1946 by Jule Miller. When the technology was available in 1989, they were converted into videos by Gospel Service Inc. The following is a brief introduction about Jule Miller, and how the these lessons came about.

Jule Miller was born 14 January 1925 in Okolona, Kentucky, USA. He was baptized into the Lord's church in January 1937 at age 12, and he was actively involved in the work of the church. In 1945 he entered Harding College in Searcy, Arkansas. Although he never saw himself as a very effective preacher, he baptized 30 people during his college years.

When he was in his second year working with the Central congregation in Houston as educational director, the elders there made a survey and noted that 200 of the people in the church directory had not attended an assembly of the church for two years. He visited some of them to see if they could be helped, and he found that all of them were seriously deficient in their knowledge of Jesus and His church. He decided then to find some means of teaching prospects more thoroughly so after they were baptized, they would remain faithful to the Lord. The idea for the filmstrips was born.

Based on his experience with "home Bible study" (lasting six months to a year), he had condensed and compacted a great deal of material into a comprehensive five-lesson study. This had been done in a logical and systematic manner, together with visuals in full color (pictures, charts, scriptures and maps) that would help the prospect to understand and assimilate the wealth of information in just five lessons. Within 3 weeks since they were introduced, Jule Miller baptized 18 people with the aid of the filmstrips.

Jule Miller died on 4 July 2000, leaving behind his wife, 10 children, 29 grandchildren, and a wonderful legacy.

If you are a Christian, hopefully these lessons will strengthen your understanding about the Bible, thus fulfilling the original purpose of these lessons. And if you are not a member of the Lord's church, hopefully you will find these lessons useful in your search for the truth. If you are ready, you may click on Part 1 to begin the study. Each of the video takes about 40 minutes.