BIOGRAPHICAL DATA

Author: Pastor Gilmar Vieira Chaves

Pastor Gilmar Vieira Chaves converted to the gospel at the end of the 1970s at the Assembleia de Deus in Ipatinga. In November 1987, he was ordained to pastoral ministry in the city of Campo Grande, MS, by Reverend José Barbosa dos Santos.

With a broad academic background, Pastor Gilmar studied Theology at the Biblical Institute of the Assemblies of God in Pindamonhangaba, SP (IBAD), Pedagogy at the Catholic University of Mato Grosso, and completed postgraduate studies in Higher Education Teaching and Higher Education Methodology. In addition, he earned a Master’s degree in Theology from Christian Florida University.

Throughout his life, Pastor Gilmar has been deeply dedicated to teaching the Scriptures, both in churches in Brazil and abroad, as well as in important seminaries such as IBAD in Pindamonhangaba (1987–1990) and Gordon-Conwell Seminary in Boston, Massachusetts, USA (1990–1994).

In 1996, he moved to Rio de Janeiro, where he managed editorial projects at CPAD (Casa Publicadora das Assembleias de Deus). In 2002, he returned to the United States to work at Bethel Missionary Church in Boston, in training and leadership development projects, where he met Érica Chaves, whom he married on September 1, 2007.

Returning to Rio de Janeiro in 2008, Pastor Gilmar served at the Assembleia de Deus Church in Jacarepaguá. In March 2011, he began collaborating with Central Gospel Publishing in producing books and materials for Sunday School.

Pastor Gilmar is also the author of several works, including: Lições do exílio; Você, a mão de Deus e o impossível; Redação para vestibular, cursinho e concursos públicos; Educação cristã – Uma jornada para toda vida; Reforma Protestante – História, ensinos e legado; Sentimentos que aprisionam a alma; O que todo discípulo de Cristo precisa saber; and Romanos e a justiça de Deus.

PRESENTATION

Dear Teacher,

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Our hearts are filled with joy and exaltation in the Lord as we present to you the Bible Study Magazine, whose theme is: Man, Sin, and Salvation.

In this edition, we are led to revisit the origin of the human being, created with dignity, freedom, and purpose. Paths, however, were taken down the trails of disobedience, of the Fall and its consequences—not to remain there, but to understand and contemplate God’s plan of redemption. In this lesson, we recognize not only the reality of sin, but also the supremacy of Grace, which reaches us with immeasurable richness.

We journey together through the story of a wounded humanity—and of a God who, out of love, never gives up. We see how sin creeps into the heart, into structures, into choices, and into omissions. But we also behold how salvation in Christ overturns sentences, heals memories, and opens new paths.

Our desire is that each lesson may be a space of listening and transformation. That the teacher may not only convey truths but also embody the gospel through posture, words, and sensitivity. That the students may be touched not only by the content but by the Spirit who brings to life what is taught.

[…] But where sin increased, grace increased all the more.
Romans 5:20b

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Elba Alencar

CEO Central Gospel Publishing