Throughout his letters, the apostle Paul tells us to expect that our lives will take the same shape as Jesus' life. If you plot Jesus' life on a map, you'll see the letter J emerge: his life moves downward into death and then upward into resurrection. This is the J-Curve. This is Paul's map through suffering into joy. United with Christ is the first of four Bible studies tracing out the J-Curve in Scripture and exploring how we participate in this pattern with Christ in our daily lives. Participant manual also available.