- Lesson 13 for the week of September 19 to September 26, 2020
A Step in Faith
Scripture: Phil. 2:5-11; Matt. 4:18-20; Acts 9, John 21, 1 John 3:16-18 Leading Question: How does one explain a life-long commitment to God? Our lesson this week focuses of the example of Jesus in giving...
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- Lesson 12 for the week of September 12 to September 19, 2020
A Message Worth Sharing
Scripture: Revelation 14 Leading Question: “What is God’s message for today?” As I prepared the study guide for this lesson, I found myself moving further and further back into biblical history, looking for the great...
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- Lesson 11 for the week of September 5 to September 12, 2020
Sharing the Story of Jesus
Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-10 Leading Question: Will a before-and-after difference always be clear when a person is converted? We could cite several dramatic conversion stories from the New Testament. But there are other examples, too. Can...
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- Lesson 10 for the week of August 29 to September 5, 2020
An Exciting Way to Get Involved
Scripture: Matt. 9:37-38 Leading Question: Why do some people really like small groups and some people really don’t? This week’s lesson trumpets the advantages of small groups. Before looking at some biblical material relating to...
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- Lesson 9 for the week of August 22 to August 29, 2020
Developing a Winning Attitude
Scripture: Eph. 4:15-16; 2 Tim. 2:24-26 Leading Question: How can we overcome deeply-rooted negative attitudes? Galatians 3:28 lays out the agenda for those of us who follow Jesus: “There is no longer Jew or Greek,...
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- Lesson 8 for the week of August 15 to August 22, 2020
Ministering Like Jesus
Scripture: John 4; 2 Timothy 3:16-17 Leading Question: Was Jesus always gentle in his ministry? Human beings are visionary creatures. Isaiah’s vegetarian kingdom is a powerful, tantalizing, and attractive vision, even if we can scarcely...
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- Lesson 7 for the week of August 8 to August 15, 2020
Sharing the Word
Scripture: John 4; 2 Timothy 3:16-17 Leading Question: Why is the Word of God as found in Scripture more powerful than our own words? Over 100 years ago, a popular American preacher, P. T. Forsyth,...
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- Lesson 6 for the week of August 1 to August 8, 2020
Unlimited Possibilities
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1, 12; Matthew 25:14-30 Leading Question: What is God’s plan for employing a wide variety of skills and talents in the work of his kingdom? Not all of us have the same...
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- Lesson 5 for the week of July 25 to August 1, 2020
Spirit-empowered Witnessing
Scripture: Mark 8:22-36; John 4:3-34; Acts 8:26-38 Leading Question: Who is the Holy Spirit? In the early centuries of the Christian era, Christians struggled mightily to understand and define the three members of the Godhead. Its...
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- Lesson 4 for the week of July 18 to July 25, 2020
Prayer Power: Interceding for Others
Scripture: Mark 8:22-36; John 4:3-34; Acts 8:26-38 Leading Question: Why is prayer so mysterious? In a rather tantalizing quotation, C. S. Lewis comments about the mysteries of holy places: I say the gods deal very...
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- Lesson 3 for the week of July 11 to July 18, 2020
Seeing People Through Jesus’ Eyes
Scripture: Mark 8:22-36; John 4:3-34; Acts 8:26-38 Leading Question: Why doesn’t Jesus fix everything and everyone at once? Comment: This lesson brings together a wide diversity of people whom Jesus helped. Some got on the...
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- Lesson 2 for the week of July 4 to July 11, 2020
Winsome Witnesses: The Power of Personal Testimony
Scripture: Mark 5, 16; Acts 26 Leading Question: Is it possible to be consistently “winsome” in our witness, or is it inevitable that believers must sometimes face heavy weather? In approaching this week’s topic, the...
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- Lesson 1 for the week of June 27 to July 4, 2020
Why Witness?
Scripture: Luke 15; 1 Tim. 2:3-4 Leading Question: The call to public witness seems to be a plan crafted for extroverts. What is God’s plan for introverts? In this new series of lessons, the focus...
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- Lesson 13 for the week of June 20 to June 27, 2020
Living by the Word of God
Opening Question How has knowing the Bible been a blessing in your life? Introduction This lesson really picks up on the last part of last week’s study guide. There is no doubt about the Bible’s...
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Hosts
Alden Thompson
Professor Emeritus of Biblical Studies at Walla Walla UniversityAlden Thompson is currently professor of Biblical Studies at Walla Walla University. He has been a faculty member at WWC since 1970. From 1972 to 1974, he was on college-sponsored doctoral study leave at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. In 1980-81 he was an exchange teacher at Marienhöhe Seminary in Darmstadt, Germany. After serving as WWC academic vice president for four years (1986-90), he returned to full-time teaching in the School of Theology. He retired in 2009, but continued to teach part time until he fully retired on June 30, 2020.