- 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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- Lesson 12 for the week of June 13 to June 20, 2020
Dealing with Difficult Passages
Opening Question What should I do if I find something in the Bible that is hard to understand or seems to disagree with something else I read there? Introduction In a book the size of...
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- Lesson 11 for the week of June 6 to June 13, 2020
The Bible and Prophecy
Opening Question If you knew someone was a prophet sent from god, would you want to be their friend? Introduction This lesson approaches Bible prophecy deductively from an already-formed theological position in order to defend...
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- Lesson 10 for the week of May 30 to June 6, 2020
The Bible as History
Opening Question Does Archeology provide any support that stories in the Bible actually happened, or does it refute the Judeo-Christian faith? Introduction The Biblical text is rooted in time, place, and history. This week’s lesson...
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- Lesson 9 for the week of May 23 to May 30, 2020
Creation: Genesis as Foundation, Part II
Opening Question Are all scientific findings true and unchangeable? Introduction Genesis and modern cosmology, the nature and ordering of the Universe – are they congruent? Certainly, the Bible makes no claims to scientific accuracy, yet...
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- Lesson 8 for the week of May 16 to May 23, 2020
Creation: Genesis as Foundation, Part 1
Opening Question Can you conceive of or imagine anything that doesn’t have a beginning? Introduction Genesis lays the groundwork—indeed, narratively sets the stage—for the rest of the Bible’s grand, overarching theme: redemption and atonement (at-one-ment)...
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- Lesson 7 for the week of May 9 to May 16, 2020
Languages, Text and Context
Opening Question What are some of the challenges in translating the Greek and Hebrew texts of the Bible into English, and other modern languages around the world? Introduction Although Adventists do not hold to verbal...
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- Lesson 6 for the week of May 2 to May 9, 2020
Why is Interpretation Needed?
Opening Question How many different types of literature are contained in our Bibles, and should we read or interpret them all in the same way? Introduction This week’s lesson is on the need for interpretation,...
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- Lesson 5 for the week of April 25 to May 2, 2020
By Scripture Alone—Sola Scriptura
Opening Question Where in the Bible would you turn to show someone the principle of “sola scriptura?” Can such a belief be defended from the Bible alone? Introduction Reformers found in the Bible direct evidence...
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- Lesson 4 for the week of April 18 to April 25, 2020
The Bible—The Authoritative Source of our Theology
Opening Question What gives the Bible so much influence in people’s lives so many years after it was written? Isn’t it outdated, and obsolete due to the progression of science and human reason? Introduction This...
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- Lesson 3 for the week of April 11 to April 18, 2020
Jesus and the Apostles’ View of the Bible
Opening QuestionDid the New Testament authors quote from or use the Old Testament in irresponsible ways, or were they on to something? IntroductionSome modern scholars have concluded that the New Testament apostles and gospel authors...
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- Lesson 2 for the week of April 4 to April 11, 2020
The Origin and Nature of the Bible
Opening QuestionDid God tell the prophets and apostles exactly what to write in the Bible? IntroductionWhere did the Bible come from? What drove the writers to put their thoughts to paper? How did the documents...
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