Practical Prayer

• Lesson 7 for the week of May 9 to May 16

I’ve chosen to focus this lesson on the idea of Praying as Learners. From the cradle to the grave Jesus’ life was bathed in prayer. In fact, even before His birth we find both Zechariah...

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Prayer Warriors

• Lesson 6 for the week of May 2 to May 9

Though I am now using them for a different purpose than he did, I am indebted to Greg Boyd for some of the concepts I am sharing below regarding why we pray. Why do we...

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How to Study the Bible

• Lesson 5 for the week of April 25 to May 2

On my desktop computer I have a file titled Biblical Books. In that file is another file titled Amos, a biblical book I am currently studying. In my Amos file I have individual files for...

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The Role of the Bible

• Lesson 4 for the week of April 18 to April 25

Romans 10:17 So faith comes from what is heard, and what is heard comes through the word of Christ. In 1978 I finally chose to attend college. I was then 22 years old. I was...

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Pride Versus Humility

• Lesson 3 for the week of April 11 to April 18

In 1988 Margaret Becker wrote a song titled Pico Boulevard. In it she expressed her failure to find the balance between need and desire, and thus fell right into line, this line: “Let me be...

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To Know God

• Lesson 2 for the week of April 4 to April 11

Several books on my bookshelves wrestle with the idea of “a hidden God.” My Amazon wish list contains a few as well. So here we will put the big question earlier than normal: Question How...

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Reality Check

• Lesson 1 for the week of March 28 to April 4

The Bible tells us that our world is infected with evil. Where did evil come from? Why did sin arise in the first place, and why has it continued to exist for so long? Matt....

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Standing All in the Will of God

• Lesson 13 for the week of March 21 to March 28

Memory Text: “In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you” (1 Thessalonians 5:18, NKJV). INTRO:As we arrive at this final lesson in our Good Word study series...

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Living with Each Other

• Lesson 12 for the week of March 14 to March 21

Memory Text: “Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one” (Colossians 4:6, NKJV). INTRO: Last week’s Good Word lesson focused on our...

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Living with Christ

• Lesson 11 for the week of March 7 to March 14

Memory Verse: “Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.” (Colossians 3:14, NRSVue). INTRO: Admittedly, there is much in the Christian life that defies explanation. How can a person really...

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Complete in Christ

• Lesson 10 for the week of February 28 to March 7

Memory Verse: “So let no one judge you in food or in drink, or regarding a festival or a new moon or sabbaths, which are a shadow of things to come, but the substance is...

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Reconciliation and Hope

• Lesson 9 for the week of February 21 to February 28

Memory Verse: “For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him” (2 Corinthians 5:21). INTRO: There is an unsurpassable...

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The Preeminence of Christ

• Lesson 8 for the week of February 14 to February 21

Memory Verse: “He [Christ] is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible,...

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A Heavenly Citizenship

• Lesson 7 for the week of February 7 to February 14

Memory Verse: “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.” (Philippians 4:6, NRSVue). INTRO: Paul has repeated admonished believers in...

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