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Brant Berglin

Rules of Engagement

  • Lesson 10 for the week of March 1 to March 8
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Relevant Verses: 1 Kings 18; Deut 32; 1 Cor 10; Isa 44; Rev 12; Job 1,2 Theme: “Rules of Engagement” Leading Question: Does the Bible make clear that in the cosmic conflict God sets limitations...

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Brant Berglin

The Cosmic Conflict

  • Lesson 9 for the week of February 22 to March 1
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Relevant Verses: Gen 1-3; Isa 14; Ezek 28; Matt 4, 13; Eph 6; Rev 12 Theme: “The Cosmic Conflict” Leading Question: What passages in the Bible teach most clearly that there is a cosmic conflict?...

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Free Will, Love, and Divine Providence

  • Lesson 8 for the week of February 15 to February 22
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Relevant Verses: Genesis 50; 1 Corinthians 13; Psalm 81; Deuteronomy 6; John 16 Theme: “Free Will, Love, and Divine Providence” Leading Question: How does one tell if a particular event is “providential,” “natural,” or “demonic”?...

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Brant Berglin

The Problem of Evil

  • Lesson 7 for the week of February 8 to February 15
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Relevant Verses: 2 Sam 6; 2 Kings 2; Exod 32; Gen 18; Ps 10, 22, 73; Matt 27; Mark 15; Hab 1, Mal 4, Job 30, 38; Jer 12, 13 Theme: “The Problem of Evil”...

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God’s Love of Justice

  • Lesson 6 for the week of February 1 to February 8
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Relevant Verses: Malachi 3, Exodus 23, Genesis 18, Numbers 35, Joshua 7 Theme: “God’s Love of Justice” Leading Question: Is the understanding of “justice” the same among all human beings? When it comes to matters...

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Brant Berglin

The Wrath of Divine Love

  • Lesson 5 for the week of January 25 to February 1
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Relevant Verses: Psalm 78, Nehemiah 9, Amos 7, Jonah, Mark 3, 10 Theme: “The Wrath of Divine Love” Leading Question: “The Wrath of Divine Love” sounds so negative. Can’t we just skip it? We will...

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God Is Passionate and Compassionate

  • Lesson 4 for the week of January 18 to January 25
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Relevant Verses: Isaiah 1, 49, Psalm 103, Luke 10, Matthew 9 Theme: “God Is Passionate and Compassionate” Leading Question: Is it “reasonable” for God to be passionate and compassionate with his wayward children? Question: Which...

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To Be Pleasing to God

  • Lesson 3 for the week of January 11 to January 18
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Relevant Verses: Zephaniah 3, Luke 15, Psalm 146, Romans 5 Theme: To Be Pleasing to God Leading Question: Which is our more serious challenge: Convincing arrogant sinners to abandon their arrogance, or convincing repentant sinners...

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Covenantal Love

  • Lesson 2 for the week of January 4 to January 11
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Relevant Verses: Genesis 6, 9, 15; Deuteronomy 7; Jeremiah 31, Psalm 136 Theme: Covenantal Love Leading Question: “How does the idea of covenant help us understand the word “love”?  Our lesson speaks of “covenantal love.” ...

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God Loves Freely

  • Lesson 1 for the week of December 28 to January 4
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Relevant Verses: Exodus 33; Hosea 14; Matthew 22 Theme: God Loves Freely Leading Question: Given all that we know about the human race and about ourselves, is it “reasonable” to expect that God should love...

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The Risen Lord

  • Lesson 13 for the week of September 21 to September 28
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Opening Question If Jesus rose from the dead as the Gospel of Mark says, what impact does that have on us today? Introduction The good news of the resurrection is recounted briefly in Mark, but...

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Tried and Crucified

  • Lesson 12 for the week of September 14 to September 21
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Opening Question Is the cross an appropriate symbol for Christianity? Introduction Passion literature requires suffering, but not necessarily death. Jesus both suffers, and then dies in the Gospel account of Mark. The scenes are difficult...

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Taken and Tried

  • Lesson 11 for the week of September 7 to September 14
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Opening Question Why do we sometimes distrust the court system to act justly? Introduction Chapter 14 of Mark begins with Jewish leaders plotting to take Jesus out, and ends with Him in handcuffs and facing...

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The Last Days

  • Lesson 10 for the week of August 31 to September 7
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Opening Question If you could know your whole future, would you do so? Introduction The future always captures our imagination. We worry about our own future and legacy, about our world and its sustainability, about...

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