Brant Berglin

Jesus: The Master of Missions

Lesson 7 for the week of August 8 to August 15

Key Texts: 2 Tim. 1:8, 9; Isa. 42:1-9; Dan. 9:24-27; Matt. 10:5, 6; Acts 1:1-14. The lesson this week focuses on Jesus as the master of missions. It is interesting to reflect on just how...

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Esther and Mordecai

Lesson 6 for the week of August 1 to August 8

Key Texts: Esther 1-10; 1 Cor 9:19-23; John 4:1-26; Acts 17:26; Matt 22:21; Rom 1:18-20 The lesson this week looks at the famous stories found in the Book of Esther, a story first about Vashti...

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Exiles as Missionaries

Lesson 5 for the week of July 25 to August 1

Key Texts: Dan. 1-12; Isa. 9:5-7; Da. 2:44; Matt. 24:14, 15; Gen. 41. This week, the lesson is about the missionary effect of those ancient Israelites who were carried off in one of the Babylonian...

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The Jonah Saga

Lesson 4 for the week of July 18 to July 25

Key Texts: Jonah 1-4; 2 Kings 14:25; Isa. 56:7; Isa. 44:8; Matt. 12:40; Rev. 14:6-12. The lesson this week has to do with what is arguably the most famous prophet from antiquity, Jonah, the one...

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The Unlikely Missionary

Lesson 3 for the week of July 11 to July 18

Key Texts: 2 Kings 5; Mark 1:40-45; 2 Kings 2:1-15; John 15:5; Rom. 6:4-11; 6:1 The lesson this week comes from 2 Kings 5, the record from the time of the ancient kings of Israel,...

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Abraham: The First Missionary

Lesson 2 for the week of July 4 to July 11

Key Texts: Gen. 12:1-3; 14:8-24; Heb. 11:8-19; Gen. 3:6; Gen 12:6, 7; 18:18,19 The lesson this week invites us to look at Abraham, one of the most notable people from ancient times. His initial story...

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The Missionary Nature of God

Lesson 1 for the week of June 27 to July 4

Key Texts: Gen. 1:26-28; 2:15-17; 1 John 2:16; John 3:14,15; 2 Cor. 5:21; Matt. 5:13,14. The lessons this quarter invite us to focus on what we commonly call Christian mission. In fact, the adult lesson...

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Crucified and Risen

Lesson 13 for the week of June 20 to June 27

Biblical References: Luke 22-24 For those who are long-time Christians, the story of Jesus’ crucifixion and death can almost become old news. We become calloused to the horror of the cross and the glory of...

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Jesus in Jerusalem

Lesson 12 for the week of June 13 to June 20

Biblical References: Luke 19:28-48 and Luke 20:9-26 Jesus spent most of his life working and ministering in the region of Galilee. The closing events of his life, however, take place in Jerusalem. 1. Luke foreshadows...

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The Kingdom of God

Lesson 11 for the week of June 6 to June 13

Biblical References: Luke 1:32-33; Luke 9:59-62; Luke 11:2; Luke 13:29; Luke 17:23-24; Luke 18:16-30; Luke 21:34-36 The phrase “kingdom of God” or “kingdom of heaven” occur more than 100 times in the synoptic gospels. Luke...

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Following Jesus in Everyday Life

Lesson 10 for the week of May 30 to June 6

Biblical References: Luke 8:4-15; Luke 11:37-54; Luke 12:4-21; Luke 12:35-53; Luke 22:24-27 Jesus was a “friend of sinners,” but was also rather direct in his criticism of the Pharisees. At the time, the common people...

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Jesus: The Master of Missions

Esther and Mordecai

Exiles as Missionaries

The Jonah Saga

The Unlikely Missionary

Abraham: The First Missionary

The Missionary Nature of God

Crucified and Risen

Jesus in Jerusalem

The Kingdom of God

Following Jesus in Everyday Life

The Last Five Kings of Judah

Elijah’s and Elisha’s Mantle

Deuteronomy in the New Testament

Some Principles of Prophecy

General Introduction

Love Is the Fulfillment of the Law

God is Good

That We May Know Him

What Inspiration Is

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