Related Verses: Matt 24:35 – 25:46; 2 Pet 3; James 2:14-26; John 4:35-38; 1 Cor 3:6-8; Rev 21:1-4 We come now to the last of the lessons for this quarter, the last dealing with the...
Elijah’s and Elisha’s Mantle
April 30, 2011
Related Verses: Acts 18-1-28; Ex 2:23-25; Matt 13:3-9; Matt 13:18-23;John 15:12, 13; 2 Pet 3:9 The lesson this week has as its focus the topic of urban ministry and, to focus it even more, urban...
Related Verses: John 10:1-5; 16; Luke 9:2; Rev 14:6,7; Luke 19:1-10; Acts 26:11-27; Rev 3:20 The lesson this week is under the title, “Jesus Bade them, Follow Me.” This title, in a very brief way,...
Related Verses: Gen 15:6; Num 14:11; 1 Cor 3:1-9; Dan 6:1-3; Neh 2:1-9; Deut 4:1-9; Acts 2:42-47 During this quarter, we are looking at Jesus as an example of working toward the restoration of humans,...
Related Verses: Mark 5:22-43; 10:46-52; John 5:1-9; Ps 139:1-13; Mark 2:1-12; Acts 9:36-42 The lesson this week begins with a truly remarkable verse, found in Matthew 9:35 – “Jesus went through all the towns and...
Related Verses: 2 Kings 13:23; Ex 2:23-25; Luke 7:11-16; 1 John 3:17; John 11:35; Rom 12:15; 2 Cor 1:3,4 The lesson this week invites us to think and talk about sympathy particularly in light of...
Related Verses: Jonah 3:4-4:6; Luke 19:38-42; Matt 5:43-47; 1 Cor 13; Mark 8: 22-25; Phil 2:3-5; James 2:14-17 This week the lesson begins with a very moving passage of Scripture that reveals the love Jesus...
Related Verses: Matt 1:22,23; John 1:14; Luke 15:3-24; Matt 9:10-13; Ps 51:17; 1 John 2:16; Phil 2:13-15 One of the most interesting, or curious, accusations ever made against Jesus, one that warrants careful thought, is...
Related Verses: Luke 4:16-19; 10:25-37; Matt 5:13; Is 2:8; John 4:35-38; Matt 13:3-9 Matthew 4:23 provides an opening thought for this week’s lesson. It reads, “Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching...
Related Verses: Ezek 37:1-14; Eph 2:10; Ezek 47:1-8; Matt 5:16; Rev 22:1,2; Isa 61:1-11 This week we continue with the theme that was begun last week, that of listening to the voices in the Old...
Related Verses: Ex 22:21-23; 23:2-9; Amos 8:4-7; Isa 1:13-17; 58:1-14; Acts 20:35 In the biblical story, the ideal and pristine situation of Adam and Eve was lost when sin came in. Subsequent to that unhappy...
Related Verses: Gen 1:26-28; Ps 8:3-8; Gen 2:15; Rom 8:20-22; Ex 20:1-17; Rom 1:25; 2 Thess 3:10 The lesson this week asks us to reflect on a word that usually has some rather negative connotations,...
Related Verses: Gen 1:26,27; Deut 6:5; Gen 3:8-19; James 4:4; Gal 4:19; Mark 2:1-12; John 10:10 Introduction: The lessons for this quarter are under the title, “The Role of the Church in the Community.” The...
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...
The Last Five Kings of Judah
October 10, 2015
Jesus Mingled with People
July 30, 2016
The Priority of the Promise
July 29, 2017
The Curse Causeless
October 29, 2016
Jesus in the Writings of Peter
May 13, 2017
The Character of Job
December 17, 2016
The Church Militant
March 12, 2016
The Cosmic Controversy
March 31, 2018
Josiah’s Reforms
November 14, 2015
Symbolic Acts
October 31, 2015
Major Themes in 1 and 2 Peter
June 17, 2017
Lessons from Jeremiah
December 19, 2015
Ministering Like Jesus
August 15, 2020
Sharing the Word
August 8, 2020
Unlimited Possibilities
August 1, 2020
Spirit-empowered Witnessing
July 25, 2020
Prayer Power: Interceding for Others
July 18, 2020
Seeing People Through Jesus’ Eyes
July 11, 2020
Winsome Witnesses: The Power of Personal Testimony
July 4, 2020
Why Witness?
June 27, 2020
Living by the Word of God
June 20, 2020
Dealing with Difficult Passages
June 13, 2020
The Bible and Prophecy
June 6, 2020
The Bible as History
May 30, 2020
Creation: Genesis as Foundation, Part II
May 23, 2020
Sabbath Healings and Hard Hearts
April 9, 2005
Living the New Life
November 19, 2005
Appendix B
June 24, 2006
The Catalog of Times
January 20, 2007
David and Bathsheba: Adultery and After
September 1, 2007
The Reality of His Humanity
April 12, 2008
Metaphors of Salvation
November 22, 2008
Jesus and the Johannine Letters
June 27, 2009
The Fruit of the Spirit Is Faithfulness
February 13, 2010
Appendix A: Commentary on the ninth command
September 25, 2010
Elijah’s and Elisha’s Mantle
April 30, 2011
The Gospel and the Church
December 17, 2011
The Apostolic Example
July 28, 2012