Ethnicity and Discipleship

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

Key texts:    Matthew 15:21-28; Luke 7:1-11; Luke 17:11-16; John 1:3; Acts 10:1-28; I Corinthians 9:22. Key Issues:    There is an interesting progression in the Gospels and in Acts that leads away from Jerusalem and the...

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Gender and Discipleship

• Lesson 5 for the week of January 26 to February 2

Key Texts:    Mark 5:25-34; Luke 1:26-38; Luke 8:1-3; Luke 10:38-42; John 4:4-30. Key Issue:    This week the lesson looks at the various women who became followers of Jesus.  There are quite a few who are...

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Lessons from Would-Be-Disciples

• Lesson 4 for the week of January 19 to January 26

Key Texts:     Matthew 8:19-22; Matthew 19:16-26; Mark 10:17-23; Luke 4:16-30; Luke 18:18-30; John 3:1-21. Key Issues:    There are a number of instances recorded in the gospels of people who came to Jesus and volunteered...

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Called to Discipleship by Jesus

• Lesson 3 for the week of January 12 to January 19

Key Texts:    Matthew 4:18-22; Mark 1:16-20;  Luke 5:1-11; John 1:35-51        Key Issues:    This week, we continue the subject started last week, discussing the fact of Jesus’ calling his disciples to follow him.  We will...

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Discipleship Then and Now

• Lesson 2 for the week of January 5 to January 12

Key Bible Passages:    Matthew 24:14; Matthew 28:19 Mark 16:20; John 3:21-30; John 12:20;  Acts 5:34-39. Key Issues:    The major focus of the lesson this week has to do with discipleship over the ages.  Certainly, even...

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An Overview of Discipleship

• Lesson 1 for the week of December 29 to January 5

Key Verses:    Matthew 4:18-22;  Matthew 10:24-25; Luke 14:25, 26; Mark 3:13, 14 Key Issues:    What is discipleship, its essence?  Who may be a disciple?  How does one become a disciple?  What requirements does...

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Introduction

• Introduction

In this first quarter of 2008, the focus of the Good Word Sabbath School lessons, following the Adult Lesson Quarterly, will be on Christian discipleship, its various facets and meanings. A disciple is an apprentice,...

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Living the Life of Faith

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

Background Considerations What are the components of a life lived well which would exhibit 1) faith in God and 2) faithfulness to others around us? Both areas of Christian responsibility rest at the heart of...

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Selfless Service

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

Background Considerations The basic idea of service in the Bible: to God – expressed in a life of obedience and in worship, but always based on God’s initiative and empowerment within the context of a...

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Out of the Heart

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

Background Considerations The biblical language of the heart and what it produces (a good Bible dictionary would be useful just now): “Heart” in the Old Testament “Heart” in the New Testament Biblical expressions about how...

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Why Forgive?

• Lesson 10 for the week of May 31 to June 7

Background Considerations What motivations might lead someone to forgive another person – Love to God? Love for the person? Fear of the consequences of not forgiving? Getting rid of guilt about it? Surviving relationships? Under...

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Reverence

• Lesson 9 for the week of May 24 to May 31

Background Considerations definitions: “numinous unease” – an anthropological term describing attitudes toward a god or God which, while happy with God’s best plans for the people, recognizes still that God is GOD and not a...

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Loyalties

• Lesson 8 for the week of May 17 to May 24

Background Considerations The idea of Covenant – Political treaties from the ancient Near East between unequal parties which typically consisted of: a note of the sovereign’s benefit to the vassal; stipulations for maintaining a good...

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