Relevant Verse: Daniel 6 Theme: Being in the world but not of the world Leading Question: How can believers be in the world but not of the world? Daniel 6 recounts the attempt of jealous...
Elijah’s and Elisha’s Mantle
April 30, 2011
Relevant Verse: Daniel 5 Theme: Tragedy Leading Question: Is there a time when it is too late to repent? The story of the great feast of Belshazzar, the mysterious handwriting on the wall, and Daniel’s...
Relevant Verse: Daniel 4 Theme: How to govern: Practice righteousness, show mercy to the poor! Leading Question: Why do only merciful people find mercy with God? As Daniel and the exiles left their land for...
Relevant Verse: Daniel 3 Theme: “Our God is able!” Leading Question: When should Christians obey the authority of the state? When should they resist? This is often cited as a great example of divine victory...
Relevant Verse: Daniel 2 Theme: A big-picture history lesson Leading Question: How does the Bible’s outline of history convey hope in a world ruled by powerful oppressive forces? Daniel 2 contains a unique big-picture history...
Relevant Verse: Daniel 1 Theme: Integrity and wisdom in Babylon Leading Question: What does it mean to live with courage and integrity? The story of this week finds young Daniel marching as a captive on...
Relevant Verses: Luke 24:13–27; Acts 8:26–40 Theme: Understanding the book of Daniel. Leading Question: How does the book of Daniel make you think in new ways about God and your place in a world ruled...
Relevant Verses: Ezra, Nehemiah, Matthew 20:25-28 Leading question: After we put Jesus at the head of our list of good leaders described in the Bible, which ones would you rank as the three next best...
Relevant Verses: Nehemiah 13 Leading question: Are some decisions so bad, that the way out requires the suspension of grace? The formal study guide has chosen to dedicate this whole lesson to the fifth problem...
Relevant Verses: Nehemiah 13 Leading question: When dealing with backslidden people in his day, did Jesus support or modify the strong-arm methods of Ezra and Nehemiah? Nehemiah 13, the last chapter in the book, does...
Relevant Verses: Nehemiah 12 Leading question: In an age when music is a very divisive issue in the church, how can the worship music described in Scripture help us unify our church worship today? Since...
Relevant Verses: Ezra 8, Nehemiah 11, 12 Leading question: Since several books in the Bible, including Ezra and Nehemiah, include long lists of names, how do we make sense of such lists in an age...
Relevant Verses: Nehemiah 10 Leading question: Does the biblical concept of covenant make any sense in our modern world? Where we live in College Place (“Highland Park Drive”) a “covenant” used to be taken very...
Relevant Verses: Nehemiah 9 Leading question: What can we learn from a lesson entitled “Our Forgiving God,” but which includes the call to separate from foreigners? If one attempts to reconstruct a history of the...
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
Languages, Text and Context
May 9, 2020
Why is Interpretation Needed?
May 2, 2020
By Scripture Alone—Sola Scriptura
April 25, 2020
The Bible—The Authoritative Source of our Theology
April 18, 2020
Jesus and the Apostles’ View of the Bible
April 11, 2020
The Origin and Nature of the Bible
April 4, 2020
The Uniqueness of the Bible
March 28, 2020
General Introduction
March 28, 2020
From Dust to Stars
March 21, 2020
From North and South to the Beautiful Land
March 14, 2020
From Battle to Victory
March 7, 2020
From Confession to Consolation
February 29, 2020
From Contamination to Purification
February 22, 2020
Living with Lambs
January 21, 2006
70 Weeks
August 5, 2006
A Poem About Old Age
March 24, 2007
Extreme Heat
October 27, 2007
The Power of His Resurrection
June 7, 2008
The Gift of Prophecy and God’s Remnant Church
January 17, 2009
Believing in the Son of God
August 22, 2009
Celebrating Spiritual and Physical Fitness
April 10, 2010
Joab: David’s Weak Strong Man
November 13, 2010
Worship and the Exodus: Understanding Who God Is
July 2, 2011
Lord of the Sabbath
February 11, 2012
Keeping the Church Faithful
September 22, 2012
Lord of all Nations (Amos)
April 20, 2013