Church Organization and Unity

• Lesson 12 for the week of December 15 to December 22

Relevant Verses: Matthew 20:20-28; Acts 15 Leading Question: Does the Bible tell us anything at all that applies to church organization? Perhaps the most significant words from Jesus that relate to church organization are found...

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Unity in Worship

• Lesson 11 for the week of December 8 to December 15

Relevant Verses: Rev. 4-5; 14:6-12 Leading Question: Given the wide variety of worship preferences and styles, is it possible even to speak of “unity in worship” this side of heaven? Interestingly enough, the official study...

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Unity and Broken Relationships

• Lesson 10 for the week of December 1 to December 8

Relevant Verses: Acts 15:36-41//2 Tim. 4:11; Philemon; Rom. 8:5-11 Leading Question: What biblical stories of restored relationships are most powerful for you? Our lesson for this week focuses on two New Testament experiences and then...

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The Most Convincing Proof

• Lesson 9 for the week of November 24 to December 1

Relevant Verses: Matt. 7:12; John 13:35, 1 John 3:18, 23 Leading Question: What thought immediately comes to mind when one hears the theme of our lesson for this week, “The Most Convincing Proof? For those...

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Unity in Faith

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

Relevant Verses: Acts 4:8-12; Matt. 15:1-13; Exod. 20:8-11; 1 Cor. 15:51-54 Leading Question: Does a faith community decide issues of belief by democratic vote? This week’s lesson focuses on particular beliefs that are important to...

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When Conflicts Arise

• Lesson 7 for the week of November 10 to November 17

Relevant Verses: Acts 6, 10, 11, 15 Leading Question: How does a community, or an individual, know when a conflict is one that needs to be solved by firm confrontation, or by finding a way...

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Images of Unity

• Lesson 6 for the week of November 3 to November 10

Relevant Verses: John 10:1-18; 1 Pet. 2:9; Exod. 19:5-6; 1 Cor. 3, 12 Leading Question: How does the New Testament build on an Old Testament foundation when it comes to illustrating the idea of unity? Although...

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The Experience of Unity in the Christian Church

• Lesson 5 for the week of October 27 to November 3

Relevant Verses: Acts 1-2, 4- 5 Leading Question: With reference to unity, how should one assess the NT evidence: Positively? Negatively? Or as a toss-up? In light of what one finds in the New Testament and...

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The Key to Unity

• Lesson 4 for the week of October 20 to October 27

Relevant Verses: Ephesians Leading Question: Among believers today, does being “in Christ” transform everything? The vision in the book of Ephesians is incredibly expansive, the memory text for this week makes this bold assertion: “And this...

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“That They All May Be One”

• Lesson 3 for the week of October 13 to October 20

Relevant Verses: John 13-17, Mark 9:38-41, John 10:16 Leading Question: Is oneness (in Christ) so important that we should seek unity at any price? In his famous “unity” prayer, Jesus asked that his disciples be “one,”...

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Causes of Disunity

• Lesson 2 for the week of October 6 to October 13

Relevant Verses: Deut. 28, Judges, 1 Kings 12, Jer. 3:14-18; 1 Cor. 1 Leading Question: If Paul admonishes us to think on what is true, honorable, just, and pure (Phil. 4:8), are we justified in...

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Creation and Fall

• Lesson 1 for the week of September 29 to October 6

Relevant Verses: Genesis 1, 3, 11 Leading Question: Why should one little sin in the Garden of Eden Leave such a huge imprint on the human family? Our topic this quarter is “Oneness in Christ,”...

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Major Themes in 1 and 2 Peter

• Lesson 13 for the week of June 17 to June 24

Opening Question If Peter were alive today, what message might he have for us? Introduction After working through 1st and 2nd Peter, this lesson reviews the major themes of the letters. The author of the...

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The Day of the Lord

• Lesson 12 for the week of June 10 to June 17

Opening Question What leads people to be skeptical of the return of Jesus to this earth? Introduction Peter now takes on skepticism about the 2nd Coming. His conviction is rooted in God’s activities of the...

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