Relevant Verses: Isaiah 58, Jeremiah 7; Luke 4:18-19, Matt. 23 Leading Question: Does religion – things done in God’s name – tend to liberate or oppress? Comment: If God is the Creator of all, then...
Elijah’s and Elisha’s Mantle
April 30, 2011
Relevant Verses: 1 Sam. 8:10-18; Amos 8:4-6; Micah 7:18-20; Ezek. 34:2-4; Isaiah Leading Question: Given the fact that the harsh judgments of the prophets were rarely successful in reforming God’s people, is there any clue...
Relevant Verses: Ps. 82, 146; Prov. 30:7-9 Leading Question: How do those who know they are sinners, find hope in passages of Scripture that praise a king for promising to root sinners out of his...
Relevant Verses: Exod. 16:16-18; 20:8-11; Deut. 5:12-15 Leading Question: How can we transform the Sabbath from a day which tells us what we can’t do, to a day that liberates us? Comment: In some ways,...
Relevant Verses: Exod. 20, Deut. 26:1-11 Leading Question: How does the divine example help move us toward caring for the needy? Comment: Israel had been slaves for some 400 years when God “finally” came to...
Relevant Verses: Gen. 1-3; 4:1-9 Leading Question: If you were to look at our created world without any reference to Scripture, where would you place it on a spectrum extending from good to evil? Our...
Relevant Verses: John 14:1-3; Isa 11:1-10; Rev. 21:1-5; 22:1-5; 1 Thess. 4:13-18 Leading Question: What is your favorite passage that points to the final restoration of unity? These are the crucial features of the Adventist...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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