Teach Us to Pray

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

Leading Question: What messages have you received over the course of your life about what prayer is? How did you learn how to pray? Scripture Focus: Psalm 23, Daniel 2:20-23, Psalm 44, Psalm 22, Psalm...

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How to Read the Psalms

• Lesson 1 for the week of December 30 to January 6

Leading Question: Robert Alter, in his book The Art of Biblical Poetry, argues that “poetry is not just a set of techniques for saying impressively what could be said otherwise. Rather, it is a particular...

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Introduction

• Introduction

The book of Psalms could be described as the most eclectic and diverse collection found in the Bible, and this collection has served as a centerpiece in individual and collective worship for thousands of years....

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Israel in Egypt

• Lesson 13 for the week of June 18 to June 25

Theme: Family Reconciliation Leading Question: Is it possible to redeem negative events of the past? With this lesson, the study of the Book of Genesis concludes. It carries the title Genesis, the Book of the...

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Joseph, Prince of Egypt

• Lesson 12 for the week of June 11 to June 18

Theme: The Risks of Power Leading Question: What does a powerful position do to the person who holds that power? Genesis tells of one of the most sudden and radical transformations in the Bible. Joseph,...

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Joseph, Master of Dreams

• Lesson 11 for the week of June 4 to June 11

Theme: Living the Dream Leading Question: How do you turn dreams into realities? The “master of dreams” (Gen 37:19) is the mocking label put on the young man named Joseph by his older brothers. Question:...

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Jacob–Israel

• Lesson 10 for the week of May 28 to June 4

Relevant Verses: Genesis 32-36 Theme: A Changed Life Leading Question: What if victory looks more like being defeated? What if strength feels more like being weak? After his wrestling match with the unnamed man at...

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Jacob, the Supplanter

• Lesson 9 for the week of May 21 to May 28

Relevant Verses: Genesis 25-30 Theme: The Struggles of Life Leading Question: What are you willing to struggle for in your life? Who is Jacob? The first time we hear a description of him he is...

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The Promise

• Lesson 8 for the week of May 14 to May 21

Relevant Verses: Genesis 22 Theme: Abraham’s Test Leading Question: What is Abraham’s test? At the opening of Genesis 12, God called on Abraham to leave his land, his birthplace and his father’s house, and promised...

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The Covenant with Abraham

• Lesson 7 for the week of May 7 to May 14

Relevant Verses: Genesis 12-17 Theme: A Relational World Leading Question: How do you describe a good relationship? The covenant found in Genesis 12–17 is known as the “Covenant Between the Parts.” The covenant was for Abraham...

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The Roots of Abraham

• Lesson 6 for the week of April 30 to May 7

Relevant Verses: Genesis 10-11 Theme: God and Abraham Leading Question: What is Faith? The journey of Abraham with God begins with two words, Lech Lecha, “God said to Abraham, ‘Go forth [Lech Lecha] from your...

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All Nations and Babel

• Lesson 5 for the week of April 23 to April 30

Relevant Verses: Genesis 10-11 Theme: A Scattered World Leading Question: Why is a unified world threatening to human life? Life after the flood begins with God’s solemn oath: “I will never again curse the ground...

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The Flood

• Lesson 4 for the week of April 16 to April 23

Relevant Verses: Genesis 6 Theme: A World Under Water Leading Question: If God asked for your opinion before opening up the floodgates, what advice would you give? How might you have responded to “the wickedness...

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Cain and His Legacy

• Lesson 3 for the week of April 9 to April 16

Relevant Verses: Genesis 4 Theme: A Violent World Leading Question: Does God favor some over others? Eve bears two sons, Cain and Abel. The brothers grow to become a shepherd and a farmer, taking up...

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