The Fruit of the Spirit Is Peace

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

Theme: The Fruit of the Spirit Is Peace Leading Question: Why have the followers of Jesus so often led out in bloody conflict when their Master both taught and modeled the way of peace? 1....

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The Fruit of the Spirit Is Joy

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

Theme: The Fruit of the Spirit Is Joy Leading Question: What is the difference between joy and happiness? Can a believer be unhappy and still be joyful? Not only is joy the second trait listed...

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The Fruit of the Spirit Is Love

• Lesson 2 for the week of January 2 to January 9

Leading Question: When Scripture commands us to love God and love others, including the unlovely, is that something we can choose to do, or is such love simply a gift of God? In his little...

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By Their Fruit

• Lesson 1 for the week of December 26 to January 2

Leading Question: Is it possible to identify true followers of Jesus by their fruit? The basic biblical passage that focuses on the fruit of the Spirit is Galatians 5:13-26. In particular, the nine traits listed...

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Cities of Refuge

• Lesson 13 for the week of December 19 to December 26

Balancing Justice and Mercy (Numbers 35) TEXT: Numbers 35:10-15 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ”When you cross the Jordan into Canaan, 11 select some towns to be your cities of refuge, to...

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The Second Generation: Admonitions

• Lesson 12 for the week of December 12 to December 19

Basic Human Rights (Numbers 26-27) TEXT: Numbers 26:51-56 51 The total number of the men of Israel was 601,730. 52 The LORD said to Moses, 53 “The land is to be allotted to them as...

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Immorality on the Border

• Lesson 11 for the week of December 5 to December 12

A Prophet for Profit (Numbers 24-25) TEXT: Numbers 24:15-17,19 15 Then he uttered his oracle: “The oracle of Balaam son of Beor, the oracle of one whose eye sees clearly, 16 the oracle of one...

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The “Madness” of the Prophet

• Lesson 10 for the week of November 28 to December 5

The Story of Balaam (Numbers 22-23) TEXT: Numbers 22:26-31 26 Then the angel of the LORD moved on ahead and stood in a narrow place where there was no room to turn, either to the...

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The Sin of Moses and Aaron

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

The Darkest Chapter in Numbers (Numbers 20) TEXT: Numbers 20:6-11 6 Moses and Aaron went from the assembly to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and fell facedown, and the glory of the LORD...

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Priests and Levites

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

The Best Type of Offering (Numbers 18-19) TEXT: Numbers 18:25-29 25 The LORD said to Moses, 26 “Speak to the Levites and say to them: ”When you receive from the Israelites the tithe I give...

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Power Struggle

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

A Power Struggle (Numbers 16-17) TEXT: Numbers 16:1-3 1 Korah son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and certain Reubenites—Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth—became insolent...

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Planning Ahead

• Lesson 6 for the week of October 31 to November 7

Plans for the Future (Num. 15) TEXT: Numbers 15:1-5 1 The LORD said to Moses, 2 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ”After you enter the land I am giving you as a...

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From Complaints to Apostasy

• Lesson 5 for the week of October 24 to October 31

The Worst Rebellion (Numbers 11-14) TEXT: Numbers 12:1-3 1 Miriam and Aaron began to talk against Moses because of his Cushite wife, for he had married a Cushite. 2 “Has the LORD spoken only through...

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Trumpets, Blood, Cloud, and Fire

• Lesson 4 for the week of October 17 to October 24

Concern for the Non-Hebrews (Numbers 9-10) TEXT: Numbers 9:4-5, 14 4 So Moses told the Israelites to celebrate the Passover, 5 and they did so in the Desert of Sinai at twilight on the fourteenth...

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