Memory Verse: “He [Christ] is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible,...
The Last Five Kings of Judah
October 10, 2015
Memory Verse: “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.” (Philippians 4:6, NRSVue). INTRO: Paul has repeated admonished believers in...
Memory Verse: “That I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death, if, by any means, I may attain to the resurrection from...
Memory Verse: “Do all things without complaining and disputing, that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as...
Memory Verse: “Fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind” (Philippians 2:2, NKJV). INTRO: In this week’s lesson we are reminded again of Paul’s emphasis on...
INTRO: In perhaps one of Paul’s most puzzling statements about spiritual growth as we follow Jesus, the Memory Verse this week challenges our thinking, “For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is...
INTRO: This week’s Bible Lesson turns from the focus on Paul’s suffering in prison for preaching the gospel of Jesus to reasons Paul gives for thanksgiving and prayer despite such challenges which are also facing...
Memory Verse: “Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!” (Philippians 4:4, NKJV). INTRO: This week’s lesson theme is “Persecuted but Not Forsaken.” Our “memory verse” for this week is chosen in light...
“Today, we begin a new 13-week study series of two letters written by the apostle Paul to the first century followers of Jesus living in Philippi and Colossae which we find in the Bible’s New...
Opening Question If Jesus rose from the dead as the Gospel of Mark says, what impact does that have on us today? Introduction The good news of the resurrection is recounted briefly in Mark, but...
Opening Question Is the cross an appropriate symbol for Christianity? Introduction Passion literature requires suffering, but not necessarily death. Jesus both suffers, and then dies in the Gospel account of Mark. The scenes are difficult...
Opening Question Why do we sometimes distrust the court system to act justly? Introduction Chapter 14 of Mark begins with Jewish leaders plotting to take Jesus out, and ends with Him in handcuffs and facing...
Opening Question If you could know your whole future, would you do so? Introduction The future always captures our imagination. We worry about our own future and legacy, about our world and its sustainability, about...
Opening Question Would you rather live with no controversies or with them? Introduction Dr. Shepherd notes how this section adds controversies at the close of Jesus’ ministry that parallel the beginning of his ministry. The...
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