Giants of Faith

• Lesson 11 for the week of June 9 to June 16

Relevant Passages: Hebrews 11 According to the Apostle Paul, faith is one of the gifts of the Spirit. If it is a gift, then no human effort can make it happen. Such an understanding should...

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Martyrs and Their Murderers

• Lesson 10 for the week of June 2 to June 9

Relevant Passages: 2 Chronicles 24; Jeremiah 26; Matthew 14; Acts 7; John 21 Martyrs and Murderers solemnly remind us that God does not always protect his children nor preserve them from tragic sin. The number...

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Powerful Pray-ers

• Lesson 9 for the week of May 26 to June 2

Relevant Passages: 2 Kings 20; Exodus 32; Daniel 9; Psalms 51; Acts 12 Is prayer “successful” simply because it yields tangible and measurable results? The reverse of that question is at least as troubling, namely,...

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The Personal Factor

• Lesson 8 for the week of May 19 to May 26

Relevant Passages: Mark 2, 9; John 1, 5 Effective personal witnessing requires giving of oneself over to the needs of another. The New Testament illustrates such effective witnessing in several significant experiences. Healing of the...

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Children Showcased

• Lesson 7 for the week of May 12 to May 19

Relevant Passages: 1 Samuel 2, 8, 17; 2 Kings 2, 5, 22-23 Children are a two-edged sword. Jesus says that we must become like little children (Matt. 18:3), but Paul says that when he became...

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Prayers of Praise: Revelation

• Lesson 13 for the week of March 24 to March 31

Two related themes run through the book of Revelation. First, Jesus calls the persecuted to resist persecution and temptation; and second, the faithful utter prayers for His coming and the trials to end. The book...

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Prayers for the Church: Paul

• Lesson 12 for the week of March 17 to March 24

Paul’s letters reveal him as a praying pastor. It was common for non-Christian Greek letter-writers to mention they are praying to the gods for the persons to whom they are writing, often speaking of their...

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The High Priestly Prayer: Jesus

• Lesson 11 for the week of March 10 to March 17

Relevant Passages: John 17 This prayer of consecration by a sinless Jesus to his Father can be divided into four sections depending on who Jesus is praying for: Himself, that the Father will glorify him,...

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Prayer: Listening to Jesus

• Lesson 10 for the week of March 3 to March 10

Relevant Passages: John 14-16 In John 14-16 Jesus prepares his disciples for his departure. Soon he will be arrested, put on trial and executed as a criminal. He points out that his followers will experience...

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The Prayers of Intercession: Daniel

• Lesson 9 for the week of February 24 to March 3

The book of Daniel three times mentions the prayers of Daniel while he was held as a captive in Babylon. First, he and his three companions pray for wisdom in uncovering and interpreting the king’s...

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Prayers of Desperation: Hezekiah

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

Relevant Passages: 2 Kings 18-20; 2 Chronicles 32 Hezekiah had the challenge of being the king of the southern kingdom of Judah at the at the time the kingdom of Israel just to the north...

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Prayers for Reformation: Elijah

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

Elijah we see a prophet to the king and the northern kingdom of Israel. A powerful figure, he brings both king and renegade nation to repentance for national sins. Ahab the king had married Jezebel,...

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A Prayer for God’s Dwelling: Solomon

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

Relevant Passages: 1 Kings 8; 2 Chronicles 6 When the first Temple in Jerusalem was built a service of consecration was held at which King Solomon contributed a major prayer. In the ancient Middle East...

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Prayers of Penitence: David

• Lesson 5 for the week of January 27 to February 3

Relevant Passages: Psalms 32, 51, 130; 2 Samuel 11, 12 1. David King David committed adultery with Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah, a loyal soldier away at battle. When she tells David she is pregnant,...

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