Category: Lessons

The Old Testament Hope

• Lesson 4 for the week of October 15 to October 22

Relevant Verses: Deut. 4:5-8; 13-14; 5:22-33 Leading Question: How is an Old Testament Hope different from a New Testament Hope? This will be a challenging lesson for those who want a more open approach to the...

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Understanding Human Nature

• Lesson 3 for the week of October 8 to October 15

Relevant Verses: Deut. 4:5-8; 13-14; 5:22-33 Leading Question: “For you, what is most puzzling about human nature, the most difficult to explain?” The official study guides defines the point of this week’s lesson as two...

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Death in a Sinful World

• Lesson 2 for the week of October 1 to October 8

Relevant Verses: Gen. 3; Rom. 5:12 Leading Question: “How does the Bible explain the entrance of rebellion and death into a perfect world?” Question: The title of our lesson talks about death in a sinful...

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Rebellion in a Perfect Universe

• Lesson 1 for the week of September 24 to October 1

Relevant Verses: Gen. 3; Isa. 14:12-15; Ezek. 28:12-19; Rev. 12 Leading Question: “Why does the Old Testament tell us so little about the Great Adversary?” Biblical Names for the Great Adversary. When we explore the...

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Christ in the Crucible

• Lesson 13 for the week of September 17 to September 24

Opening Question Why did God allow Jesus to suffer so much? Introduction This week, we finally take time to focus on Jesus Christ’s own suffering. In reality, this subject should be the guiding principle of...

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Dying Like a Seed

• Lesson 12 for the week of September 10 to September 17

Opening Question What makes people so fearful of dying? Introduction Dying is the end of all flesh. Almost every person who has ever lived before this current generation has also died. But death is also...

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Waiting in the Crucible

• Lesson 11 for the week of September 3 to September 10

Opening Question The lyrics of a song say that waiting is the most bitter lesson a believing heart has to learn. Do you agree? Introduction Delayed gratification. Patience. Waiting. Hoping. Putting our desires behind those...

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Meekness in the Crucible

• Lesson 10 for the week of August 27 to September 3

Opening Question Do you admire people who go through challenges with poise, patience, and humility? Introduction The quarterly begins a definition of meekness as “enduring injury with patience and without resentment.” No citation is given...

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A Life of Praise

• Lesson 9 for the week of August 20 to August 27

Opening Question When trouble comes to your life, is praising God your first, natural response? Introduction This week takes us to another level of faith response—praying and praising when under the worst conditions. Our study...

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Seeing the Invisible

• Lesson 8 for the week of August 13 to August 20

Opening Question Is there anything you cannot see in the physical world, but believe exists anyway? Introduction Our lesson takes on the topic of faith and believing in the unseeable and guarding against doubt. If...

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Indestructible Hope

• Lesson 7 for the week of August 6 to August 13

Opening Question What is your greatest hope in this life, and perhaps the afterlife? IntroductionThroughout our struggles and challenges and life of pain or suffering, we long for hope that it is temporary. The lesson...

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Struggling with All Energy

• Lesson 6 for the week of July 30 to August 6

Opening Question In a world where emotions drive behavior, how can we keep a balance between mere reaction and taking God-approved action? IntroductionSome of the most difficult theological conversations revolve around salvation as “God’s work”...

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Extreme Heat

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

Opening Question Do you ever fear that God isn’t who you hope He is? IntroductionThe examples this week of “crucible” experiences are Abraham, Job, Hosea, and Paul. Each were asked to endure hardship, but each...

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Seeing the Goldsmith’s Face

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

Opening Question What would you be willing to endure if you knew the result would be a character like Christ’s? IntroductionBy now, most people know the basics of the story that introduces the lesson this...

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