Category: Lessons

Developing a Winning Attitude

• Lesson 9 for the week of August 22 to August 29

Scripture: Eph. 4:15-16; 2 Tim. 2:24-26 Leading Question: How can we overcome deeply-rooted negative attitudes? Galatians 3:28 lays out the agenda for those of us who follow Jesus: “There is no longer Jew or Greek,...

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Ministering Like Jesus

• Lesson 8 for the week of August 15 to August 22

Scripture: John 4; 2 Timothy 3:16-17 Leading Question: Was Jesus always gentle in his ministry? Human beings are visionary creatures. Isaiah’s vegetarian kingdom is a powerful, tantalizing, and attractive vision, even if we can scarcely...

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Sharing the Word

• Lesson 7 for the week of August 8 to August 15

Scripture: John 4; 2 Timothy 3:16-17 Leading Question: Why is the Word of God as found in Scripture more powerful than our own words? Over 100 years ago, a popular American preacher, P. T. Forsyth,...

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Unlimited Possibilities

• Lesson 6 for the week of August 1 to August 8

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1, 12; Matthew 25:14-30 Leading Question: What is God’s plan for employing a wide variety of skills and talents in the work of his kingdom? Not all of us have the same...

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Spirit-empowered Witnessing

• Lesson 5 for the week of July 25 to August 1

Scripture: Mark 8:22-36; John 4:3-34; Acts 8:26-38 Leading Question: Who is the Holy Spirit? In the early centuries of the Christian era, Christians struggled mightily to understand and define the three members of the Godhead. Its...

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Prayer Power: Interceding for Others

• Lesson 4 for the week of July 18 to July 25

Scripture: Mark 8:22-36; John 4:3-34; Acts 8:26-38 Leading Question: Why is prayer so mysterious? In a rather tantalizing quotation, C. S. Lewis comments about the mysteries of holy places: I say the gods deal very...

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Seeing People Through Jesus’ Eyes

• Lesson 3 for the week of July 11 to July 18

Scripture: Mark 8:22-36; John 4:3-34; Acts 8:26-38 Leading Question: Why doesn’t Jesus fix everything and everyone at once? Comment: This lesson brings together a wide diversity of people whom Jesus helped. Some got on the...

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Winsome Witnesses: The Power of Personal Testimony

• Lesson 2 for the week of July 4 to July 11

Scripture: Mark 5, 16; Acts 26 Leading Question: Is it possible to be consistently “winsome” in our witness, or is it inevitable that believers must sometimes face heavy weather? In approaching this week’s topic, the...

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Why Witness?

• Lesson 1 for the week of June 27 to July 4

Scripture: Luke 15; 1 Tim. 2:3-4 Leading Question: The call to public witness seems to be a plan crafted for extroverts. What is God’s plan for introverts? In this new series of lessons, the focus...

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Living by the Word of God

• Lesson 13 for the week of June 20 to June 27

Opening Question How has knowing the Bible been a blessing in your life? Introduction This lesson really picks up on the last part of last week’s study guide. There is no doubt about the Bible’s...

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Dealing with Difficult Passages

• Lesson 12 for the week of June 13 to June 20

Opening Question What should I do if I find something in the Bible that is hard to understand or seems to disagree with something else I read there? Introduction In a book the size of...

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The Bible and Prophecy

• Lesson 11 for the week of June 6 to June 13

Opening Question If you knew someone was a prophet sent from god, would you want to be their friend? Introduction This lesson approaches Bible prophecy deductively from an already-formed theological position in order to defend...

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The Bible as History

• Lesson 10 for the week of May 30 to June 6

Opening Question Does Archeology provide any support that stories in the Bible actually happened, or does it refute the Judeo-Christian faith? Introduction The Biblical text is rooted in time, place, and history. This week’s lesson...

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Creation: Genesis as Foundation, Part II

• Lesson 9 for the week of May 23 to May 30

Opening Question Are all scientific findings true and unchangeable? Introduction Genesis and modern cosmology, the nature and ordering of the Universe – are they congruent? Certainly, the Bible makes no claims to scientific accuracy, yet...

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