Category: Lessons

Our Forgiving God

• Lesson 7 for the week of November 9 to November 16

Relevant Verses: Nehemiah 9 Leading question: What can we learn from a lesson entitled “Our Forgiving God,” but which includes the call to separate from foreigners? If one attempts to reconstruct a history of the...

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The Reading of the Word

• Lesson 6 for the week of November 2 to November 9

Relevant Verses: Nehemiah 8 Leading question: In an age when reading seems to be less important, can the example of long hours of reading make a difference for good in today’s world.? Nehemiah 8 is...

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Violating the Spirit of the Law

• Lesson 5 for the week of October 26 to November 2

Relevant Verses: Nehemiah 5 Leading question: Can an example of generosity lead the greedy to be less grasping and help them become more generous? Three issues attract our attention in Nehemiah 5: 1) the danger...

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Facing Opposition

• Lesson 4 for the week of October 19 to October 26

Relevant Verses: Ezra 4 – 5; Nehemiah 4 – 6; Haggai Leading Question: If Nehemiah armed his workers in the face of opposition, what does that mean for the followers of Jesus? Opposition seems to...

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God’s Call

• Lesson 3 for the week of October 12 to October 19

Relevant Verses: Ezra 7:10; Nehemiah 1:1-11 Leading Question: Does God call a person because of that person’s gifts, or is it sometimes the case that God’s call empowers a person to do the God-given task?...

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Nehemiah

• Lesson 2 for the week of October 5 to October 12

Relevant Verses: Nehemiah 1-2 Leading Question: Is it always clear when circumstances are bad enough to require a man of action – like Nehemiah – to bring about God’s will? The Prayers of a Man...

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Making Sense of History: Zerubbabel and Ezra

• Lesson 1 for the week of September 28 to October 5

Relevant Verses: Ezra 4:1-7; 7:1-28 Leading Question: To what extent can we trust in Providence to make things happen when human beings have such powers to derail God’s plans? In this new series of lessons...

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A Community of Servants

• Lesson 13 for the week of September 21 to September 28

Relevant Verses: Heb. 10:23-25 Leading question: Can we accomplish more by ourselves or by working as a community? Comment: The final lesson this quarter is one that offers a host of intriguing possibilities for discussion....

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To Love Mercy

• Lesson 12 for the week of September 14 to September 21

Relevant Verses: Micah 6:6-8; Matt. 6:25-34; James 1:5-8 Leading question: Given all the distractions in our world, what practical steps can we take to help us keep a clear focus on Jesus’ mandate to care...

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Living the Advent Hope

• Lesson 11 for the week of September 7 to September 14

Relevant Verses: Rom. 8:18-24; 1 Cor. 15; Rev. 21-22 Leading question: Is it possible to live on hope rather than on the basis of proof? Comment: Our lesson for this week affirms that Second Coming...

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Living the Gospel

• Lesson 10 for the week of August 31 to September 7

Relevant Verses: 1 Cor. 4:6-7; Eph. 2:8-10; John 3:16-17; Gal. 3:28; Rev. 14:6-7 Leading question: Once we realize that we are God’s children, how do we protect ourselves (and the world around us!), from the...

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Ministry in the New Testament Church

• Lesson 9 for the week of August 24 to August 31

Relevant Verses: Acts, 2 Corinthians, James Leading Question: Jesus was always gentle with needy people, but is there evidence in the New Testament that he or his followers could or should use the heavy hand?...

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“The Least of These”

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

Relevant Verses: Matthew 25:31-46 Leading Question: In Jesus’ judgment story of the sheep and the goats, the sheep are rewarded for doing good things. Why isn’t this salvation by works? Comment: Of the 13 lessons...

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Jesus and Those in Need

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

Relevant Verses: Luke; Isaiah 53 Leading question: If someone just sat down with Luke and read it through, what would they likely discover about Jesus’ treatment of those in need? High points in the life...

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