Category: Lessons

Who is the Man of Romans 7

• Lesson 8 for the week of November 18 to November 25

Who is the man in Romans 7? Today’s lesson deals with one of the most controversial passages in Paul’s epistle: the identity of the man in Romans 7 struggling ineffectively against the power sin in...

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Overcoming Sin

• Lesson 7 for the week of November 11 to November 18

Is freedom from sin a reality in your life? Paul’s insistence that a person is saved by faith apart from works of the law (Rom. 3:28) was troubling for some Christians—particularly those who were Jewish...

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Adam and Jesus

• Lesson 6 for the week of November 4 to November 11

What difference does justification by faith really make in a person’s life? Although Paul has explained the details of what it means to be justified by faith and has illustrated that experience in the life...

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The Faith of Abraham

• Lesson 5 for the week of October 28 to November 4

Was Abraham justified by obedience or by faith? Having provided a technical definition and explanation of justification by faith in Romans 3:21-31, Paul now turns his attention in Romans 4 to the experience of Abraham....

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Justification by Faith

• Lesson 4 for the week of October 21 to October 28

What does it mean to be justified by faith? Of all the passages in Paul’s writings, no single passage is packed with more theologically significant terms than Romans 3:21-31: Justification, redemption, propitiation, grace, justification by...

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The Human Condition

• Lesson 3 for the week of October 14 to October 21

Are you ashamed of the Gospel? While some people in Paul’s day may have been ashamed of the gospel, Paul was not. The gospel for Paul was something to boast about? Why? Because the gospel...

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The Controversy

• Lesson 2 for the week of October 7 to October 14

Why was circumcision such a controversial point in the early church? And why should believers even care about it today? Outside of a few recent high profile court cases involving divorced couples fighting over whether...

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The Apostle Paul in Rome

• Lesson 1 for the week of September 30 to October 7

What is it about Paul’s letter to the Romans that has made it the source of spiritual revival and reformation in the church down through the centuries? The Sabbath School lessons for this quarter focus...

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Introduction

• Introduction

This fall marks the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s posting of his revolutionary 95 theses. In celebration of that event, this quarter the Good Word radio broadcast is focusing on the message that was at...

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Boasting in the Cross

• Lesson 14 for the week of September 23 to September 30

Leading Question: “If you could describe the ideal Christian church, what would it look like?” Key Passages: Galatians 6:11-18 – More than outward conformity to a set of rules, God desires a heart open to...

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The Gospel and the Church

• Lesson 13 for the week of September 16 to September 23

Leading Question: “If you could describe the ideal Christian church, what would it look like?” Key Passages: Galatians 6:1-10 – Forgiveness, help, and support should be manifest among God’s followers. 1 Corinthians 5:1-5 – Cases of defiant...

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Living by the Spirit

• Lesson 12 for the week of September 9 to September 16

Leading Question: “How does a person learn to walk by the Spirit?” Key Passages: Galatians 5:16-25 – The Christian life is a daily decision to live for God and not for self. Romans 7:14-24 – A life...

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Freedom in Christ

• Lesson 11 for the week of September 2 to September 9

Leading Question: “Does the word ‘freedom’ describe your Christian life?” Key Passages: Galatians 5:1-15 – Freedom in Christ is opposed to both legalism and licentiousness. Romans 8:1-4 – Freedom in Christ includes freedom from condemnation and from...

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The Two Covenants

• Lesson 10 for the week of August 26 to September 2

Leading question: “How sure are God’s promises? How do we know if He will really keep His word?” Key Passages: Galatians 4:21-31 – The birth of Ishmael and Isaac illustrate the false and true way of...

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