Category: Lessons

Freedom in Christ

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

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...

Continue reading →

The Two Covenants

• Lesson 10 for the week of November 26 to December 3

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...

Continue reading →

Paul’s Pastoral Appeal

• Lesson 9 for the week of November 19 to November 26

Leading Question: “What is more important: Being right or being loving?” Key Passages: Galatians 4:12-20 – Paul pleads the Galatians heed his counsel and remember his love for them. 1 Corinthians 9:19-23 – Paul became all things...

Continue reading →

From Slaves to Heirs

• Lesson 8 for the week of November 12 to November 19

Leading Question: “How do you relate to God? And how does He want you to relate to Him?” Key Passages: Galatians 3:26-4:11 – In Christ we enjoy the privilege and rights of being God’s children. Romans...

Continue reading →

The Road to Faith

• Lesson 7 for the week of November 5 to November 12

Leading Question: “What does the apostle Paul mean when he says that Christians are not under the law?” Key Passages: Galatians 3:21-25 – The coming of Christ changes our relationship with the law. Romans 3:9-20 – Sin...

Continue reading →

The Priority of the Promise

• Lesson 6 for the week of October 29 to November 5

Leading Question: “If God saves people by faith alone, why did he give the law in the first place?” Key Passages: Galatians 3:15-20: The law must be understood in light of God’s promise to Abraham....

Continue reading →

Old Testament Faith

• Lesson 5 for the week of October 22 to October 29

Leading Question: “To succeed in this world, we learn to rely on our strengths. Why is that so foolish, however, when it comes to our spiritual lives?” Key Passages: Galatians 3:1-14 – Personal experience and Scripture...

Continue reading →

Justified by Faith Alone

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

Leading Question: “On what basis can a God who is holy and just accept and forgive faulty humans?” Key Passages: Galatians 2:15-21 – Jesus’ faithfulness is the means by which humans are made right with God....

Continue reading →

The Unity of the Gospel

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

Leading Question: “Is the debate over circumcision in the early church relevant for Christians today?” Key Passages: Galatians 2:1-14 – Paul and the apostles agreed that circumcision was not necessary for Gentiles. Galatians 5:2-6 – Circumcision is...

Continue reading →

Paul’s Authority and Gospel

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

Leading Question: “How do we relate to Scripture? And what authority does it have in our lives?” Key Passages: Galatians 1:1-24 – Paul defends his apostolic authority and the divine origin of his gospel. 2 Peter...

Continue reading →

Paul: Apostle to the Gentiles

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

Leading Question: “Who was Saul of Tarsus? And why did God choose him as His apostle to the Gentiles?” Key Passages: Acts 6:8-7:60 – Arrest and Stoning of Stephen Acts 8:1-3 – Saul’s Persecution of the Church...

Continue reading →

Worship in the Book of Revelation

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

Texts: Revelation 1:13-18, Job 42:1-6, Revelation 19:1-5, Revelation 13, Revelation 14:6-12 This week is the last of the progression we have been following for the last 13 weeks, all on the subject of worship, looking at worship from various...

Continue reading →

Worship in the Early Church

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

Texts: Acts 1:1-11, Acts 2:14-41, Acts 17:15-34, Acts 18:1-16, I Corinthians 13 This week in our discussion, we are invited to look beyond the time of Jesus to the very early years during which time the Christian church was...

Continue reading →

In Spirit and in Truth

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

Texts: Luke 1:46-55, Luke 4:5-8, Deuteronomy 11:16, John 4:1-24, Luke 19:37-40 Continuing on with the theme of worship – what it is, how it happens, the role and function it plays in believers lives – we are invited to look...

Continue reading →