Category: Lessons

Christ-Shaped Lives and Spirit-Inspired Speech

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

Study Guide Prepared by: John McVay Key Texts: Eph 4:1-16 Key Questions In Eph 4:17-32 Paul is very interested in the quality of speech practiced by Christians, especially within the fellowship of believers. Why is...

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The Unified Body of Christ

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

Study Guide Prepared by: John McVay Key Texts: Eph 4:1-16 Key Questions Is the role of the ascended Jesus described in our passage limited to the first century? If not, what are the implications for...

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The Mystery of the Gospel

• Lesson 6 for the week of July 29 to August 5

Study Guide Prepared by: John McVay Key Texts: Eph 3:1-21 Key Questions Eph 3:10 provides something a bit unusual, a “job description” for the church. How would you paraphrase the church’s task? How might we...

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Horizontal Atonement: The Cross & the Church

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

Study Guide Prepared by: John McVay Key Texts: Eph 2:11-22 Key Questions What does Paul say in Eph 2:11-22 about Christ’s work of reconciliation performed at the cross? (See the phrases “by the blood of...

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How God Rescues Us

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

Study Guide Prepared by: John McVay Key Texts: Eph 2:1-10 Key Questions Paul describes the conversion story of pagans who have become Christians. Does every conversion story track on the same basic steps he discloses...

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The Power of the Exalted Jesus

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

Study Guide Prepared by: John McVay Key Texts: Eph 1:15-23 Key Questions In the age of hyperconnectivity and social media, what “powers” attract our allegiance today, threatening to compete with Christ for our loyalty and...

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God’s Grand, Christ-Centered Plan

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

Study Guide Prepared by: John McVay Key Texts: Eph 1:3-14 Key Questions Reviewing Ephesians 1:3-14 and the long list of gifts Paul includes in his thank you note to God, which one is most precious...

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Paul and the Ephesians

• Lesson 1 for the week of June 24 to July 1

Study Guide Prepared by: John McVay Key Texts: Acts 18-20; Eph 1:1, 2; 6:21-24 Key Questions Which of the events, listed below, provides the most help in understanding the setting of Ephesians? Why? One modern...

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Ablaze with God’s Glory

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

Opening Question What prophecy of the Bible do you most look forward to seeing fulfilled and why? Introduction This week, we wrap up our study of the three angels’ messages. We will consider the goal...

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The Seal of God/Mark of the Beast: Part 2

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

Opening Question In what ways would someone know you are a Christian if you never told them? Introduction The lesson today should have taken more time to speak about the Seal of God, and instead...

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The Seal of God/Mark of the Beast: Part 1

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

Opening Question What is the Mark of the Beast in Revelation? Introduction Our lesson today begins to address the 3rd angel’s message. This is a sobering note, and requires us to recount the context again....

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Satan’s Final Deceptions

• Lesson 10 for the week of May 27 to June 3

Opening Question Can you recall a time someone lied to you or led you astray? How did it make you feel? Introduction Today’s lesson is less from an exegesis (study drawing meaning from the text)...

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A City Called Confusion

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

Opening Question Do you believe that ancient Babylon will be rebuilt? Introduction We now move to the 2nd Angel’s message. Although the city of Babylon has not been mentioned yet in the apocalypse, at our...

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The Sabbath and the End

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

Opening Question Why does it seem so hard to find time for real rest these days? Introduction The lesson this week links the judgment with human accountability for right actions, and then ties in the...

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