The Mystery of His Deity. Why is it important to believe that Jesus was and is divine, that he has always been there and always will be? Study and Discussion Questions: In John 1, the...
The Last Five Kings of Judah
October 10, 2015
Who Was Jesus? Why did everyone get it wrong about Jesus? Everyone: the disciples, the people, the religious leaders. No one was able to sense what kind of Messiah he had come to be. Maybe...
Key Texts: Matthew 28:31-46; Mark 16:14-20; Luke 24:36-53; John 3:14-19 Key Ideas: The lesson this week focuses on the links between the mission Jesus gave his disciples (The Great Commission) and the Gospel. 1. It...
Key Texts: Matthew 14:22-33; Matthew 16:1-12; Mark 4:36-41; Mark 6:51, 52; Luke 8:25; Luke 24:37 Key Ideas: We encounter a number of stories that are well-known. First, there is the story of the disciples at...
Key Texts: Matthew 26:56; Luke 9:51-56; John 6:1-15; John 12:1-6; John 18:1-11; John 21:15-19 Key Ideas: This week, we will look at the human side of the disciples. Time and again, their humanness burst out. ...
Key Verses: Matthew 8:14, 15; Matthew 10:34-37; Matthew 28:18-20; Luke 5:17-26 Key Ideas: Discipleship is something that is active, not passive. 1. The first story in this lesson is the one of Jesus healing Simon...
Key Texts: Matthew 17:1-13; Matthew 18:1-4; Mark 27-30; John 6:43-58 Key Issues: This week, we are asked to contemplate discipleship as an experience rather than just belief in a set of ideas. We encounter some...
Key Texts: Matthew 5-7; Matthew 10:1, Matthew 5-11; Mark 3:1-19; Luke 6:12-16. Key Ideas: A disciple, by definition, is a learner/follower of Jesus who works constantly to understand and become more like Jesus, and who...
Key texts: Matthew 15:21-28; Luke 7:1-11; Luke 17:11-16; John 1:3; Acts 10:1-28; I Corinthians 9:22. Key Issues: There is an interesting progression in the Gospels and in Acts that leads away from Jerusalem and the...
Key Texts: Mark 5:25-34; Luke 1:26-38; Luke 8:1-3; Luke 10:38-42; John 4:4-30. Key Issue: This week the lesson looks at the various women who became followers of Jesus. There are quite a few who are...
Key Texts: Matthew 8:19-22; Matthew 19:16-26; Mark 10:17-23; Luke 4:16-30; Luke 18:18-30; John 3:1-21. Key Issues: There are a number of instances recorded in the gospels of people who came to Jesus and volunteered...
Key Texts: Matthew 4:18-22; Mark 1:16-20; Luke 5:1-11; John 1:35-51 Key Issues: This week, we continue the subject started last week, discussing the fact of Jesus’ calling his disciples to follow him. We will...
Key Bible Passages: Matthew 24:14; Matthew 28:19 Mark 16:20; John 3:21-30; John 12:20; Acts 5:34-39. Key Issues: The major focus of the lesson this week has to do with discipleship over the ages. Certainly, even...
Key Verses: Matthew 4:18-22; Matthew 10:24-25; Luke 14:25, 26; Mark 3:13, 14 Key Issues: What is discipleship, its essence? Who may be a disciple? How does one become a disciple? What requirements does...
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