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Backslidden People

Lesson 11 for the week of December 7 to December 14

Relevant Verses: Nehemiah 13 Leading question: When dealing with backslidden people in his day, did Jesus support or modify the strong-arm methods of Ezra and Nehemiah? Nehemiah 13, the last chapter in the book, does...

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Worshiping the Lord

Lesson 10 for the week of November 30 to December 7

Relevant Verses: Nehemiah 12 Leading question: In an age when music is a very divisive issue in the church, how can the worship music described in Scripture help us unify our church worship today? Since...

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Trials, Tribulations, and Lists

Lesson 9 for the week of November 23 to November 30

Relevant Verses: Ezra 8, Nehemiah 11, 12 Leading question: Since several books in the Bible, including Ezra and Nehemiah, include long lists of names, how do we make sense of such lists in an age...

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God the the Covenant

Lesson 8 for the week of November 16 to November 23

Relevant Verses: Nehemiah 10 Leading question: Does the biblical concept of covenant make any sense in our modern world? Where we live in College Place (“Highland Park Drive”) a “covenant” used to be taken very...

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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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Backslidden People

Worshiping the Lord

Trials, Tribulations, and Lists

God the the Covenant

Our Forgiving God

The Reading of the Word

Violating the Spirit of the Law

Facing Opposition

God’s Call

Nehemiah

Making Sense of History: Zerubbabel and Ezra

A Community of Servants

To Love Mercy

Living the Advent Hope

The Last Five Kings of Judah

Elijah’s and Elisha’s Mantle

Deuteronomy in the New Testament

In the Psalms: Part 1

Foundations for Prophecy

Understanding Sacrifice

God is Good

That We May Know Him

What Inspiration Is

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