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Reformation: The Willingness to Grow and Change

Lesson 10 for the week of August 31 to September 7

Leading Question: Which is more striking and valuable to the onlooker, seeing changes in new converts as they become more and more like their Lord, or changes in those who have grown up in the church...

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Reformation: The Outgrowth of Revival

Lesson 9 for the week of August 31 to August 31

Leading Question: If reformation is the outgrowth of revival, what are the marks of that reformation? The official Study Guide focuses on three examples of “reformation” that followed a revival. Each one deserved a closer look:...

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Discernment: The Safeguard of Revival

Lesson 8 for the week of August 17 to August 24

Leading Question: Why is it important to be able to tell whether a revival is genuine or false? Lurking in the background of today’s lesson is the conviction that the truth, especially about the 10 commandments,...

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Unity: The Bond of Revival

Lesson 7 for the week of August 10 to August 17

Leading Question: Since diversity and change are two of the most difficult issues for devout conservatives to address, how can the church find unity without significant conflict? Our study guide for this week focuses on three...

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Confession and Repentance: The Conditions of Revival

Lesson 6 for the week of August 3 to August 10

Leading Question: How should we consider confession and repentance: As duties or responsibilities? As requirements or conditions for salvation? Or as gifts of God? What happens to one of God’s children who really wants to confess,...

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Obedience: the Fruit of Revival

Lesson 5 for the week of July 27 to August 3

Leading Question: How does the believer know if it is God’s voice that is asking him or her to do something? The official Study Guide lists several biblical experiences which illustrate obedience or the lack of...

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Witness and Service: The Fruit of Revival

Lesson 4 for the week of July 20 to July 27

Leading Question: When we witness to the love of God, should we expect positive results, negative results, or is the result entirely unpredictable? Under the heading of “fruit of revival,” the official Study Guide includes two...

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The Word: The Foundation of Revival

Lesson 3 for the week of July 13 to July 20

Leading Question: If one turns to the Word of God to find the “how” of reformation and revival, where would we turn? As we noted in last week’s study, the Bible gives us very little by...

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The Heartbeat of Revival

Lesson 2 for the week of July 6 to July 13

Leading Question: In the context of our desire for revival and reformation, what is the role of prayer? In terms of teaching us how to pray, Scripture is remarkably thin. Luke 11:1 records the disciples’ request to Jesus:...

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Revival: Our Great Need

Lesson 1 for the week of June 29 to July 6

Leading Question: Which is more likely to spark a revival, thumping those who need it, or celebrating those who are already experiencing it? 1. Coming down hard on the Laodiceans. In the letter to the Laodiceans (Rev....

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Lest We Forget (Malachi)

Lesson 13 for the week of June 22 to June 29

Leading Question: What does Malachi tell us that we need to know today? Note: Three issues/passages stand out as particularly significant for believers today: the predestinarian perspective on Jacob and Esau (1:2-3), tithing (3:10), Elijah the prophet...

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Heaven’s Best Gift (Zechariah)

Lesson 12 for the week of June 15 to June 22

Leading Question: When times change, can the hope be the same? The crucial issue in this second lesson on Zechariah is last day events (eschatology), for the end-time picture portrayed in Zechariah 14, the last chapter...

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Visions of Hope (Zechariah)

Lesson 11 for the week of June 8 to June 15

Theme: Visions of hope Leading Question: How can an intercessor be helpful as we stand before God? The study guides for the two lessons on Zechariah will focus on two significant passages, the story of Joshua and...

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First Things First (Haggai)

Lesson 10 for the week of June 1 to June 8

Theme: First things first Leading question: To what extent should we take the initiative to do something instead of waiting for the Lord to do it for us or to prompt us to action? Haggai and Zechariah...

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Reformation: The Willingness to Grow and Change

Reformation: The Outgrowth of Revival

Discernment: The Safeguard of Revival

Unity: The Bond of Revival

Confession and Repentance: The Conditions of Revival

Obedience: the Fruit of Revival

Witness and Service: The Fruit of Revival

The Word: The Foundation of Revival

The Heartbeat of Revival

Revival: Our Great Need

Lest We Forget (Malachi)

Heaven’s Best Gift (Zechariah)

Visions of Hope (Zechariah)

First Things First (Haggai)

The Last Five Kings of Judah

Elijah’s and Elisha’s Mantle

Deuteronomy in the New Testament

Having Faith

Practical Prayer

Prayer Warriors

Having Faith

That We May Know Him

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