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Mission to the Unreached: Part 2

Lesson 11 for the week of December 9 to December 16

Leading Question: Which is the greater danger—that we isolate ourselves from ungodly people and leave them unreached, or that we mingle too closely with them and are ourselves led astray? Scripture Focus: 1 Kings 11:1-6;...

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Mission to the Unreached: Part 1

Lesson 10 for the week of December 2 to December 9

Leading Question: What are the most popularly worshipped idols today? Scripture Focus: Acts 17; Romans 1:18-25; 1 Corinthians 2:2 The Big Idea: The content and manner of our communicating the gospel must be sensitive to...

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Mission to the Powerful

Lesson 9 for the week of November 25 to December 2

Leading Question: Are rich and powerful people less likely to respond to the Gospel? Scripture Focus: 2 Kings 5:1-19; Daniel 4; Matthew 19:16-22; John 3:1-12, 19:38-42 The Big idea: God is interested in the salvation...

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Mission to the Needy

Lesson 8 for the week of November 18 to November 25

Leading Question: Is it possible to hurt the needy while trying to help? And who are the needy? Scripture Focus: Deuteronomy 10:19; Leviticus 23:22; Matthew 25:34-40; Luke 4:17-19, 5:17-26 The Big Idea: Followers of Jesus...

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Mission to My Neighbor

Lesson 7 for the week of November 11 to November 18

Leading Question: What does a person need to do or believe in order to receive eternal life? Scripture Focus: Luke 10:25-37; James 2:17-22; Matthew 22:37-40; Galatians 5:14; Micah 6:6-8 The Big Idea: According to the...

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Motivation and Preparation for Mission

Lesson 6 for the week of November 4 to November 11

Leading Question: How much do our motives matter in mission? Can I have lousy motives and still do good work for Jesus? Scripture Focus: Luke 24:1-12, 36-49; Acts 1:12-26, 2:1-41 The Big Idea: It’s difficult...

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Excuses to Avoid Mission

Lesson 5 for the week of October 28 to November 4

Leading Question: What are the most common excuses we use to avoid doing what God has called us to do? Scripture Focus: Jonah 1-4; Isaiah 6:1-8 The Big Idea: God sends us to those we...

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Sharing God’s Mission

Lesson 4 for the week of October 21 to October 28

Leading Question: If God came to your house for lunch, what would you feed him? Scripture Focus: Genesis 18:1-19:29; James 5:16; Romans 8:34; Hebrews 7:25 The Big Idea: Despite his faults, Abraham models the three...

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God’s Call to Mission

Lesson 3 for the week of October 14 to October 21

Leading Question: What will God do if we refuse his commission to go to the world and spread the gospel? Scripture Focus: Genesis 11:1-9, 12:1-3, 10-13:1; Acts 1:1-4, 8 The Big Idea: God cares so...

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God’s Mission to Us: Part 2

Lesson 2 for the week of October 7 to October 14

Leading Question: Is a “Christian commune” a good thing, or is it an oxymoron? Scripture Focus: Genesis 12:1-3; John 20:21-22; Matthew 28:16-20; Revelation 14:6-7 The Big Idea: God’s blessing is to be shared with the...

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God’s Mission to Us: Part 1

Lesson 1 for the week of September 30 to October 7

Leading Question: In Genesis 2:8, we read that Adam and Eve “heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from...

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Introduction and Aim

Introduction

Before using this discussion guide, the reader should be aware of several assumptions made by the author. First, I assume this study guide will be used in close connection with the Adult Sabbath School Study...

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Ephesians in the Heart

Lesson 14 for the week of September 23 to September 30

Study Guide Prepared by: John McVay Key Texts: Ephesians 1-6 Key Questions Reviewing the Epistle to the Ephesians chapter by chapter, what candidates for “life texts” do you see, passages that can inspire and shape...

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Waging Peace

Lesson 13 for the week of September 16 to September 23

Study Guide Prepared by: John McVay Key Texts: Eph 6:10-20, Part 2 Key Questions In Eph 6:10-20, Paul exhorts believers to adopt an urgent, soldier-like approach to Christian discipleship and witness. How sustainable is such...

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Mission to the Unreached: Part 2

Mission to the Unreached: Part 1

Mission to the Powerful

Mission to the Needy

Mission to My Neighbor

Motivation and Preparation for Mission

Excuses to Avoid Mission

Sharing God’s Mission

God’s Call to Mission

God’s Mission to Us: Part 2

God’s Mission to Us: Part 1

Introduction and Aim

Ephesians in the Heart

Waging Peace

The Last Five Kings of Judah

Elijah’s and Elisha’s Mantle

Deuteronomy in the New Testament

Images of the End

Precursors

Ruth and Esther

God is Good

That We May Know Him

What Inspiration Is

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