Tag: Aileen Bauer

What Have They Seen in Your House?

• Lesson 11 for the week of March 11 to March 18

Read: I Pet 2:9; Josh 24:17; Is 39:4 What Have They Seen in Your House? Isaiah’s question to King Hezekiah still has resonance for us today. What makes a house a home? What are the...

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Families of Faith

• Lesson 10 for the week of March 4 to March 11

Read:Jn 1:12; Heb 12:1-2; I Cor 12:13; Jn 17:11, 14-16; Gen 18:19 Families of Faith: In the world but not of the world, how do we as families of faith manage to live in the...

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Homes of Peace and Healing

• Lesson 9 for the week of February 25 to March 4

Read: Rom 12:18; Eph 4:13, 26-27; I Cor 13:4-5; Mt 18:15; I Jn 4:18 Homes of Peace and Healing: Homes as a haven of rest, a sanctuary place of relief and safety from the hassles...

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Keys to Family Unity

• Lesson 8 for the week of February 18 to February 25

Read: Ps 133:12; Jn 17:20-21; Eph 5:21; I Pet 3:8-9 Keys to Family Unity: In the words of the Psalmist, “How pleasant it is for God’s people to live together in harmony. So what are...

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The Royal Love Song

• Lesson 7 for the week of February 11 to February 18

Read: SS 8:6-10; Gen 2:7, 24; Rom 5:5; I Th 4:3 The Royal Love Song: The Song of Solomon, is this a metaphor for how God is with His bride, the Church, or is it...

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Wise Words for Families

• Lesson 6 for the week of February 4 to February 11

Read: I Cor 7:3-4; Prov 5:3-23; 19:18; 13:24; 23:13-14; 17:22; 31:10-31 Wise Words for Families: The book of Proverbs has been described as the lecture notes of a wisdom teacher. In perusing those notes it...

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Disciples Making Disciples

• Lesson 5 for the week of January 28 to February 4

Read: s 54:13; Mt 28:19; Jn 8:31; 13:35; Deut 6:4-7; Prov 2:9; 22:6; Eph 6:1-4 Disciples Making Disciples: Discipline correctly understood is all about discipling. Discipline is an educational process of making willing followers who...

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Living with Lambs

• Lesson 4 for the week of January 21 to January 28

Read: Mk 10:14; Ps 127:3; Prov 22:3; Eph 6:4; Mt 18:3-5 Living with Lambs: There is a growing conviction in many circles that the purpose of marriage is to provide a solid and secure platform...

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Restoration

• Lesson 3 for the week of January 14 to January 21

Read: Rom 12:2; Mt 19:4-6; Gen 3:8, 12, 14-19; Ph 2:4; Eph 5:28-29 Restoration: In the beginning marriage was established for companionship, for procreation, and for sharing responsibilities. With the Fall came a disruption of...

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God’s Word on Family Living

• Lesson 2 for the week of January 7 to January 14

Read: Eph 5:17, 21;Rom 15:4; I Jn 4:11: Is 54:5; 66:13 God’s Word on Family Living: Our study this week encompasses an interesting range of Biblical passages, beginning with a number of hortatory injunctions, such...

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A Family of Families

• Lesson 1 for the week of December 31 to January 7

Read: Gen 1:27-28; 2:18, 24; Eph 2:19-20; Jn 17:11, 21 A Family of Families: This quarter our lessons focus on the family of faith as a way to nurture and encourage growth and vitality in...

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Embracing the World

• Lesson 13 for the week of September 18 to September 25

Read: John 17:15-18; Matthew 25:31-46 Embracing the World. Should the church seek to portray a particular image to the world? Or should it simply seek to be a hospital for sinners and let the chips...

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Supporting Our Leaders

• Lesson 12 for the week of September 11 to September 18

Read: Ps. 51; Matt. 20:20-28; Gal. 3:28; 1 Thess. 5:12-13 Support Our Leaders: If a church leader makes a mistake, should we still support him or her? That is the question at the heart of...

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Brothers and Sisters in the Faith

• Lesson 11 for the week of September 4 to September 11

Read: Rom. 12:4-5;1 Cor. 1-3; 12:12-27; Acts 1-7; 15 Brothers and Sisters in the Faith. It may be one thing to forgive our enemies, but how can we forgive members of our own faith community...

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