Tag: Alden Thompson

The Law as Teacher

• Lesson 3 for the week of October 10 to October 17

Scripture: Deut. 4:5-8; 13-14; 5:22-33 Leading Question: What is the role of “law” in education? Given the secularizing impulse in higher education, it may seem surprising to see a lesson with the title, “The Law...

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The Family

• Lesson 2 for the week of October 3 to October 10

Scripture: Eph. 5:21 – 6:1-4; Deut. 6 Leading Question: From an educational perspective, where can one go in the Bible to find he ideal family setting and the ideal family in action? In both Testaments,...

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Education in the Garden of Eden

• Lesson 1 for the week of September 26 to October 3

Scripture: Genesis 2-3 Leading Question: What can the Garden of Eden teach us about what how we are to go about education today? Our new series of topics for this quarter focus on the topic...

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A Step in Faith

• Lesson 13 for the week of September 19 to September 26

Scripture: Phil. 2:5-11; Matt. 4:18-20; Acts 9, John 21, 1 John 3:16-18 Leading Question: How does one explain a life-long commitment to God? Our lesson this week focuses of the example of Jesus in giving...

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A Message Worth Sharing

• Lesson 12 for the week of September 12 to September 19

Scripture: Revelation 14 Leading Question: “What is God’s message for today?” As I prepared the study guide for this lesson, I found myself moving further and further back into biblical history, looking for the great...

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Sharing the Story of Jesus

• Lesson 11 for the week of September 5 to September 12

Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-10 Leading Question: Will a before-and-after difference always be clear when a person is converted? We could cite several dramatic conversion stories from the New Testament. But there are other examples, too. Can...

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An Exciting Way to Get Involved

• Lesson 10 for the week of August 29 to September 5

Scripture: Matt. 9:37-38 Leading Question: Why do some people really like small groups and some people really don’t? This week’s lesson trumpets the advantages of small groups. Before looking at some biblical material relating to...

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Developing a Winning Attitude

• Lesson 9 for the week of August 22 to August 29

Scripture: Eph. 4:15-16; 2 Tim. 2:24-26 Leading Question: How can we overcome deeply-rooted negative attitudes? Galatians 3:28 lays out the agenda for those of us who follow Jesus: “There is no longer Jew or Greek,...

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Ministering Like Jesus

• Lesson 8 for the week of August 15 to August 22

Scripture: John 4; 2 Timothy 3:16-17 Leading Question: Was Jesus always gentle in his ministry? Human beings are visionary creatures. Isaiah’s vegetarian kingdom is a powerful, tantalizing, and attractive vision, even if we can scarcely...

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Sharing the Word

• Lesson 7 for the week of August 8 to August 15

Scripture: John 4; 2 Timothy 3:16-17 Leading Question: Why is the Word of God as found in Scripture more powerful than our own words? Over 100 years ago, a popular American preacher, P. T. Forsyth,...

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Unlimited Possibilities

• Lesson 6 for the week of August 1 to August 8

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1, 12; Matthew 25:14-30 Leading Question: What is God’s plan for employing a wide variety of skills and talents in the work of his kingdom? Not all of us have the same...

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Spirit-empowered Witnessing

• Lesson 5 for the week of July 25 to August 1

Scripture: Mark 8:22-36; John 4:3-34; Acts 8:26-38 Leading Question: Who is the Holy Spirit? In the early centuries of the Christian era, Christians struggled mightily to understand and define the three members of the Godhead. Its...

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Prayer Power: Interceding for Others

• Lesson 4 for the week of July 18 to July 25

Scripture: Mark 8:22-36; John 4:3-34; Acts 8:26-38 Leading Question: Why is prayer so mysterious? In a rather tantalizing quotation, C. S. Lewis comments about the mysteries of holy places: I say the gods deal very...

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Seeing People Through Jesus’ Eyes

• Lesson 3 for the week of July 11 to July 18

Scripture: Mark 8:22-36; John 4:3-34; Acts 8:26-38 Leading Question: Why doesn’t Jesus fix everything and everyone at once? Comment: This lesson brings together a wide diversity of people whom Jesus helped. Some got on the...

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