Tag: Alden Thompson

Benefits of Christ’s Atoning Sacrifice

• Lesson 11 for the week of December 6 to December 13

Theme: Benefits of Christ”s Atoning Sacrifice Leading Question: If Jesus died on the cross for our sins, what is the best piece of news that springs from that momentous event? The death and resurrection of...

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Atonement of the Cross

• Lesson 10 for the week of November 29 to December 6

Theme: Atonement at the Cross Leading Question: What does it mean for God to be godforsaken? This lesson follows a narrative plan, focusing on key points in Jesus” pilgrimage to Gethsemane and on to the...

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Metaphors of Salvation

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

Theme: Metaphors of Salvation Leading Question: Is it safe to say out loud that different people will view the cross quite differently because of their personal experience? In the New Testament, the story of the...

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Born of a Woman: Atonement and the Incarnation

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

Theme: Born of a Woman: Atonement and the Incarnation Leading Question: Why is it important that God himself came to earth to pay the price for our sins? Seeing Jesus as the incarnate God is...

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Atonement in Symbols: II

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

Theme: Atonement in Symbols – II (sanctuary, priests, annual Day of Atonement) Leading Question: Why was a “place” of worship so important for God”s people?  Is it still? The yearly Day of Atonement has a...

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Atonement in Symbols: I

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

Theme: Atonement in Symbols – I (animal sacrifices) Leading Question: Why is the shedding of blood important for the forgiveness of sins? In the light of Jesus” death as the true Passover lamb, Christians have...

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Atonement Announced

• Lesson 5 for the week of October 25 to November 1

Theme: Atonement Announced Leading Question: If the mission of the coming Messiah was clearly announced in the Old Testament, why did no one want to believe it from the lips of Jesus – until after...

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Atonement and the Divine Initiative

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

Theme: Atonement and the Divine Initiative Leading Question: Was a plan of salvation for guilty sinners our idea or God’s? Discussions of the plan of salvation immediately confront issues of omniscience, divine foreknowledge, predestination, human...

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The Fall Into Sin

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

Theme: The Fall Into Sin Leading Question:  What happened to God’s beautiful new world – to plants, to animals, and to human beings — when our parents disobeyed God’s command?  Why? The Bible does not...

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Cosmic Crisis: The Disruption of God’s Established Order

• Lesson 2 for the week of October 4 to October 11

Theme: “Cosmic Crisis: The Disruption of God’s Established Order” Leading Question: Why would a good and all-powerful God lead the universe through the horrors of this sinful world before making all things new? The idea...

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God’s Nature: The Basis of Atonement

• Lesson 1 for the week of September 27 to October 4

Theme: “God’s Nature: The Basis of Atonement” Leading Question: “Why is the cross of Christ so crucial for the Christian faith?” If we accept all that Scripture claims for God, we are faced with a...

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His Return as King and Friend

• Lesson 13 for the week of June 21 to June 28

His Return as King and Friend. Is the possibility of the return of Jesus as king and friend a source of joy, hope, or anxiety for you? Study and Discussion Questions Adventists are a community...

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The Efficacy of His Priestly Ministry

• Lesson 12 for the week of June 14 to June 21

The Efficacy of His Priestly Ministry. In what ways is the knowledge of Jesus’ heavenly ministry helpful to us here on earth? Study and Discussion Questions Concrete images, OT and NT: Exodus 25:9, Hebrews 8:5....

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The Power of His Resurrection

• Lesson 11 for the week of June 7 to June 14

Power of his resurrection. Why is the resurrection so crucial to the Christian faith? Study and Discussion Questions All of the Gospels place a heavy emphasis on the resurrection of Jesus. Why? Comment: The centrality...

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