Tag: Alden Thompson

The Promise

• Lesson 8 for the week of May 14 to May 21

Relevant Verses: Genesis 22 Theme: Abraham’s Test Leading Question: What is Abraham’s test? At the opening of Genesis 12, God called on Abraham to leave his land, his birthplace and his father’s house, and promised...

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The Covenant with Abraham

• Lesson 7 for the week of May 7 to May 14

Relevant Verses: Genesis 12-17 Theme: A Relational World Leading Question: How do you describe a good relationship? The covenant found in Genesis 12–17 is known as the “Covenant Between the Parts.” The covenant was for Abraham...

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The Roots of Abraham

• Lesson 6 for the week of April 30 to May 7

Relevant Verses: Genesis 10-11 Theme: God and Abraham Leading Question: What is Faith? The journey of Abraham with God begins with two words, Lech Lecha, “God said to Abraham, ‘Go forth [Lech Lecha] from your...

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All Nations and Babel

• Lesson 5 for the week of April 23 to April 30

Relevant Verses: Genesis 10-11 Theme: A Scattered World Leading Question: Why is a unified world threatening to human life? Life after the flood begins with God’s solemn oath: “I will never again curse the ground...

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The Flood

• Lesson 4 for the week of April 16 to April 23

Relevant Verses: Genesis 6 Theme: A World Under Water Leading Question: If God asked for your opinion before opening up the floodgates, what advice would you give? How might you have responded to “the wickedness...

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Cain and His Legacy

• Lesson 3 for the week of April 9 to April 16

Relevant Verses: Genesis 4 Theme: A Violent World Leading Question: Does God favor some over others? Eve bears two sons, Cain and Abel. The brothers grow to become a shepherd and a farmer, taking up...

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The Fall

• Lesson 2 for the week of April 2 to April 9

Relevant Verses: Genesis 3 Theme: Theme: A Fractured World Leading Question: Was it really a question of picking and eating the wrong kind of fruit? Genesis 3 is an exceptionally rich story, full of irony...

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The Creation

• Lesson 1 for the week of March 26 to April 2

Relevant Verses: Genesis 1-2 Theme: The Wonder of Creation Leading Question: How would you describe a good world? Genesis 1–2 contains the two primary biblical stories about creation of the universe where God brings order...

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Let Brotherly Love Continue

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

Relevant Verses: Hebrews 13 Leading question: What is the most important admonition in the book of Hebrews? Some eighteen admonitions are packed in to Hebrews 13. How should we identify which one is most important...

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Receiving an Unshakeable Kingdom

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

Relevant Verses: Hebrews 12-13 Leading question: What makes a kingdom “unshakeable”? The reference to an unshakeable kingdom comes at the end of Hebrews 12. The section in which it appears is worth noting as it...

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Jesus, Author and Perfecter of Our Faith

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

Relevant Verses: Hebrews 10-12 Leading question: What can we learn from the way New Testament writers remodel Old Testament stories? The official study guide declares: “Hebrews 11 and 12 are probably the most-loved chapters of...

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Jesus Opens the Way Through the Veil

• Lesson 10 for the week of February 26 to March 5

Relevant Verses: Hebrews 9-10 Leading question: Is there more than one way to find full and direct access to God? Comment: From the perspective of Hebrews, the way to find access to God is through...

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Jesus, the Perfect Sacrifice

• Lesson 9 for the week of February 19 to February 26

Relevant Verses: Hebrews 9-10 Leading Question: “Why were sacrifices needed? Our leading question comes from one of the sections of the official study guide. And it triggers several more questions. And one of them focuses...

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Jesus, the Mediator of the New Covenant

• Lesson 8 for the week of February 12 to February 19

Relevant Verses: Jeremiah 31:31-34; Hebrews 8 Leading Question: Is the covenant described in Hebrews 8 a brand new one, or a renewed covenant as it is Jeremiah 31? Hebrews 8:8-12 is a straightforward quotation of...

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