Tag: Dave Thomas

“Heaven” on Earth

• Lesson 2 for the week of October 5 to October 12

Scripture: Exod. 25:8-9; Heb. 8:5; 1 Cor. 3:16-17; 12 Leading Question: Do heavenly things tell us about things on earth? Or is it the other way around: things on earth tell us about things in heaven? The official study guide...

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The Heavenly Sanctuary

• Lesson 1 for the week of September 28 to October 5

Scripture: 1 Kings 8:27-30; Rev. 4-5; 21:22; Ps. 11:4-7; Heb. 8:1-2 Leading Question: How can the sanctuary idea and the picture of a sanctuary be helpful in our search for God? 1. Mental Pictures. In both Testaments, the concept of “sanctuary” is...

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The Promised Revival: God’s Mission Completed

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

Leading Question: What are we supposed to know about the timing of the Lord’s return? Four key chapters in the New Testament address the question of when Jesus will return: Matthew 24, 25, Acts 1,...

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Reformation: Healing Broken Relationships

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

Leading Question: Can a broken relationship be healed without forgiveness? Our lesson for this week focuses on five different kinds of broken relationships, and encourages to ponder ways in which our commitment to Jesus Christ can...

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Reformation: Thinking New Thoughts

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

dLeading Question: What does thinking new thoughts have to do with Christian growth? Our lesson this week includes several crucial New Testament passages that have a real bearing on Christian growth. Here these passages are spelled...

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Reformation: The Willingness to Grow and Change

• Lesson 10 for the week of August 31 to September 7

Leading Question: Which is more striking and valuable to the onlooker, seeing changes in new converts as they become more and more like their Lord, or changes in those who have grown up in the church...

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Reformation: The Outgrowth of Revival

• Lesson 9 for the week of August 31 to August 31

Leading Question: If reformation is the outgrowth of revival, what are the marks of that reformation? The official Study Guide focuses on three examples of “reformation” that followed a revival. Each one deserved a closer look:...

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Discernment: The Safeguard of Revival

• Lesson 8 for the week of August 17 to August 24

Leading Question: Why is it important to be able to tell whether a revival is genuine or false? Lurking in the background of today’s lesson is the conviction that the truth, especially about the 10 commandments,...

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Unity: The Bond of Revival

• Lesson 7 for the week of August 10 to August 17

Leading Question: Since diversity and change are two of the most difficult issues for devout conservatives to address, how can the church find unity without significant conflict? Our study guide for this week focuses on three...

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Confession and Repentance: The Conditions of Revival

• Lesson 6 for the week of August 3 to August 10

Leading Question: How should we consider confession and repentance: As duties or responsibilities? As requirements or conditions for salvation? Or as gifts of God? What happens to one of God’s children who really wants to confess,...

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Obedience: the Fruit of Revival

• Lesson 5 for the week of July 27 to August 3

Leading Question: How does the believer know if it is God’s voice that is asking him or her to do something? The official Study Guide lists several biblical experiences which illustrate obedience or the lack of...

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Witness and Service: The Fruit of Revival

• Lesson 4 for the week of July 20 to July 27

Leading Question: When we witness to the love of God, should we expect positive results, negative results, or is the result entirely unpredictable? Under the heading of “fruit of revival,” the official Study Guide includes two...

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The Word: The Foundation of Revival

• Lesson 3 for the week of July 13 to July 20

Leading Question: If one turns to the Word of God to find the “how” of reformation and revival, where would we turn? As we noted in last week’s study, the Bible gives us very little by...

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The Heartbeat of Revival

• Lesson 2 for the week of July 6 to July 13

Leading Question: In the context of our desire for revival and reformation, what is the role of prayer? In terms of teaching us how to pray, Scripture is remarkably thin. Luke 11:1 records the disciples’ request to Jesus:...

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