Tag: Dave Thomas

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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Mission and Commission

• Lesson 12 for the week of March 15 to March 22

Key Texts:    Matthew  28:31-46; Mark 16:14-20; Luke 24:36-53; John 3:14-19 Key Ideas:    The lesson this week focuses on the links between the mission Jesus gave his disciples (The Great Commission) and the Gospel.   1. It...

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More Lessons in Discipleship

• Lesson 11 for the week of March 8 to March 15

Key Texts:    Matthew 14:22-33; Matthew 16:1-12; Mark 4:36-41; Mark 6:51, 52; Luke 8:25; Luke 24:37 Key Ideas:    We encounter a number of stories that are well-known.  First, there is the story of the disciples at...

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Discipleship Under Pressure

• Lesson 10 for the week of March 1 to March 8

Key Texts:    Matthew 26:56; Luke 9:51-56; John 6:1-15; John 12:1-6; John 18:1-11;  John 21:15-19 Key Ideas:    This week, we will look at the human side of the disciples.  Time and again, their humanness burst out. ...

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Following The Master: Discipleship in Action

• Lesson 9 for the week of February 23 to March 1

Key Verses:    Matthew 8:14, 15; Matthew 10:34-37; Matthew 28:18-20; Luke 5:17-26 Key Ideas:    Discipleship is something that is active, not passive.  1. The first story in this lesson is the one of Jesus healing Simon...

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Experiencing Discipleship

• Lesson 8 for the week of February 16 to February 23

Key Texts:    Matthew 17:1-13; Matthew 18:1-4; Mark 27-30; John 6:43-58 Key Issues:    This week, we are asked to contemplate discipleship as an experience rather than just belief in a set of ideas.  We encounter some...

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Preparation for Discipleship

• Lesson 7 for the week of February 9 to February 16

Key Texts:    Matthew 5-7; Matthew 10:1, Matthew 5-11; Mark 3:1-19; Luke 6:12-16. Key Ideas:    A disciple, by definition, is a learner/follower of Jesus who works constantly to understand and become more like Jesus, and who...

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Ethnicity and Discipleship

• Lesson 6 for the week of February 2 to February 9

Key texts:    Matthew 15:21-28; Luke 7:1-11; Luke 17:11-16; John 1:3; Acts 10:1-28; I Corinthians 9:22. Key Issues:    There is an interesting progression in the Gospels and in Acts that leads away from Jerusalem and the...

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