Tag: Jody Washburn

When Conflicts Arise

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

Relevant Verses: Acts 6, 10, 11, 15 Leading Question: How does a community, or an individual, know when a conflict is one that needs to be solved by firm confrontation, or by finding a way...

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Images of Unity

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

Relevant Verses: John 10:1-18; 1 Pet. 2:9; Exod. 19:5-6; 1 Cor. 3, 12 Leading Question: How does the New Testament build on an Old Testament foundation when it comes to illustrating the idea of unity? Although...

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The Experience of Unity in the Christian Church

• Lesson 5 for the week of October 27 to November 3

Relevant Verses: Acts 1-2, 4- 5 Leading Question: With reference to unity, how should one assess the NT evidence: Positively? Negatively? Or as a toss-up? In light of what one finds in the New Testament and...

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The Key to Unity

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

Relevant Verses: Ephesians Leading Question: Among believers today, does being “in Christ” transform everything? The vision in the book of Ephesians is incredibly expansive, the memory text for this week makes this bold assertion: “And this...

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“That They All May Be One”

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

Relevant Verses: John 13-17, Mark 9:38-41, John 10:16 Leading Question: Is oneness (in Christ) so important that we should seek unity at any price? In his famous “unity” prayer, Jesus asked that his disciples be “one,”...

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Causes of Disunity

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

Relevant Verses: Deut. 28, Judges, 1 Kings 12, Jer. 3:14-18; 1 Cor. 1 Leading Question: If Paul admonishes us to think on what is true, honorable, just, and pure (Phil. 4:8), are we justified in...

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Creation and Fall

• Lesson 1 for the week of September 29 to October 6

Relevant Verses: Genesis 1, 3, 11 Leading Question: Why should one little sin in the Garden of Eden Leave such a huge imprint on the human family? Our topic this quarter is “Oneness in Christ,”...

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Major Themes in 1 and 2 Peter

• Lesson 13 for the week of June 17 to June 24

Opening Question If Peter were alive today, what message might he have for us? Introduction After working through 1st and 2nd Peter, this lesson reviews the major themes of the letters. The author of the...

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The Day of the Lord

• Lesson 12 for the week of June 10 to June 17

Opening Question What leads people to be skeptical of the return of Jesus to this earth? Introduction Peter now takes on skepticism about the 2nd Coming. His conviction is rooted in God’s activities of the...

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False Teachers

• Lesson 11 for the week of June 3 to June 10

Opening Question How should a church address teachers who present false ideas? Introduction In previous verse, Peter spoke of prophets who pointed to Jesus. But there are false prophets as well. The early church was...

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Prophecy and Scripture

• Lesson 10 for the week of May 27 to June 3

Opening Question What evidence would convince you that the Bible was inspired by God? Introduction For Peter, two strong pieces of evidence convicted him of God’s intersection with humanity: first was the Hebrew Prophetic Scriptures,...

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Be Who You Are

• Lesson 9 for the week of May 20 to May 27

Opening Question What qualities would you most want to be known for after you die? Introduction The second epistle bearing Peter’s name is written in a different style of Greek, with differing vocabulary and some...

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Jesus in the Writings of Peter

• Lesson 8 for the week of May 13 to May 20

Opening Question Is suffering a part of all human experience? Introduction Most of the lesson thus far has focused on the progression of Peter’s first letter. This lesson is more topical, reviewing the death, resurrection,...

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Servant Leadership

• Lesson 7 for the week of May 6 to May 13

Opening Question What is the best way to stand against the power of evil in your life? Introduction Peter closes this epistle with advice to elders, young men, and all those in the congregation, and...

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