Tag: Jon Dybdahl

The Christian Life

• Lesson 11 for the week of December 7 to December 15

Major Texts: Deut. 8:11-17; Phil. 2:3,4; 1 Cor. 15:51, 52; Rev. 22:1-5; Matt. 22:39; Gen. 2:21-25 We begin the lesson this week with a thought-provoking text – “What good is it, dear brothers and sisters, if...

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The Law and the Gospel

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

Major Texts: Psa. 19:7, 8; Exod. 23:1-9; 1 John 5:3; Rom. 3:19, 20; Exod. 20:11,12; Deut 5:15. The lesson this week raises the question of the relationship that exists, or should exist, between the law and...

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The Church: Rites and Rituals

• Lesson 9 for the week of November 24 to December 1

Major Texts: Rom. 6:3-8; I Cor. 11:24-26; Matt. 26:26-28; Matt. 28:19, 20; John 13:1- 17. This week the lesson looks at religious ritual. In every place and society, to some degree or another, there is ritual,...

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The Church: In Service to Humanity

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

Major Texts: Rom. 16:5; I Cor. 1:2; I Pet. 2:9; Matt. 28:19; John 17:21, 22; Acts 15:1-29. This week the lesson looks at the idea and function of church. Interestingly, though this is a subject vital...

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“Aiming” for Victory

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

Major Texts: Eph. 6:14-18, 2 Cor. 6:7, Eph. 5:9, Rom. 10:15, 1 Thess. 5:8, Mark 14:38 This week’s lesson focuses on what the Bible calls the “armor of God” (Eph 6).  The depiction of God’s armor...

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Victory Over Evil Forces

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

Major Texts: Eph. 1:18-22, Rom. 8:26-39, James 1:7, 1 Peter 5:6-10, Luke 10:1-20, Acts 5:12-16. Thinking of the Christian’s life, Paul wrote to the Roman Christians, “Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors...

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Growing In Christ

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

Major Texts: Isa 35:10, Mark 10:45, Rom. 6:12-23, Eph. 6:12, Col. 1:16, Gal. 4:1-11, Col. 2:15. This lesson is titled “Growing in Christ,” but the content would suggest a different title, something more along the lines...

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Salvation: The Only Solution

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

Major Texts: John 2:25; Jer. 17:9; Titus 1:1-2; Rom. 3:19-24; Acts 2:37; Luke 7:47; Eph. 2:1-5; John 3:16-17; Rom. 8:1. This week we come to the subject of salvation. Salvation is the word believers use to...

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Mankind: God’s Handiwork

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

Major Texts: Gen. 1:27; 1:26; Mark 12:13-17; Gen. 2:19-25; Acts 17:26; Rom. 5:12-19 This week the focus of the lesson is on origins, particularly the origins of humans.  In opening up this topic, we immediately run...

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Revelation, and the God Revealed in It

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

Major Texts: 2 Peter. 1:19-21; 2 Tim. 3:16; Deut. 6:4; Exo. 3:1-14; Matt. 28:19 This week, we come upon a very interesting and very important topic, the question of how we get information or word from...

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The Great Controversy: The Foundation

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

Major Texts: Gen. 3:15; Rev. 12:1-17; Isa. 14:4-21; Ezek. 28:12-19; Isa. 53:6; Rom. 1:20-28. This week we begin a new set of lessons under the title “Growing In Christ.”  This is an intriguing title as it...

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Buried-But Risen!

• Lesson 13 for the week of June 18 to June 25

Read: Mark 15:42-16:20 We come now to the conclusion of Mark. Jesus has been crucified, but the story does not end there. For that, we should be eternally thankful! Burial and Resurrection (Mark 15:42-16:8) After...

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Tried and Crucified

• Lesson 12 for the week of June 11 to June 18

Read: Mark 14:53-65; 15:1-41 It is now the night before Jesus’ crucifixion. He has been arrested in Gethsemane and faces a mock trial and a gruesome death. Two Betrayers In a sense, both Peter and...

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Betrayed and Arrested

• Lesson 11 for the week of June 4 to June 11

Read: Mark 14:1-51 It is the time of the Passover, and Jesus is moving ever nearer to the cross. Jesus is Anointed (Mark 14:1-9) In what appears to be a scene of incredible waste, a...

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