Tag: Mathilde Frey

The Marks of a Steward

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

Read for This Week’s Study: Heb. 11:8–12; Rom. 4:13, 18–21; Matt. 6:24; Heb. 9:14; 1 John 5:2, 3; Luke 16:10–12. Memory Text: “Let a man so consider us, as servants of Christ and stewards of...

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Stewards After Eden

• Lesson 5 for the week of January 27 to February 3

Read for This Week’s Study: Isa. 22:14–18; 1 Cor. 4:1, 2; Col. 2:2, 3; Eph. 6:13–17; 2 Cor. 5:10. Memory Text: “On the contrary, we speak as those approved by God to be entrusted with...

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Escape From the World’s Ways

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

Read for This Week’s Study: Ps. 119:11; Eph. 6:18; Rom. 8:5, 6; Heb. 11:1–6; 1 Kings 3:14; Ezek. 36:26, 27. Memory Text: “Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from...

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God or Mammon?

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

Read for This Week’s Study: Ps. 33:6–9; Matt. 19:16–22; 1 Pet. 1:18; Heb. 2:14, 15; Exod. 9:14; Ps. 50:10. Memory Text: “Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is...

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I See, I Want, I Take

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

Read for This Week’s Study: 2 Cor. 8:1–7; Matt. 13:3–7, 22; Gen. 3:1–6; Isa. 56:11; Matt. 26:14–16; 2 Pet. 1:5–9. Memory Text: “ ‘Now he who received seed among the thorns is he who hears...

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The Influence of Materialism

• Lesson 1 for the week of December 30 to January 6

Read for This Week’s Study: 1 John 2:16, 17; Luke 14:26–33; 12:15–21; Deut. 8:10–14; 1 Tim. 6:10; John 15:5; Gal. 2:20. Memory Text: “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the...

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Introduction to “Stewardship: Motives of the Heart”

• Introduction

The lessons this quarter are focused on what is commonly known as Stewardship. The word “stewardship” is an old word that has much the same meaning as the word “manager” or “management” today. A steward...

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Lessons from Jeremiah

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

The official study guide has entitled the last lesson simply as “Lessons from Jeremiah.” A fruitful way of focusing on that theme would be to ask for personal testimonies – around the circle, perhaps –...

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Back to Egypt

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

Key Texts: Jeremiah 40-44 Jeremiah 40-44 tells the tragic story of intrigue and broken promises. It tells how Jeremiah, against his own counsel and against his own will, was taken to Egypt by the rebels....

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The Covenant

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

Key Texts: Jeremiah 31:31-34; Hebrews 8:8-12 Questions for Discussion 1. Question: Given the somber news that dominates the book of Jeremiah, how does one explain the sudden appearance of the new covenant promise in 31:31-34?...

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Destruction of Jerusalem

• Lesson 10 for the week of November 28 to December 5

Key Texts: Jeremiah 29:1-14; 37:1-10; 38:1-6; Question: In the light of the horrible events surrounding the fall of Jerusalem, do you think Jeremiah would have preferred to die, or suffer through with his fellow countrymen?...

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Jeremiah’s Yoke

• Lesson 9 for the week of November 21 to November 28

Key Texts: Jeremiah 16:1-13; 27, 28 The official study guide for this week’s lesson uses “yoke” in two different senses: 1. A reference to the “yoke” of Jeremiah’s difficult life, thus laying the foundation for...

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Josiah’s Reforms

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

Key Texts: 2 Kings 22-23; 2 Chron. 34-35 In lesson #3 we documented the gradual nature of Josiah’s awakening. Those steps can be listed briefly again here: Josiah’s reign began in 639 when he was...

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Crisis Continues

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

Key Texts: Jeremiah 10, 26 The official “theme” for this week’s lesson is not very revealing, but the primary passages point to two very diverse but significant issues: Israel’s attraction for other gods (Jeremiah 10)...

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