Read for This Week’s Study: Deut. 28:1, 2, 12; Matt. 6:24; 1 John 2:15; Prov. 22:7; Prov. 6:1–5; Deut. 15:1–5. This week we are going to talk about debt: what it is, what it does...
The Last Five Kings of Judah
October 10, 2015
Read for This Week’s Study: 2 Cor. 9:6, 7; Deut. 16:17; Ps. 116:12–18; 1 Chron. 16:29; Mark 12:41–44; Mark 14:3–9. The lesson this week considers the many and various offerings mentioned in the Bible that...
Read for This Week’s Study: Gen. 14:18–20; Mal. 3:10; Deut. 12:5–14; Lev. 27:30; 1 Kings 17:9–16; 1 Cor. 4:1, 2. The lesson this week is precisely focused on the concept of tithing. It is commonly...
Read for This Week’s Study: Matt. 10:22, John 6:29, Deut. 28:1–14, Prov. 3:1–10, Mal. 3:7–11, Matt. 6:25–33. The lesson this week is built around the fact that, in the long ago, God made a covenant...
Read for This Week’s Study: Gal. 3:26, 29; Ps. 50:10–12; 1 Chron. 29:13, 14; Phil. 4:19; 1 John 5:3; Matt. 6:19–21. The official lesson this week begins with some reflection on the idea that those...
To put things very plainly, this quarter’s lessons are all about humans and the way they deal with the resources that come into their hands because of the activities of God. A particular focus is...
Relevant Verses: Isaia 65:17-18; 66:22-23; Rev. 21:1-5 Leading Question: Our title suggests a clean slate. But is that actually possible? Can we actually understand salvation if we have no memory of what we have been saved...
Relevant Verses: Deut. 4:5-8; Jer. 31:33-34; Rom. 8:1; John 3:16-17 Leading Question: How can we make the idea of judgment good news? Or will it always have to have a touch of bad news too? Comment:...
Relevant Verses: Luke 2:52; Acts 8:4-24 Leading Question: If there is a biblical “”World View,” where did the other one come from? Or is there more than one? As the word suggests, “world view” is a...
Relevant Verses: 1 Sam 38:3-25; James 4:7 Leading Question: If neither you nor I like to be deceived, why doesn’t God just waive his magic wand and get rid of all deceptions? Comment: No one likes...
Relevant Verses: Rev. 6:19-11; 1 Peter 3:13-20; Phil. 1:21-24; Luke 16:19-31; John 3:16 Leading Question: “Typically Seventh-day Adventists do not believe in an eternally burning hell, yet they do believe in hell. What’s the difference?” Comment:...
Relevant Verses: Rev. 6:19-11; 1 Peter 3:13-20; Phil. 1:21-24; Luke 16:19-31; John 3:16 Leading Question: “Many of our lessons this quarter deal with “contrary passges.” Why can’t we just talk about the truth and not worry about...
Relevant Verses: Heb. 11:39-40 Leading Question: “ In the middle of history, what does it mean to switch from one hope to another? Can’t God make up his mind which hope is right? Comment: The New Testament...
Relevant Verses: Matt. 28:1-10; 1 Cor. 15; Rev. 21:4 Leading Question: The Title, “Christ’s Victory over Death” suggests that through his death, Christ vanquished death forever. If that is a biblical statement, does that make it true...
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