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Rebuke and Retribution

• Lesson 4 for the week of October 17 to October 24

Key Texts: Jeremiah 11:18-23; 12:1-6; 15:10-12, 15-21; 17:14-18 Jeremiah’s “Confessions” For lessons 4 and 5 we will be focusing on a cluster of unique passages in Jeremiah called by scholars as Jeremiah’s “Confessions.” The title...

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The Last Five Kings of Judah

• Lesson 3 for the week of October 10 to October 17

Key Texts: 1 Chron. 34; Jeremiah 21-22 A Touch of Good, an Avalanche of Evil Josiah and his four sons were listed in connection with the first lesson of this quarter. That list is repeated...

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The Crisis Within and Without

• Lesson 2 for the week of October 3 to October 10

Key Texts: Jeremiah 2 Jeremiah Against the Backdrop of History The standard Sabbath School study guide takes this second lesson to survey the history of Israel up to the fall of Jerusalem during the time...

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The Prophetic Calling of Jeremiah

• Lesson 1 for the week of September 26 to October 3

Key Texts: Jeremiah 1:1-19; 7:5-7 The Book of Jeremiah The book of Jeremiah is remarkable for several reasons. Canonical status. The man for whom the book is named was thoroughly vilified by the believers in...

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Must the Whole World Hear?

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

Key Texts: Acts 4:12; Psa. 87:4-6; John 10:16; Rom. 2:12-16; John 14:6; Rom. 1:18 Q. – “Will all be saved, or will some be lost?” This is the last lesson in the progression of lessons...

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Mission and Message

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

Key Texts: 1 Cor. 1:22-24; 1 Tim. 6:12; 2 Tim. 4:7; 1 Cor. 15:12-22; Acts 15 38-41 Q. – “What are the key elements to Paul’s mission and message?” The lesson today is again about...

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Paul: Background and Call

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

Key Texts: Acts 9:1, Phil. 3:6, I Cor. 15:10, Acts 9:1-22, 26:18, Gal. 2:1-17 Q. “Who is the most famous of Christian Missionaries?” We set out to discuss today the person who is, arguably, the...

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Philip as Missionary

• Lesson 10 for the week of August 29 to September 5

Key Texts: 2 Cor. 4:18; Acts 2:44-47, 4:34-37, 6:1-7, Acts 8, 21:7-10 The lesson this week is full of all kinds of things for us to consider and talk about, all of them drawn from...

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Peter and the Gentiles

• Lesson 9 for the week of August 22 to August 29

Key Texts: Acts 2:5-21; 10:1-8, 23, 48; Rom. 2:14-16, Acts 10:9-22; 11:1-10; 15:1-35 This week we are invited to consider the Apostle Peter and his missionary endeavors. Of particular interest are his efforts to carry...

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Cross Cultural Missions

• Lesson 8 for the week of August 15 to August 22

Key Texts: John 4:4-30; Matt. 8:5-13; Mark 5:1-20; Matt. 15:21-28; Luke 17:11-19; John 12:20-32. This week we are invited to contemplate mission work to cultures unlike our own. ’s lesson invites us to consider the...

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Jesus: The Master of Missions

• Lesson 7 for the week of August 8 to August 15

Key Texts: 2 Tim. 1:8, 9; Isa. 42:1-9; Dan. 9:24-27; Matt. 10:5, 6; Acts 1:1-14. The lesson this week focuses on Jesus as the master of missions. It is interesting to reflect on just how...

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Esther and Mordecai

• Lesson 6 for the week of August 1 to August 8

Key Texts: Esther 1-10; 1 Cor 9:19-23; John 4:1-26; Acts 17:26; Matt 22:21; Rom 1:18-20 The lesson this week looks at the famous stories found in the Book of Esther, a story first about Vashti...

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Exiles as Missionaries

• Lesson 5 for the week of July 25 to August 1

Key Texts: Dan. 1-12; Isa. 9:5-7; Da. 2:44; Matt. 24:14, 15; Gen. 41. This week, the lesson is about the missionary effect of those ancient Israelites who were carried off in one of the Babylonian...

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The Jonah Saga

• Lesson 4 for the week of July 18 to July 25

Key Texts: Jonah 1-4; 2 Kings 14:25; Isa. 56:7; Isa. 44:8; Matt. 12:40; Rev. 14:6-12. The lesson this week has to do with what is arguably the most famous prophet from antiquity, Jonah, the one...

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