Leading Question: Is this world the best that God can do, or are we looking for a better one? The important questions in this lesson can perhaps be addressed against the backdrop of a chapter...
The Last Five Kings of Judah
October 10, 2015
Leading Question: Has our consumer society taught us to destroy the earth? Lauren Weber’s book, In Cheap We Trust (New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2009), raises a significant question for the Christian: Do we...
Leading Question: How can Jesus help us see how an Old Testament Sabbath that was precious to Him, can also be precious to us today? Let’s consider important questions about the Sabbath from three perspectives,...
Leading Question: Does God’s law condemn the sinner, or guide the sinner to a richer life? Terrifying Lawgiver and Gracious Lawgiver: The following passages help us explore the tension between a holy God from whom...
Leading Question: To what extent is “holy” a user-friendly word, either to describe God or our fellow human beings? In an insightful comment describing matched but contrasting pairs of human traits, the British classicist, Richard...
Leading Question: How is it possible for a person to rejoice at the thought that God is coming to judge the earth? In our culture, the prospect of judgment can be looked at from at...
Leading Question: Are human beings wretched wrecks in need of salvaging? Or are they jewels in the rough just waiting to be polished? When the topic of “Redeemer” comes up, two alternative views of human...
Leading Question: Does the Bible point to any other kind of week than one consisting of seven, 24-hour days? Our understanding of what the Bible teaches about creation is haunted by the modern impulse to...
Verses: Deut 6:4; Phil 2:6; Matt 28:19; John 14-16 Leading Question: Has any human being ever understood the Trinity? The word “trinity” nowhere appears in Scripture. Early Adventists attacked the doctrine. Ellen White nowhere uses the term, but...
Leading Question: “If you could describe the ideal Christian church, what would it look like?” Key Passages: Galatians 6:11-18 – More than outward conformity to a set of rules, God desires a heart open to...
Leading Question: “If you could describe the ideal Christian church, what would it look like?” Key Passages: Galatians 6:1-10 – Forgiveness, help, and support should be manifest among God’s followers. 1 Corinthians 5:1-5 – Cases of defiant...
Leading Question: “How does a person learn to walk by the Spirit?” Key Passages: Galatians 5:16-25 – The Christian life is a daily decision to live for God and not for self. Romans 7:14-24 – A life...
Leading Question: “Does the word ‘freedom’ describe your Christian life?” Key Passages: Galatians 5:1-15 – Freedom in Christ is opposed to both legalism and licentiousness. Romans 8:1-4 – Freedom in Christ includes freedom from condemnation and from...
Leading question: “How sure are God’s promises? How do we know if He will really keep His word?” Key Passages: Galatians 4:21-31 – The birth of Ishmael and Isaac illustrate the false and true way of...
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