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The Jesus Hope: Part 1

• Lesson 3 for the week of October 12 to October 19

Relevant Biblical Passages: Matthew 24, John 14:1-14; Acts 1:1-11 The Jesus Hope: Part 1. For those of us who live in the light of the resurrection, hope in Jesus seems much clearer than it did...

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Old Testament Hope

• Lesson 2 for the week of October 5 to October 12

Relevant Biblical Passages: Genesis 6:5, 12:1-3; Isaiah 7:14; Jeremiah 32 Old Testament Hope. In contrast with the surrounding cultures which embraced various forms of “natural” religion, ancient Israel lived in hope, hope of deliverance, hope...

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The Need for Hope

• Lesson 1 for the week of September 28 to October 5

Relevant Biblical Passages: Genesis 1-3 The Need for Hope. One of the key features which distinguishes the Judeo-Christian perspective from other “natural” perspectives is that history has a goal. You can chart the key events...

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A Flicker of Hope

• Lesson 13 for the week of September 21 to September 28

Lesson #13: A Flicker of Hope THIS WEEK’S STUDY: 2 Kings 23:30-25:30; 2 Chronicles 36:1-23 MEMORY TEXT: “But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath...

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From Greatest Apostate to Greatest Reformer

• Lesson 12 for the week of September 14 to September 21

THIS WEEK’S STUDY: 2 Kings 21:1-23:30; 2 Chronicles 33:1-35:27 MEMORY TEXT: “Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and bitter,...

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Frightened, Foolish, Faithful Hezekiah

• Lesson 11 for the week of September 7 to September 14

THIS WEEK’S STUDY: 2 Kings 18-20; 2 Chronicles 29-32; Isaiah 36-39 MEMORY TEXT: “The LORD will save me, and we will sing to stringed instruments all the days of our lives, at the house of...

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The Long Slide, the Pricipice, the Fall

• Lesson 10 for the week of August 31 to September 7

THIS WEEK’S STUDY: 2 Kings 14-17; 2 Chronicles 25-28 MEMORY TEXT: “Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people” Prov. 14:34 EVEN AS JUDGMENT APPROACHES, THE LORD KEEPS PLEADING WITH HIS...

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Three Served, Two Failed

• Lesson 9 for the week of August 24 to August 31

THIS WEEK’S STUDY: 2 Kings 6-13; 2 Chronicles 21-24 MEMORY TEXT: “The path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day. The way of the wicked...

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The Power of the Prophet and the People

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

THIS WEEK’S STUDY: 2 Kings 2-5 MEMORY TEXT: “And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, `Where is the LORD God of Elijah?'” 2 Kings 3:14...

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Prophets You Can Trust

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

THIS WEEK’S STUDY: 1 Kings 22; 2 Kings 1; 2 Chron. 17-21 MEMORY TEXT: “Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper” (2 Chron. 20:20)....

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Two Men, Two Mountains, and a Great God

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

THIS WEEK’S STUDY: 1 Kings 16:8-21:29 MEMORY TEXT: “I have been very jealous for the Lord God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy...

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The Lord’s Rebellion: Jeroboam and Rehoboam

• Lesson 5 for the week of July 27 to August 3

THIS WEEK’S STUDY: 1 Kings 12:1-16:7; 2 Chronicles 10-16 MEMORY TEXT: “Behold, as the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel” (Jeremiah 18:6). WOUNDING IN ORDER...

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A Wise and Foolish King

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

THIS WEEK’S STUDY: 1 Kings 3:1-11:43; 2 Chr. 1:1-9:31 MEMORY TEXT: “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding” (Proverbs 9:10). WISDOM, FOOLISHNESS, AND SIN....

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The Changing of the Guard

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

THIS WEEK’S STUDY: 1 Kings 1:1-2:46, 1 Chronicles 22:2-29:30 MEMORY TEXT: “Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the...

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