The Impending Conflict

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Verses for This Week: Rev. 14:7, 9, 12; Rev. 4:11; Rev. 13:1, 2; Rev. 12:35, 17; Rev. 13:1118. Opening Question: “What can be said about the possibility of a final conflict takin

Spiritualism Exposed

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Texts for this Week: Matt. 10:28; Eccles. 9:5; Isa. 8:19, 20; John 11:1114, 2125; 1 Thess. 4:16, 17; Rev. 16:13, 14; Matt. 24:2327; 2 Thess. 2:912. Opening Question: “What is the

The Foundation Of God’s Government

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Texts for this Week: Rev. 14:612; Eccles. 12:13, 14; Prov. 28:9; Dan. 7:25. One of the things that received a lot of careful attention as the result of careful Bible study among th

Light From The Sanctuary

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Texts for the Week: Exod. 25:8, 9, 40; Heb. 8:16; Lev. 16:21, 2934; Lev. 23:2632; Heb. 9:2328; Dan. 7:9, 10; Matt. 25:113; Rev. 11:19. Opening Question: “What do you know about t

Motivated By Hope

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Verses for This Week: 1 Thess. 4:1318; Matt. 24:27, 30, 31; 2 Pet. 1:1921; Dan. 8:14; Dan. 9:2027; Ezra 7:713. Opening Question: “What role does hope play in the lives of human b

The Two Witnesses

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Texts to Read for This Week: Rev. 11:36; Zech. 4:14; Rev. 12:5, 6, 14, 15; Dan. 7:25; Isa. 54:17; Ps. 119:89; Rev. 11:1518. Opening Question: “What happens to a person or even a

Faith Against All Odds

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Verses to be read this week: Ps. 119:103, 103, 147, 162; John 16:1315; 2 Pet. 1:20, 21; Eph. 2:8, 9; Rom. 3:23, 24; Rom. 6:1518. Opening Question: “What do you think would happen

Faith Against All Odds

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Verses to be read this week: Ps. 119:103, 103, 147, 162; John 16:1315; 2 Pet. 1:20, 21; Eph. 2:8, 9; Rom. 3:23, 24; Rom. 6:1518. Opening Question: “What do you think would happen

Standing For Truth

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Key Texts: Dan. 7:2325; Rev. 12:6, 14; Jude 3, 4; Rev. 2:10; Acts 5:2832; Ps. 19:711; 1 John 5:1113. Opening Question: “How is it that some people will stand for their beliefs ev

Light Shines In The Darkness

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Key Texts: John 8:44; Prov. 23:23; Acts 20:2732; 2 Thess. 2:712; Ps. 119:105, 116, 130, 133, 160; Prov. 16:25; 2 Cor. 4:36. Opening Question: “What can be done to prevent or slow

The War Behind All Wars

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Major Texts for this Lesson: Rev. 12:7 9; Ezek. 28:12 15; Isa. 14:12 14; Gen. 3:15; John 17:24 26 Every story has to have a beginning. The verses listed above all speak to the begi

The Central Issue: Love Or Selfishness

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Major Texts: Isa. 41:10; Luke 19:41 44; Matt. 23:37, 38; Heb. 11:35 38; Rev. 2:10; Acts 2:44 47; John 13:35. Opening Question: “Should we regard persecution as something good for

The Central Issue: Love Or Selfishness

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Major Texts: Isa. 41:10; Luke 19:41 44; Matt. 23:37, 38; Heb. 11:35 38; Rev. 2:10; Acts 2:44 47; John 13:35. Opening Question: “Should we regard persecution as something good for

The War Behind All Wars

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Major Texts for this Lesson: Rev. 12:7 9; Ezek. 28:12 15; Isa. 14:12 14; Gen. 3:15; John 17:24 26 Every story has to have a beginning. The verses listed above all speak to the begi

Introduction

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Opening Question: “What shall we make of the biblical statement that there was once war in heaven?” The lessons this quarter focus on a grand theme that has been well known in

Wait On The Lord

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Leading Question: Stories often have an arc. There is tension, and the story draws us along because in the unfolding of each story, we see a bit of ourselves and what it means to b

Worship That Never Ends

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Leading Question: What does it mean to bless God? What does it mean to receive a blessing? Scripture Focus: Psalm 104, Psalm 103, Deuteronomy 6:13, Psalm 96, Psalm 98 The Big Idea:

Longing For God In Zion

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Leading Question: WFor you or people close to you, what is a place that is tied to spiritual experiences or memories of connection with God? Scripture Focus: Psalm 84, Psalm 125, P

Lessons Of The Past

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Leading Question: What role do stories about the past play in equipping people to navigate life with all its twists and turns? Scripture Focus: Psalm 78, Psalm 105 The Big Idea: Kn

Blessed Is He Who Comes In The Name Of The Lord

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Leading Question: Covenant relationship is a thread that winds throughout the biblical literature, conceptualized in a variety of ways. What does it mean to say humans are in coven

Wisdom For Righteous Living

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Leading Question: What is wisdom? Scripture Focus: Deuteronomy 28, Psalm 128, Psalm 90, Psalm 137 and 138 The Big Idea: It is usually books like Proverbs, Job, and Ecclesiastes tha

Your Mercy Reaches Unto The Heavens

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Leading Question: When do we as humans need God’s mercy? Scripture Focus: Psalm 57:9, 10, Psalm 136, Psalm 51 The Big Idea: The covenant loyalty of God is a theme that runs throu

I Will Arise

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Leading Question: What does it mean when God stands up? Scripture Focus: Psalm 12:5, Psalm 18, Deuteronomy 15:7 11, Psalm 96, Psalm 99 The Big Idea: The writers of the Psalms under

Singing The Lord’s Song In A Strange Land

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Leading Question: Have you ever had something asked of you that felt like an insult, a misunderstanding of who you are and what matters most to you? What was this like for you? Scr

Singing The Lord’s Song In A Strange Land

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Leading Question: Have you ever had something asked of you that felt like an insult, a misunderstanding of who you are and what matters most to you? What was this like for you? Scr

The Lord Hears And Delivers

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Leading Question: What is it like to be truly and deeply heard? Scripture Focus: Psalm 34, Exodus 2:23 25, Exodus 3:7 8, Psalm 17:8, Psalm 44, Psalm 80 The Big Idea: Throughout the

The Lord Reigns

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Leading Question: In the Bible, God is depicted in a variety of ways, with imagery from kingship, priesthood, motherhood, and many more arenas. What messages about God and God’s

Teach Us To Pray

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Leading Question: What messages have you received over the course of your life about what prayer is? How did you learn how to pray? Scripture Focus: Psalm 23, Daniel 2:20 23, Psalm

Teach Us To Pray

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Leading Question: What messages have you received over the course of your life about what prayer is? How did you learn how to pray? Scripture Focus: Psalm 23, Daniel 2:20 23, Psalm

How To Read The Psalms

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Leading Question: Robert Alter, in his book The Art of Biblical Poetry, argues that “poetry is not just a set of techniques for saying impressively what could be said otherwise.

Introduction

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The book of Psalms could be described as the most eclectic and diverse collection found in the Bible, and this collection has served as a centerpiece in individual and collective w

How To Read The Psalms

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Leading Question: Robert Alter, in his book The Art of Biblical Poetry, argues that “poetry is not just a set of techniques for saying impressively what could be said otherwise.

The End Of God’s Mission

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Leading Question: What will heaven be like for God? Will he finally be able to relax? Will his work for us be done? Scripture Focus: Luke 11:23; 1 Timothy 2:4; 1 Peter 2:9; Revelat

Esther And Mordecai

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Leading Question: When faith is out of favor, is it best to keep it quiet, or to openly stand for truth and let the chips fall where they may? Scripture Focus: Esther 2:1 10, 3:1 1

Mission To The Unreached: Part 2

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Leading Question: Which is the greater danger—that we isolate ourselves from ungodly people and leave them unreached, or that we mingle too closely with them and are ourselves le

Mission To The Unreached: Part 2

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Leading Question: Which is the greater danger—that we isolate ourselves from ungodly people and leave them unreached, or that we mingle too closely with them and are ourselves le

Mission To The Unreached: Part 1

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Leading Question: What are the most popularly worshipped idols today? Scripture Focus: Acts 17; Romans 1:18 25; 1 Corinthians 2:2 The Big Idea: The content and manner of our commun

Mission To The Powerful

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Leading Question: Are rich and powerful people less likely to respond to the Gospel? Scripture Focus: 2 Kings 5:1 19; Daniel 4; Matthew 19:16 22; John 3:1 12, 19:38 42 The Big idea

Mission To The Needy

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Leading Question: Is it possible to hurt the needy while trying to help? And who are the needy? Scripture Focus: Deuteronomy 10:19; Leviticus 23:22; Matthew 25:34 40; Luke 4:17 19,

Mission To My Neighbor

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Leading Question: What does a person need to do or believe in order to receive eternal life? Scripture Focus: Luke 10:25 37; James 2:17 22; Matthew 22:37 40; Galatians 5:14; Micah

Mission To My Neighbor

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Leading Question: What does a person need to do or believe in order to receive eternal life? Scripture Focus: Luke 10:25 37; James 2:17 22; Matthew 22:37 40; Galatians 5:14; Micah

Motivation And Preparation For Mission

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Leading Question: How much do our motives matter in mission? Can I have lousy motives and still do good work for Jesus? Scripture Focus: Luke 24:1 12, 36 49; Acts 1:12 26, 2:1 41 T

Excuses To Avoid Mission

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Leading Question: What are the most common excuses we use to avoid doing what God has called us to do? Scripture Focus: Jonah 1 4; Isaiah 6:1 8 The Big Idea: God sends us to those

Sharing God’s Mission

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Leading Question: If God came to your house for lunch, what would you feed him? Scripture Focus: Genesis 18:1 19:29; James 5:16; Romans 8:34; Hebrews 7:25 The Big Idea: Despite his

God’s Call To Mission

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Leading Question: What will God do if we refuse his commission to go to the world and spread the gospel? Scripture Focus: Genesis 11:1 9, 12:1 3, 10 13:1; Acts 1:1 4, 8 The Big Ide

God’s Mission To Us: Part 2

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Leading Question: Is a “Christian commune” a good thing, or is it an oxymoron? Scripture Focus: Genesis 12:1 3; John 20:21 22; Matthew 28:16 20; Revelation 14:6 7 The Big Idea:

Introduction And Aim

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Before using this discussion guide, the reader should be aware of several assumptions made by the author. First, I assume this study guide will be used in close connection with the

God’s Mission To Us: Part 1

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Leading Question: In Genesis 2:8, we read that Adam and Eve “heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the Lord Go

Ephesians In The Heart

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Study Guide Prepared by: John McVay Key Texts: Ephesians 1 6 Key Questions Reviewing the Epistle to the Ephesians chapter by chapter, what candidates for “life texts” do you se

Waging Peace

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Study Guide Prepared by: John McVay Key Texts: Eph 6:10 20, Part 2 Key Questions In Eph 6:10 20, Paul exhorts believers to adopt an urgent, soldier like approach to Christian disci