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Lesson 6 - The Perfect for the Imperfect
Hebrews 7:20—9:5. After comparing Christ’s ministry with that of the Levitical priests, the writer of Hebrews then began to compare the new covenant mediated by Christ with the old imperfect one. The old covenant based on the law was something that had governed the Jewish people’s lives for centuries and it was something they struggled to let go of. If everything they thought fixed forever ha...
Lesson 5 - Lessons from the Past
Hebrews 6:13 — 7:19. Two Old Testament characters play major roles in this week’s lesson. Abraham — father of the Jewish nation — who showed faith and endurance waiting for God’s promise to be fulfilled. And Melchizedek — the somewhat mysterious King-Priest who received tithes from Abraham and blessed him. What do the readers of the letter need to learn from these men — and what difference will...
Lesson 4 - Jesus Our Example
Hebrews 5:1 — 6:12. From continuing descriptions of Christ as God’s chosen High Priest, the writer highlights Christ’s obedience in the midst of His sufferings and the salvation it brought us. He urged these Hebrew believers to follow His example and yield to God's will, whether their circumstances changed or not. He encouraged them to embrace all the truths about Christ — not just the comfortable ones. ...
Lesson 3 - Don’t Make the Mistake of Turning Away
Hebrews 3:16-4:16. The Hebrew believers were much like the Israelites after the Exodus. Set free from slavery to sin in Christ, they faltered when things got difficult and were considering a return to the way things were before He set them free. They were facing the same issue and the same danger as their ancestors: Would they trust God’s faithfulness going forward or would they...
Lesson 2 - God Becomes One of Us
Hebrews 2:5-3:19. In this week’s lesson, the writer continues to remind his readers just Who Christ is — He is God Himself, come in the flesh to identify with His fallen creatures and set them free. And in demonstrating that He was greater than even Moses, the writer pulls no punches: If Christ is who He says He is, why are you turning away from Him?
Lesson 1 - Christ, Greater than the Angels
Hebrews 1:1—2:5. The book of Hebrews was written to a heavily persecuted group of believers who were considering returning to their Jewish roots in order to escape suffering for Christ. In this letter the unknown writer reminds them Who they have believed in why He is worthy of their trust and devotion.
Lesson 4 - When Sorrow is turned into joy
Esther 8:1—10:3. As our story concludes in great triumph for God’s people, we see how the Living God is at work even in the darkest of times and that He is able to use even the most unlikely people to accomplish His purposes.
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Lesson 3 - When risk is rewarded
Esther 4:4-7:10. Esther risks her life to plead for her people. How will a delay and the king’s insomnia play into God’s plan of salvation for His people? Will the pride of Haman be his undoing? Join us for this episode of “Esther … God’s Choice for a Time Like This!”
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Lesson 2 - When integrity gets us into trouble
Esther 1:10—4:3 Esther and Mordecai save King Xerxes from an assassination plot but receive no recognition for their faithfulness. Xerxes does, however, promote the wicked Haman — enemy of the Jews — to rule over his affairs; and it is not long before Haman schemes to destroy Mordecai and all his people.
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Lesson 1 - When God seems to have abandoned us
Jeremiah 29:4-14 and Esther 1:1-2:9. Learn what happens when the young Jewish woman Esther has her life upended by the powerful Persian ruler Xerxes. What awaits her in the palace? What will her future look like?
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Lesson 6 - God our Only Hope of Rest
Psalm 62, Psalm 73 and Psalm 131. Life can be hard. People and circumstances can come against us and cause us to doubt, to fear, to wobble a bit, perhaps. But when we come to understand who God is and as we seek understanding from Him, we begin to see everything around us more clearly. We have a fortress, a refuge we can run to; and as we put our trust in Him we can know true rest.
Lesson 5 - The God Who Forgives
Psalm 51, Psalm 32 and Psalm 103. David knew what it was to suffer unjustly; but he also knew the pain of having to endure the consequences of his own sins and failures. These Psalms detail David’s repentance for sin and also God’s response. Like David we are to remember all that God has done for us and give wholehearted thanks for His love, goodness, compassion, forgiveness, and salvation.
Lesson 4 - God our Refuge
Psalm 142, Psalm 57 and Psalm 34. These three Psalms were written as David hid in the Cave of Adullam or the Cave of Refuge. Although this was perhaps the most frustrating period in David’s life — in hindsight, it turned out to be one of the most fruitful, because all he learned there about himself and about the Lord made him the king God wanted him to be! God does some of His best work in the darkest momen...
Lesson 3
God our Helper
Psalm 121 and Psalm 84. Surely there will be mountains that we have to climb in life, but we do not have to travel the road alone! God will not let our foot slip, no matter how treacherous the path that we take. Though there will be valleys filled with tears, if we will but look to Him for help, He will use us — not in spite of what we have gone through, but because of it!
Lesson 2
God our Faithful Protector
Psalm 91. God protects us. He draws us close to Himself, in the secret place near to His heart, and shelters us like a mother hen does her chicks. Because Christ has already won the victory against that old serpent Satan, we too will triumph over him and all his efforts to harm us. We aren’t promised a life of freedom from the enemy’s attacks but we are promised that God will answer when we call to...
Lesson 1
The God Who Sees You.
Psalm 139 and Psalm 23. God is completely aware of the lives we lead. He knows what we do; but He also knows our thoughts. He is aware of our personalities and our temperaments, our strengths and weaknesses. Being known so thoroughly and watched over so carefully can sound uncomfortable, however David confirms in Psalm 23 that our loving Heavenly Father can be trusted. He watches over us rather like a s...
Look to Him in 2024
We may not know what lies ahead of us in 2024, but we can take courage from a story in the Old Testament that will help us focus on what is true.
Say “Yes” to the Lord
Christmas really is a season of saying “yes” to things! We say yes to the lists our children provide us, to the requests for charitable giving flooding our mailboxes, to the invitations from work colleagues and friends. But this Christmas I wonder if we’re as quick to say “yes” to Jesus as we are everything else?
Lesson 3
1 Thessalonians 4:13-5:28 Paul speaks of the Rapture of the Church as well as the resurrection of the righteous dead which occurs at Christ’s second coming! He also gives us instructions on how to live for the Lord while we wait!
Lesson 2
1 Thessalonians 2:17-4:12. Paul explains that following Jesus as King produces such counter-cultural way of life that conflict with our neighbors over our beliefs is sure to arise. However, our response to their hostility should always be that of love, grace and generosity motivated by the hope we have in Christ.
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