August 27, 2023 – Bible Doctrine 13 – Last Things
Lesson Date: August 27, 2023 Focal Scripture Passage: Luke 16:22-23; 2 Corinthians 5:6-8, 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17; Hebrews 9:27; Revelation 6:1-8; 19:11-21; 20:1-4, 11-15; 21:1-4 AIM: To lead students to discover the Bible’s teachings about the end of life and the end times, and to encourage unsaved students to accept Jesus Christ and saved students to serve Him more faithfully in light of the fact that He is coming back. Before class: Read the chapters containing the focal passages...
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August 20, 2023 – Bible Doctrine 12 – Angels and Demons
Lesson Date: August 20, 2023 Focal Scripture Passage: Genesis 2:1; Psalm 91:11; Isaiah 14:12-15; John 1:3; Ephesians 6:11-18; Colossians 1:16; 1 Timothy 4:1; Hebrews 1:14; James 4:7; 1 Peter 5:8-9; Revelation 12:3-9 AIM: To lead students to discover what angels and demons are and what they do, and to accept the responsibility God has given them for resisting the devil and his demons. Before class: Read the chapters containing the focal passages several times during the week. Get...
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August 13, 2023 – Bible Doctrine 11 – The Church
Lesson Date: August 13, 2023 Focal Scripture Passage: Matthew 28:19-20; Mark 16:15; Acts 2:41-47; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26; Ephesians 3:20-21; 4:11-12; Hebrews 10:25 AIM: To lead students to discover the nature and work of the church, and to evaluate their service to determine if they are helping their church accomplish its work. Before class: Read the chapters containing the focal passages several times during the week. Get enough copies of the Lesson Outline handout for your anticipated attendance. Do...
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August 6, 2023 – Bible Doctrine 10 – The Christian Life
Lesson Date: August 6, 2023 Focal Scripture Passage: Matthew 25:34-40; Luke 11:1-4; John 13:34; Acts 1:8; 2 Corinthians 6:16 – 7:1; Colossians 4:2; 1 Thessalonians 4:3; 2 Timothy 2:15; Hebrews 10:25; 1 John 3:3; 5:13 AIM: To lead students to discover things believers must do to successfully live the Christian life, and to evaluate themselves and commit to improving any areas that are weak or lacking. Before class: Read the chapters containing the focal passages several times during...
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July 30, 2023 – Bible Doctrine 9 – Results of Salvation
Lesson Date: July 30, 2023 Focal Scripture Passage: Romans 3:24-28; 5:10; 8:14-17; 2 Corinthians 5:18-21; Philippians 1:6; 1 Peter 1:3-5; Jude 1:1, 24 AIM: To lead students to discover four things that happen when Jesus saves us, and to thank God for salvation and look for opportunities to tell others how they can be reconciled to God. Before class: Read the chapters containing the focal passages several times during the week. Get enough copies of the Lesson Outline...
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July 23, 2023 – Bible Doctrine 8 – God’s Plan and Method for Man’s Salvation
Lesson Date: July 23, 2023 Focal Scripture Passage: Isaiah 53:6; Matthew 19:16, 24-26; John 6:37; Acts 13:48; Romans 10:9-10, 13; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Ephesians 1:4-5, 7, 11; 2:1-10; Hebrews 9:12; 1 Peter 2:24 AIM: To lead students to recognize that salvation is only available through the substitutionary death of Jesus Christ, and to give any who desire to receive God’s gift of salvation an opportunity to do so. Before class: Read the chapters containing the focal passages several...
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July 16, 2023 – Bible Doctrine 7 – Man and His Problem With Sin
Lesson Date: July 16, 2023 Focal Scripture Passage: Genesis 1:26-31; 2:7-8, 18-25; 3:1-21; 9:1-6; Romans 5:12; 6:23; James 3:9 AIM: To lead students to better understand the origin and nature of man and how sin entered the world causing all humans to be born under sin’s curse, and to thank God for providing mankind with a Savior. Before class: Read the chapters containing the focal passages several times during the week. Get enough copies of the Lesson Outline...
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July 9, 2023 – Bible Doctrine 6 – The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit
Lesson Date: July 9, 202 Focal Scripture Passage: Matthew 3:16-17; John 3:5-8; 6:44, 63; 14:26; 16:7-14; Acts 5:3-4; Romans 8:9; 1 Corinthians 6:19; Ephesians 1:13-14; 5:18 AIM: To lead students to discover who the Holy Spirit is and what He does, and to encourage them to yield themselves to the Holy Spirit’s filling. Before class: Read the chapters containing the focal passages several times during the week. Get enough copies of the Lesson Outline handout for your anticipated...
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July 2, 2023 – Bible Doctrine 5 – The Person and Work of Jesus
Lesson Date: July 2, 2023 Focal Scripture Passage: Matthew 1:23; Luke 19:10; John 14:6; Acts 4:12; Romans 3:23-25; 5:8-9; 8:34; 1 Timothy 3:16; Hebrews 1:1-13; 4:14-15 AIM: To lead students to discover truths about who Jesus is and what He has done for us, and to give any who are not saved an opportunity to accept Him as Savior. Before class: Read the chapters containing the focal passages several times during the week. Get enough copies of the...
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June 25, 2023 – Bible Doctrine 4 – What Is God Like?
Lesson Date: June 25, 2023 Focal Scripture Passage: Genesis 18:14; Exodus 3:14; Psalm 139:1-16; Isaiah 6:1-5; Daniel 4:35; Malachi 3:6; Matthew 19:26; John 5:26; Acts 17:24-25; Revelation 1:8; 4:8 AIM: To lead students to discover three attributes of God that accentuate the differences between Him and man, and to confess their sins and praise God for who He is. Before class: Read the chapters containing the focal passages several times during the week. Write the words “Holy,” “Absolute,”...
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