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By Grace Alone May 10, 2009 Lesson: Ephesians 2:1-10 Key Verse: Ephesians 2:8 Introduction Paul’s words reach into our hearts that we may know that the saving love of God the Father has made us suitable to be called by…
God’s Good Pleasure May 3, 2009 Lesson: Ephesians 1:3-14 Key Verse: Ephesians 1:5 Introduction It is our Father’s good pleasure to bless us “with all spiritual blessings in Christ,” adopting us as his children by Jesus Christ (Eph. 1:3-5). This…
. The Good Shepherd Heals April 26, 2009 Lesson: Acts 9:32-43 Key Verses: 9:33, 36 Introduction The Twenty-third Psalm reveals the Triune God, the Lord, as a shepherd. David testifies: “The Lord is my shepherd: I shall not want.” All…
. Gospel Witnesses April 19, 2009 Lesson: Luke 24:44-53 Key Verses: Luke 24:48-49 Introduction We can only tell what we know. Notice the witness of Paul in his letter to the church at Ephesus: “To the praise of the glory…
. The Empty Tomb! April 12, 2009 Lesson: Luke 24:1-12 Key Verse: Luke 24:5 Introduction Johann Sebastian Bach was called “A Christian who lived with the Bible.” This should be the testimony of every Christian who has been raised from…
. I Commend My Spirit April 5, 2009 Lesson: Luke 23:32-46 Key Verse: Luke 23:46 Introduction During those dark hours of the Cross, Christ died for our sins, thus satisfying the divine justice of God: “The Lord Jesus, by His…
A New Heart March 1, 2009 Lesson: Ezekiel 11:1-20 Key Verse: Ezekiel 11:19 Introduction Ezekiel, meaning “the strength of God,” is a chosen prophet of the Lord during the time of great troubles for the people of God in captivity…
The Sheep of the Good Shepherd March 8, 2009 Lesson: Ezekiel 34:11-24 Key Verse: Ezekiel 34:15 Introduction The prophet Ezekiel hears the word of the Great Shepherd, “Behold I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out.…
Healing Waters March 29, 2009 Lesson: Ezekiel 47:1-8 Key Verse: Ezekiel 47:8 Introduction Christ Jesus spoke to Martha promising that life was in him, “I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead,…
The Name of the Lord March 15, 2009 Lesson: Ezekiel 36:20-28 Key Verse: Ezekiel 36:23 Introduction The Larger Catechism (#1) asks the question, “What is the chief and highest end of man?” The answer is given, “Man’s chief and highest…