Help Is on the Way July 10, 2011 Lesson: Judges 2:11-20 Key Verse: Judges 2:17 Introduction Psalm 96 impels us to sing a new song: “Sing unto the Lord, bless his name; show forth his salvation from day to day. Declare his glory among the heathen, his wonders among all people” (96:1-2). All of the ...
The Anger of the Lord July 3, 2011 Lesson: Joshua 7:1-13 Key Verse: Joshua 7:1 . Introduction What does it mean for God to be angry? “Anger” (Aph) refers to the face, specifically to the nostril, revealing the disposition of a person (i.e. toward another) by his intense breathing (the long-suffering of the Lord ...
Victory! June 26, 2011 Lesson: Joshua 6:1–27 Key Verse: Joshua 6:16 aaaa Introduction To enter into this portion of God's Word is to encounter one of those incidents in the Redemptive Acts of God that is filled with color and sound, with excitement and expectation. God's work in history is nothing short of ...
The Lord has Given June 19, 2011 Lesson: Joshua 2:1–24 Key Verse: Joshua 2:24 aaa Introduction Joshua had been appointed, after the death of Moses, to lead God's people into the land of promise. Canaan was to be their inheritance according to the covenant given to Abraham. The Canaanites were to be expelled from ...
Be Strong and Courageous June 12, 2011 Lesson: Joshua 1:7–16 Key Verse: Joshua 1:7 aaa Introduction Our Lord desires that we be strong and courageous in following Him. We are encouraged to grow strong in the Lord by remembering what the Lord has done in the past. The Psalmist gives this picture of the ...
As the Lord Commanded June 5, 2011 Lesson: Joshua 1:1–6, 11:15–23 Key Verse: Joshua 11:15 aaa Introduction The Book of Joshua is the first of the twelve historical books, following the five books of Moses. Matthew Henry introduces Joshua, reminding us of the establishment of the people of God as a nation: “In the ...
. . Lesson #107—Prayer: The Kingdom of God aaa Shorter Catechism Q & A #107 Q. What doth the conclusion of the Lord’s prayer teach us? A. The conclusion of the Lord’s prayer (which is, For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever, Amen) teacheth ...
All Things New May 22, 2011 Lesson: Revelation 21:1–8 Key Verse: Revelation 21:5 aa Introduction Paul is persuaded, and so are all of God’s children, “that neither death, nor life, no angels nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, …shall be able to separate us from the love of ...
The Throne of Heaven May 8, 2011 Lesson: Revelation 4:1–5 Key Verse: Revelation 4:2 aaa Introduction Our Lord gives His beloved apostle, and us, a vantage point from which is seen the life and victory of God’s people, God’s great congregation of which Christ is King and Head. The vantage point is the ‘throne ...
Of One Mind May 1, 2011 Lesson: Philippians 2:1–11 Key Verse: Philippians 2:5 aaa Introduction As members of Christ’s congregation, we set our eyes upon Him and His Word. In other words, we are of one mind. We may have various differences, but we set our minds and hearts upon our Savior and His ...