The Tree of Life May 29, 2011 Lesson: Revelation 22:1–9 Key Verse: Revelation 22:2 aaa Introduction Matthew Henry introduces this section of Revelation with these words: “The heavenly state which was before described as a city, and called the new Jerusalem, is here described as a paradise, alluding to the earthly paradise which ...
God’s Salvation May 15, 2011 Lesson: Revelation 7:9–17 Key Verse: Revelation 7:10 aa Introduction John’s vision on the Isle of Patmos revealed those who were slain for the Word of God, “and for the testimony which they held” (Rev. 6:9). These saints cried out with a loud voice, “How long, O Lord, holy and ...
Lesson #106—Prayer—Deliver Us From Evil aaa Shorter Catechism Q & A #106 Q. What do we pray for in the sixth petition? A. In the sixth petition (which is, And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil) we pray, That God would either keep us from being tempted to ...
Lesson #105—Prayer: Forgive Us as We Forgive aaaaa Shorter Catechism Q & A #105 Q. What do we pray for in the fifth petition? A. In the fifth petition (which is, And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors) we pray that God, for Christ’s sake, would freely pardon ...
Lesson #104—Prayer: Our Daily Bread aaa Shorter Catechism Q & A #104 Q. What do we pray for in the fourth petition? A. In the fourth petition (which is, Give us this day our daily bread) we pray, That of God’s free gift we may receive a competent portion of the good ...
Lesson #103—Prayer: God’s Will Be Done aaa Shorter Catechism Q & A #103 Q. What do we pray for in the third petition? A. In the third petition (which is, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven) we pray, That God, by his grace, would make us able ...
Lesson #102: Prayer: His Kingdom Advanced aaa Shorter Catechism Q & A #102 Q. What do we pray for in the second petition? A. In the second petition (which is, Thy kingdom come) we pray, That Satan’s kingdom may be destroyed; and that the kingdom of grace may be advanced, ...
Hosanna! April 17, 2011 Lesson: Mark 11:1–11 Key Verse: Mark 11:9 aaa Introduction Christ came as a King with a kingdom to His temple, which He called “My house of prayer.’ The song of David proclaims this twofold activity of the Messiah, saying, “Praise waits for thee, O God, in Zion; and unto ...
The Christian’s Keeping April 10, 2011 Lesson: Jude 17–25 Key Verse: Jude 24–25 aaa Introduction The Christian has something the wicked do not have, the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, of whom the universal Church testifies, that “the third person of the Holy Trinity, of one and the same essence, majesty, and glory ...
Teaching the Word of Truth—2 Timothy 2:8–15 April 3, 2011 Lesson: Key Verse: 2 Timothy 2:15 aaaa Introduction Christians are to act like soldiers of the King, as well as bearing the agape love of our Father in heaven. We are to comfort one another with the comfort we have received from the Holy ...