The Prince of Princes March 17, 2013 Lesson: Daniel 8:1–8, 19–26 Key Verse: Daniel 8:25 sggsh Introduction The kingdoms of the world worship idols rather than the true God. Daniel, along with his friends, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, were persecuted because of their faith in the true God. The glory of the Lord is ...
Repentance and Mercy March 10. 2013 Lesson: Daniel 9:3–14 Key Verses: Daniel 8–9 sdfg Introduction The key verses remind us that, as we recognize our sin against God, we repent acknowledging the glorious mercies and forgiveness we receive from him. For Christ the righteous is our advocate with the Father, the “propitiation for our ...
He Who Serves March 24, 2013 Lesson: Luke 22: 14–30 Key Verse: Luke 22:26 zbgsdh Introduction We come to the upper room, not only to see Christ serving his disciples in the cleansing of the feet, but to see him serving his father in the giving of his body and blood for the cleansing ...
Built Up in Christ February 10, 2013 Lesson: Colossians 2:4–15 Key Verse: Colossians 2:6–7 wryre5 Introduction It was on the evening before the feast of “All Saints,” October 31, 1517, that Martin Luther nailed to the door of Wittenberg, his 95 theses. His words spoke against the selling of indulgences, as if salvation and ...
Christ the Head of the Church February 3, 2013 Lesson: Colossians 1:15–23 Key Verse: Colossians 1:18 swy Introduction During the time of his first imprisonment, Paul wrote to the congregation at Colossae. His epistle can be divided into two parts, doctrine and practice. He sets forth the firm foundation of doctrine or truth, and ...
Serve the Lord Christ February 24, 2013 Lesson: Colossians 3:18–4:6 Key Verses: Col. 3:23–24 wqertr Introduction The Psalmist calls us into the joyful service of our King: “Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing!” (Psa. 100:1–2) We who love our ...
Do All in the Name of Jesus February 17, 2013 Lesson: Colossians 3:1–17 Key Verse: Colossians 3:17 dfndhr Introduction When you read the stories of the life of the men of the Reformation, from Hus to Luther to Calvin, and so on, you not only read about the Reformation of the Church of our ...
To Live Is Christ! January 6, 2013 Lesson: Philippians 1:15–26 Key Verse: Philippians 1:21 sdfgdf Introduction Paul writes to “all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi” (Phil. 1:1). Philippi was named after Philip of Macedon who seized the city in 359 B.C. Philip was the father of Alexander the Great. Philippi ...
The Highest Calling January 27, 2013 Lesson: Philippians 3:12–17 Key Verse: Philippians 3:14 asdf Introduction Paul’s testimony directs our eyes, our very lives, to heaven: “I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus” (Phil. 3:14). Christ Jesus gives his disciples this promise: “Verily, verily, I ...
To be Like Christ January 13, 2013 Lesson: Philippians 2:5–11 Key Verse: Philippians 2:5 adsgar Introduction When we are told that we have transgressed against God, coming short of His glory (Rom. 3:23), we see ourselves bearing the name ‘Ichabod’—one without the glory of God, lacking a true moral character, being made after the ...