Tag: Alden Thompson

Backslidden People

• Lesson 11 for the week of December 7 to December 14, 2019

Relevant Verses: Nehemiah 13 Leading question: When dealing with backslidden people in his day, did Jesus support or modify the strong-arm methods of Ezra and Nehemiah? Nehemiah 13, the last chapter in the book, does...

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Worshiping the Lord

• Lesson 10 for the week of November 30 to December 7, 2019

Relevant Verses: Nehemiah 12 Leading question: In an age when music is a very divisive issue in the church, how can the worship music described in Scripture help us unify our church worship today? Since...

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Trials, Tribulations, and Lists

• Lesson 9 for the week of November 23 to November 30, 2019

Relevant Verses: Ezra 8, Nehemiah 11, 12 Leading question: Since several books in the Bible, including Ezra and Nehemiah, include long lists of names, how do we make sense of such lists in an age...

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God the the Covenant

• Lesson 8 for the week of November 16 to November 23, 2019

Relevant Verses: Nehemiah 10 Leading question: Does the biblical concept of covenant make any sense in our modern world? Where we live in College Place (“Highland Park Drive”) a “covenant” used to be taken very...

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Our Forgiving God

• Lesson 7 for the week of November 9 to November 16, 2019

Relevant Verses: Nehemiah 9 Leading question: What can we learn from a lesson entitled “Our Forgiving God,” but which includes the call to separate from foreigners? If one attempts to reconstruct a history of the...

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The Reading of the Word

• Lesson 6 for the week of November 2 to November 9, 2019

Relevant Verses: Nehemiah 8 Leading question: In an age when reading seems to be less important, can the example of long hours of reading make a difference for good in today’s world.? Nehemiah 8 is...

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Violating the Spirit of the Law

• Lesson 5 for the week of October 26 to November 2, 2019

Relevant Verses: Nehemiah 5 Leading question: Can an example of generosity lead the greedy to be less grasping and help them become more generous? Three issues attract our attention in Nehemiah 5: 1) the danger...

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Facing Opposition

• Lesson 4 for the week of October 19 to October 26, 2019

Relevant Verses: Ezra 4 – 5; Nehemiah 4 – 6; Haggai Leading Question: If Nehemiah armed his workers in the face of opposition, what does that mean for the followers of Jesus? Opposition seems to...

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God’s Call

• Lesson 3 for the week of October 12 to October 19, 2019

Relevant Verses: Ezra 7:10; Nehemiah 1:1-11 Leading Question: Does God call a person because of that person’s gifts, or is it sometimes the case that God’s call empowers a person to do the God-given task?...

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Nehemiah

• Lesson 2 for the week of October 5 to October 12, 2019

Relevant Verses: Nehemiah 1-2 Leading Question: Is it always clear when circumstances are bad enough to require a man of action – like Nehemiah – to bring about God’s will? The Prayers of a Man...

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Making Sense of History: Zerubbabel and Ezra

• Lesson 1 for the week of September 28 to October 5, 2019

Relevant Verses: Ezra 4:1-7; 7:1-28 Leading Question: To what extent can we trust in Providence to make things happen when human beings have such powers to derail God’s plans? In this new series of lessons...

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A Community of Servants

• Lesson 12 for the week of September 21 to September 28, 2019

Relevant Verses: Heb. 10:23-25 Leading question: Can we accomplish more by ourselves or by working as a community? Comment: The final lesson this quarter is one that offers a host of intriguing possibilities for discussion....

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To Love Mercy

• Lesson 12 for the week of September 14 to September 21, 2019

Relevant Verses: Micah 6:6-8; Matt. 6:25-34; James 1:5-8 Leading question: Given all the distractions in our world, what practical steps can we take to help us keep a clear focus on Jesus’ mandate to care...

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Living the Advent Hope

• Lesson 11 for the week of September 7 to September 14, 2019

Relevant Verses: Rom. 8:18-24; 1 Cor. 15; Rev. 21-22 Leading question: Is it possible to live on hope rather than on the basis of proof? Comment: Our lesson for this week affirms that Second Coming...

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