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Key Thought: Our lives are generally governed by rush hours, school functions, medical appointments, and shopping. We are always on the move. How do we find rest amid so much hustle and bustle? .July 3, 2021 1. Have a volunteer read Genesis 2:1-3. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most … Continue reading –>
Key Thought: The covenant defines our saving relationship with Christ that gives us benefits now and at His return. .June 26, 2021 1. Have a volunteer read Romans 8:1. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in this passage. Why should this text give us joy and … Continue reading –>
Key Thought: In the covenants, blood was shed for sin. Jesus paid the debt owed to the law, so we can stand righteous in the sight of God. June 19, 2021 1. Have a volunteer read I Peter 1:18,19. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in … Continue reading –>
Key Thought: The New Covenant has Jesus as our perfect sacrifice. He represents us before the Father in the Heavenly Sanctuary which is the basis of the New Covenant. June 12, 2021 1. Have a volunteer read Leviticus 26:11,12; Exodus 25:8. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point … Continue reading –>
Key Thought: The new covenant is a greater, more complete, and better revelation of the plan of redemption. It is based on a faith that manifests itself in obedience to a law written in our hearts. June 5, 2021 1. Have a volunteer read Jeremiah 31:31-34. Ask class members to share a short thought on … Continue reading –>
Key Thought: The Sabbath is a covenant sign that points back to Creation, the covenant of grace, and to the final recreation when God makes all things new. May 29, 2021 1. Have a volunteer read Exodus 16:23-28.. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in this … Continue reading –>
Key Thought: God’s law was an integral part of the covenant. Law is a means by which grace is manifested and expressed in the lives of those who receive grace. May 22, 2021 1. Have a volunteer read Deuteronomy 4:13. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is … Continue reading –>
Key Thought: The covenant God formed at Sinai with Israel was a covenant of grace. Israel responded positively, but they lacked a true faith motivated by love. They corrupted it into a salvation by works system. May 15, 2021 1. Have a volunteer read Exodus 6:6,7. Ask class members to share a short thought on … Continue reading –>
Key Thought: God’s true Israel is the people of faith: persons who live in a spiritual covenant relationship with Him. May 8, 2021 1. Have a volunteer read Ezekiel 16:8. Deuteronomy 7:6.. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in this passage. Why was Israel chosen by … Continue reading –>
Key Thought: The Lord called Himself Abram’s Shield. All the families of the earth were to be blessed through Abraham. God promises to be with us always. May 1, 2021 1. Have a volunteer read Genesis 15:1-3. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in this passage. … Continue reading –>
