Garden City Church of Christ
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2 Corinthians deals with a power vacuum at the church in Corinth, where the men that started the congregation have left, and some there are turning to charismatic leaders that Paul calls false apostles. Paul instructs them what leadership really looks like. In connection with chapter 3, we also look at the story of Moses seeing the glory of God - literally, and through God's word.
We learn a lot from 1 Corinthians about how a church should function, and how it can fall short. One topic in the book is church discipline, a concept that is not new but echoes stories like Achan's Sin - which we also cover in this lesson.
An overview of the book of Romans, and looking at the story surrounding a key verse in Romans.
Does it really change my life any if I become a Christian? It sure should!
Often the answers are "right now," and "why not?" But Jesus himself asks us to count the cost before being His disciples (Luke 14:25-33). This lesson is largely aimed at children who are near the age when they might make this decision, and for their parents.
John's account of Jesus focuses on different things than the "synoptic" gospels, including some memorable personal stories, like the woman at the well.
There are 4 accounts of (parts of) the life of Jesus. The first three in our Bibles (Matthew, Mark and Luke) are collectively called the Synoptic Gospels. They follow a similar outline, beginning (more or less) with Jesus' ministry in Galilee and ending with his death and resurrection in Jerusalem. The transition between those is the story we focus on in this lesson.
Ezekiel is a prophet at an unusual time: Some of Judah is captive in Babylon, including Ezekiel himself, while those remaining in Judah still have a little time. Spoiler alert: they blow it.
Dressing appropriately and covering our bodies are two important but separate commands from God. In this lesson, we look at how the Bible gives us guidelines for both.
Jeremiah told of the coming destruction to Judah, and was treated terribly for it. One of the bright spots of the book is the story of the Rechabites, who kept their ancestor's vow for about two centuries (Jeremiah 35).
Jesus told Paul, in a vision, to go to Rome. The voyage was anything but predictable. But Paul was up for it.
Isaiah is a prophet in the Old Testament, but the book is sometimes referred to by Christians as "the fifth gospel" due to its many vivid prophecies of the messiah. We look at the book overall and at chapter 6 where we see some wild sights.
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Song of Songs (also called Song of Solomon) is a love story. The view expressed here is that (a) the man is not Solomon, and (b) the couple is married in chapter 3. Some disagree as is noted. Also, we look at another love story in the Bible, when Isaac's father finds a wife for him (Genesis 24).
The book of Proverbs is a collection of wise sayings, with many written by Solomon. We look at an overview of Proverbs as well as the story of Solomon and his wisdom (1 Kings 3).
An overview of the book of Psalms, and the story of Korah's Rebellion in Numbers 16. What do these two have in common?
The Bible does not have policy advice for the United States of America about immigration. But we do see where Scripture informs what real people would be dealing with when confronted with a clash of government and individuals. In this lesson, we look at immigration from three perspectives: a government agent, a wrongfully detained immigrant, and a school administrator in the middle.
The book of Job (rhymes with "robe") is about the man Job, whom God allows to be tested by Satan. 2 Kings 6:8-23 is a story of God delivering the prophet Elisha from a foreign Army. What is surprising to us is what Elisha already knows: God's army is all around them.
In ancient times, 1 & 2 Chronicles were a single book, and we will treat it as one in this lesson. Chronicles is Israel's patriotic history book: it focuses on the good things of David and the kings of Judah, while Samuel and Kings air out all the dirty laundry. We also look at Judah's exile to Babylon in 2 Kings 25.
In ancient times, 1 & 2 Kings were a single book, and we look at them as one in this lesson. Kings has... a lot of kings. Solomon was king of all Israel, but after him the kingdom splits into two kingdoms, and this book describes the kings in both kingdoms.
2 Samuel is about the reign of King David. He is promised that his family line ("house") will be a dynasty in Israel.
The apostle Paul was born a Roman citizen in a Greek region as a Jew. In this lesson, we explore his diverse background as he became "all things to all men" (1 Corinthians 9:22).
Israel demands a king in the book of 1 Samuel. The first king, Saul, fails and David is chosen as his replacement. He also kills someone named Goliath.
The book of Judges describes some terrible times in Israel. One of the better examples, though, is Deborah, a judge and prophetess.
The stories of conquering the promised land. Joshua is on display as an excellent leader.
