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Jesus Christ is Savior and Lord This lesson highlights the superiority of Jesus Christ over the provisions of the old covenant. After establishing the fact that Jesus is the Son of God (chapter 1), the writer of Hebrews identifies the Son as Jesus in 2:9. In 3:12 the purpose of... Read More →

All humans are descendants of Adam and Noah The first 11 chapters of Genesis are an account of early human history, beginning with God‘s creation of Adam and Eve, and continuing until the birth of Abraham, about 2000 BC. The rest of Genesis (chapters 12-50), is about the... Read More →

God desires us to live in covenant relationship with Him. This lesson is about events on earth immediately following the Flood, after Noah and company had departed from the ark. In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth, and after the flood, humans, land animals,... Read More →

God is merciful, but persistent sinning invites His judgement. The book of Genesis reveals that the earliest history of humans was characterized by increasing sinfulness, producing a thoroughly evil society. And those ancient times before the flood, most humans did not pursue a... Read More →

God is gracious and compassionate. This lesson is about God’s grace and compassion, as experienced in the lives of those who trust in him. The worship of God emerges spontaneously and enthusiastically from his people, who pause to consider the many ways God’s grace has secured... Read More →

The Gospel is for all people everywhere! Jesus said his disciples would be His witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and to all parts of the earth (Acts 1:8). True to Jesus‘s words, the first 10 chapters of The Acts of the Apostles are about the early churches in Jerusalem,... Read More →

The Holy Spirit Gives Power and Direction for Ministry Acts 8:1 says, because of severe persecution of the church in Jerusalem, all the believers were scattered from Jerusalem throughout Judea and Samaria, “except the apostles.” This is the first mention in Acts about the church... Read More →

God works to protect and perpetuate the church. Deception and unholy living within, and opposition and persecution from without, have always been dangers to the well-being of the Church. In this lesson, we see how the early Church at Jerusalem, with God’s help, dealt with an... Read More →

Faithfulness to Christ and church growth go hand in hand. This lesson is about the growth of the church during the first several months after the coming of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2). In Jerusalem and Judea, the church experienced not only tremendous growth,... Read More →

God gives the Holy Spirit to those who obey Him. This lesson is about the happenings in the lives of Jesus’ disciples as they waited at Jerusalem for the coming of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2). Luke tells of these events at the conclusion of his account of the... Read More →