Sunday School Lessons
May 5 2024
Dedicated Servants for
Dangerous Times
2 Timothy 3
In the spring of 1988, the evening news reported on a skydiving photographer who fell to his death. He made his jump together with other skydivers and filmed the group as each opened his parachute. Immediately after the final skydiver pulled his cord, the video went berserk. Apparently, the cameraman was so excited about the film; he jumped out of the plane without his parachute. Not until he reached for the ripcord did he realize he was free falling without a parachute. As one commentator noted, “Until that point, the jump probably seemed exciting—perhaps even fun. However, carelessness struck its deadly blow. Trust remained in a parachute he had never buckled on.
April 28 2024
Pictures of the Christian Life
2 Timothy 2
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Pictures with images of the Lord Jesus
commonly hang in people’s homes and in
some church buildings. But no literal portrait
of Jesus exists. What we can be sure of,
however, is the likeness of the Son of God
who makes us free can be seen in the lives of
His followers. The New Testament often calls
us to live like Jesus and act like Jesus. Our
lives as believers should imitate His.Similarly, Paul revealed several pictures of
the Christian to Timothy as a way to instruct
him on how to live the Christian life and how
to respond to difficult times. We have many of
those pictures in 2 Timothy 2.
April 21 2024
Enduring Hardship
2 Timothy 1
The missionary, Hudson Taylor, once asked during
an excruciating time in his life, “What circumstances
could have rendered the Word of God sweeter and the
presence of God so real, the help of God so precious?”
The missionary, Hudson Taylor, once asked during
an excruciating time in his life, “What circumstances
could have rendered the Word of God sweeter and the
presence of God so real, the help of God so precious?”
Not a single person is immune to hardship, pain,
trial and suffering. Another missionary, Adoniram
Judson, endured indescribable hardships trying
to reach Burma for Christ. He spent seven years in
deplorable conditions including imprisonment for
almost two years. His body was literally covered with
scars from being tortured.
Sunday April 14 2024
How to Stay Close to God
1 Timothy 6
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A.W. Tozer once confessed it was the blessing from the Lord he sought and not the Lord. He wanted what God could give him but not God Himself. And, then all that changed. He wanted God more than what God could give. Tozer insisted such a change in perspective is the basic teaching of the deeper Christian life. He once said, “It is the willingness to let Jesus Christ Himself be glorified in us and through us. It is the willingness to quit trying to use the Lord for our ends and to let Him work in us for His glory.”
Sunday April 7 2024
The Church as God’s Family
1 Timothy 5
Someone rightly said, “if you are born once, you are born into the devil’s family; if you are born twice, you are born into God’s family.” The Bible makes it clear that all those who receive Christ as Lord and Savior, are members of God’s family, born “children of God” (John 1:12). Nor is this just an invisible family into which we are born. Instead there is a visible, physical expression of God’s spiritual family. We know this expression as the church, the body of Christ.
Sunday March 31 2024
The Gospel Explained
1 Corinthians 15
The journey we have taken through 1 Corinthians reveals a never ending set of problems the congregation faced. Some wrongly think the early church was a community of angelic men and women who knew nothing of the problems of the modern church. Paul’s correspondence to the Corinthians explodes that myth
Sunday March 24 2024
Basic Training in Godliness
1 Timothy 4
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The armed forces of the United States are the greatest military on earth. One of the secrets is the simple art of basic training. All enlisted men enter each branch of the military through a carefully constructed “boot camp.” Good soldiers, we believe, must have a good beginning. No training is more significant than basic training. No less is true for the disciple of Jesus Christ
Sunday March 17 2024
Moral Behavior for Model
Believers
1 Timothy 3
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Let’s face it: the world expects those who call themselves Christians to demonstrate different behavior than everyone else. Why? Several reasons are apparent, but one reason clearly stands taller than all the rest. A Christian is a follower of Jesus Christ. And since His sinless life stands virtually without dissent even from hardened atheists, those who claim Christ is Lord over their life should act like He really is Lord over their life. In short, Christians should look like Jesus in their behavior.
Sunday March 10 2024
What Does a Godly Woman
Look Like
1 Timothy 2
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The Christian church through its long history is filled with dedicated men who were chiefly influenced by godly women. For example, consider from the Biblical record characters like Moses, Samuel, and Timothy. Think of the powerful influence of men like Augustine, John Newton, and Charles and John Wesley. These men were products of godly women
Sunday March 3 2024
Caring for Young Christians
1 Timothy 1
Nothing is more exciting than the birth of a new baby. Excitement and love flood your house. Mom and dad spend hours watching their new baby sleep and eat, which is about all a newborn does. When bedtime arrives, excitement and love fill your home. At bedtime it’s perfectly normal to peek and make sure the baby is safe. It really takes a lot of special, and deliberate care
Sunday February 25 2024
How to Stay Close to God
2 Thessalonians 3
Someone once said, “Faith never means gullibility. The man who believes everything is as far from God as the man who refuses to believe anything.” The Thessalonians were in danger of believing almost anything. As we have seen, their obsession with end time events cost them sober reflection on sound doctrine. Paul had to straighten out their crooked theology. On the other hand, today we live in an unprecedented age of skepticism. Men question belief in just about everything. Still the Apostle’s word rings as true for us as for the Thessalonians of the first century.
Sunday February 18 2024
God and Second Chances
2 Thessalonians 2
The church fails new converts if she does not teach new Christians Bible prophecy. Why? One fundamental reason is, because prophecy makes up a substantial portion of Biblical revelation. According to one source, there are 1,845 references in the Old Testament alone, regarding the Second Coming of Christ.
Sunday February 11 2024
The Christian’s Encouragement
During Tough Times
2 Thessalonians 1
The Apostle Paul answered many doctrinal questions the church at Thessalonica had in his first letter. Nevertheless, while questions were answered, all problems were not solved. Correct doctrine remains a foundational plank for healthy body life in a church. Unfortunately, people—even Christian people—remain sinners and consequently do not always put into practice what they routinely preach. Thus, the Apostle Paul perceives the continued struggle the Thessalonian believers experienced and penned a second letter to them.
Sunday February 4 2024
Practical Principles for
Last Days Living
1 Thessalonians 5
A.W. Tozer once said, “What we need very badly these days is a company of Christians who are prepared to trust God as completely now as they know they must do at the last day. For each of us the time is surely coming when we shall have nothing but God. Health and wealth and friends and hiding places will all be swept away and we shall have only God.”
Sunday January 28 2024
How to Live Until Jesus Comes
1 Thessalonians 4
Several years ago, Baptist Press spoke of a pastor in Mississippi who was preaching on the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. After quoting Matthew 24:27, “For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of Man be,” a large light bulb fell from its socket in the ceiling and shattered on the floor in front of the pulpit. The people were suddenly shaken by the broken light bulb. The pastor held his composure, looked up to the congregation and said, “His coming will be just as sudden, and unexpected, and devastating to dreams that are not Christ-centered.”