This Spring, lessons center around the theme “Holy.”
This Spring, lessons center around the theme “Holy.”
Holy Living
These
lessons continue a unit we began last quarter on the first Sunday of
February. It proceeded through all of February and continues through
March. The eight lessons of the unit invite us to think about what it
means to be the people of God and to pursue holy living. The four
lessons for March help us examine how God defines holiness, how holiness
is nourished, what holiness means in terms of sexual morality, and how
we ought to pray. Much of this unit overlaps Lent, which is an
especially appropriate time to think about holiness.
Spiritual Practice: Fasting
Scriptures: Leviticus 19:1-37; 1 Peter 2:1-10; 1 Corinthians 6:12-20; Matthew 6:5-18
New in Christ
The
theme of this unit draws its direction from the Apostle Paul’s words in
2 Corinthians 5:17, which is used as the key verse for each lesson. In
the first lesson, we look at the resurrection of Jesus, which is the
basis for our new creation. Over the remaining three lessons, we
consider some of the ways we are new in Christ: we live by new
standards, we behave differently, and we allow ourselves to become
carriers of the gospel message.
Spiritual Practice: Sabbath
Scriptures: Luke 24:13-35; : 2 Corinthians 5:11-21; Ephesians 4:21-32; 2 Corinthians 4:7-20
God Revealed
This
five-lesson unit explores some of the ways God has revealed God’s self
in the biblical account. These include self-declaration, quietness,
through Jesus, visions, and love. God is not limited to these avenues of
expression, of course, but the lessons helps us grasp some of the scope
of the ways God comes to us.
Spiritual Practices: Praise, thanksgiving, and song
Scriptures: Exodus 33:12-23; 34:5-8; 1 Kings 19:9-18; Luke 9:28-36; : Daniel 7:1-14; 1 John 4:7-21
