Sunday School Lessons

Download the April 28 Sunday School lesson here. Spring Quarter: Examining Our Faith Unit 2: The Measure of Faith   Lesson 9: Week of April 28, 2024 By Dr. Hal Brady   Lesson Scripture: Matthew 15:21-28 Key Verse: Matthew 15:28   Lesson Aims Summarize the interaction between Jesus and the Canaanite woman. Explain Jesus’ response in verse 24. Brainstorm situations where a parent should and should not intervene on behalf of a child. What have you learned in this lesson about great faith? ...

Download the April 21 Sunday School lesson here. Spring Quarter: Examining Our Faith Unit 2: The Measure of Faith   Lesson 8: Week of April 21, 2024 By Dr. Hal Brady Lesson Scriptures: Luke 7:36-39, 44-50 Key Verse: Luke 7:50   Lesson Aims Identify what “saved” the woman. Compare and contrast the mindset of Jesus, the Pharisee, and the woman. Evaluate his or her own mindset in light of those three.  Introduction According to the lesson’s writer, the smiley face killer (so called because of ...

Download the April 14 Sunday School lesson.   Spring Quarter: Examining Our Faith Unit 2: The Measure of Faith   Lesson 7: Week of April 14, 2024 By Dr. Hal Brady Lesson Scripture: Luke 7:1-10 Key Verse: Luke 7:7   Lesson Aims Identify the reason for Jesus’ amazement. Explain the role of the town of Capernaum in Jesus’ ministry. Brainstorm ways to exhibit faith as analogous to that of the centurion. Introduction “I tell you, I have not found such great faith even in Israel” (Luke 7:9). These ...

Click here to download the April 7 Sunday School lesson. Spring Quarter: Examining Our Faith Unit 2: The Measure of Faith   Lesson 6: Week of April 7, 2024 By Dr. Hal Brady Lesson Scripture: Luke 5:17-26 Key Verse: Luke 5:18-19   Lesson Aims Identify the correct and incorrect conclusions of the teachers of the law and the Pharisees. Explain the connection between the plural “their” and the singular “you” in verse 20. Brainstorm modern helping situations analogous to that of the text. It has ...

Download the March 24 Sunday School lesson. Spring Quarter: Examining Our Faith Unit 1: Living in Faith    Lesson 4: Week of March 24, 2024 By Dr. Hal Brady Lesson Scripture: Acts 6:7-15 Key Verses: Acts 6:9-10  Lesson Aims State the charges against Stephen and its basis. Critique the “ends justify the means” tactic used by Stephen’s opponents. Evaluate various ways of responding or reacting when he or she faces opposition to Jesus today. Most churches have what is called a “sanctuary.” ...

Download the March 31 Sunday School lesson.   Spring Quarter: Examining Our Faith Unit 1: Living in Faith   Lesson 5: Week of March 31, 2024 By Dr. Hal Brady   Lesson Scripture: Mark 16:1-8 Key Verse: Mark 16:6   Lesson Aims Summarize the women’s encounter with the man at Jesus’ empty tomb. Explain the significance of the time elements of the text. Make the commitment not to allow fear to result in failure to speak up when doing so is necessary. If you ever visit an old cemetery and look ...

Download the March 17 Sunday School lesson here. Spring Quarter: Examining Our Faith Unit 1: Faithful vs Faithless   Lesson 3: Week of March 17, 2024 By Dr. Hal Brady Lesson Scripture: 1 Peter 3:8-17 Key Verse: 1 Peter 3:17 Lesson Aims Identify the Old Testament text quoted. Compare and contrast the things he or she must do with what he or she “must not do.” State one “must do” and one “must not do” for personal focus in the week ahead. Viktor E. Frankl’s 1946 book “Man’s Search for Meaning...

Download the March 10 Sunday School lesson here. Spring Quarter: Examining Our Faith Unit 1: Faithful vs Faithless   Lesson 2: Week of March 10, 2024 By Dr. Hal Brady   Lesson Scripture: 2 Corinthians 13:5-11 Key Verse: 2 Corinthians 13:5a   Lesson Aims Identify criteria for being “in the faith.” Explain how the imperatives of 2 Corinthians 13:11 are interrelated. Create a test question that reflects Paul’s challenge in the key text (13:5a). Introduction As we know, social media is filled ...

Download the March 3 Sunday School lesson. Spring Quarter: Examining Our Faith Unit 1: Faithful vs Faithless   Lesson 1: Week of March 3, 2024 By Dr. Hal Brady Lesson Scripture: Jude 17-25 Key Verse: Jude 20-21 Lesson Aims Identify the doxology in the text. Distinguish between what God promises to do and what he expects us to do regarding personal holiness. Explain what “contending for the faith” is. Create a plan to implement the imperatives of the key verses. Introduction I am truly excited...

Download the February 25 Sunday School lesson here.  Winter Quarter 2023-2024: Faith That Pleases God Unit 3: The Righteous Live by Faith   Sunday School Lesson for the week of February 25, 2024 By Jay Harris   Lesson Scripture: Habakkuk 2:1-5   Key Verse: For there is still a vision for the appointed time; it speaks of the end and does not lie. If it seems to tarry, wait for it; it will surely come; it will not delay. (Habakkuk 2:3)   Lesson Aims To introduce the prophet Habakkuk, his ...

Click here to download the February 18 Sunday School lesson. Winter Quarter 2023-2024: Faith That Pleases God Unit 3: The Righteous Live by Faith   Sunday School Lesson for the week of February 18, 2024 By Jay Harris   Lesson Scripture: Daniel 6:10-11, 14, 16, 19-23, 26-27   Key Verse: My God sent his angel and shut the lions’ mouths so that they would not hurt me, because I was found blameless before him; also before you, O king, I have done no wrong. (Daniel 6:22)   Lesson Aims To ...

Click here to download the February 11 Sunday School lesson. Winter Quarter 2023-2024: Faith That Pleases God Unit 3: The Righteous Live by Faith   Sunday School Lesson for the week of February 11, 2024 By Jay Harris   Lesson Scripture: Daniel 3:19-28   Key Verse:  Nebuchadnezzar said, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent his angel and delivered his servants who trusted in him. They disobeyed the king’s command and yielded up their bodies rather than serve and ...

Click here to download the February 4 Sunday School lesson.    Winter Quarter 2023-2024: Faith That Pleases God Unit 3: The Righteous Live by Faith   Sunday School Lesson for the week of February 4, 2024 By Jay Harris   Lesson Scripture: Isaiah 40:12-13, 25-31   Key Verse: “He gives power to the faint and strengthens the powerless.” (Isaiah 40:29)    Lesson Aims To introduce the February Unit and the 40th chapter of Isaiah as well as its context To ponder the bigness and transcendent nature of ...

Click here to download the January 28 Sunday School lesson here.  Winter Quarter 2023-2024: Faith That Pleases God Unit 2: Learning About Faith   Sunday School Lesson for the week of January 28, 2024 By Jay Harris   Lesson Scripture: Romans 12:3-8   Key Verse: “We have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us.” (Romans 12:6a)   Lesson Aims To introduce our scripture and the relationship between faith and transformation To explore the value of a life where we do not think too highly...

Click here to download the January 21 Sunday School lesson. Winter Quarter 2023-2024: Faith That Pleases God Unit 2: Learning About Faith   Sunday School Lesson for the week of January 21, 2024 By Jay Harris   Lesson Scripture: 2 Chronicles 20.13-20   Key Verse: “Believe in the Lord your God and you will be established; believe his prophets and you will succeed.” (2 Chronicles 20:20b)   Lesson Aims To introduce our theme which pairs faith with encouragement To gain an understanding of King ...

Click here to download the January 14 Sunday School lesson. Winter Quarter 2023-2024: Faith That Pleases God Unit 2: Learning About Faith   Sunday School Lesson for the week of January 14, 2024 By Jay Harris   Lesson Scripture: Proverbs 3:1-8   Key Verse: Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight. (Proverbs 3:5)   Lesson Aims To introduce the link between faith and trust and what we can learn from it To set our scripture passage in the context of the Book of ...

Click here to download the January 7 Sunday School lesson. January 7 Lesson: Faith and Righteousness   Winter Quarter 2023-2024: Faith That Pleases God Unit 2: Learning About Faith   Sunday School Lesson for the week of January 7, 2024 By Jay Harris   Lesson Scripture: Hebrews 11:1-4a, 7a, 8, 17-18, 20-23, 32, 39-40   Key Verse: Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. (Hebrews 11:1)   Lesson Aims To introduce the second unit of our study and this ...

Click here to download the December 31 Sunday School lesson. December 31 Lesson: The Faith of the Wise Men   Winter Quarter 2023-2024: Faith That Pleases God Unit 1: Profiles In Faith   Sunday School Lesson for the week of December 31, 2023 By Jay Harris   Lesson Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12   Key Verse “Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star in the east and have come to pay him homage.” (Matthew 2:2)   Lesson Aims   To begin viewing the faith of the wise ...

Click here to download the December 24 Sunday School lesson. Winter Quarter 2023-2024: Faith That Pleases God Unit 1: Profiles In Faith   Sunday School Lesson for the week of December 24, 2023 By Jay Harris   Lesson Scripture: Luke 1:36-45, 56   Key Text: When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the child leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb”. (Luke 1:41-42)   Lesson Aims...

Click here to download the December 17 Sunday School lesson.  Winter Quarter 2023-2024: Faith That Pleases God Unit 1: Profiles In Faith   Sunday School Lesson for the week of December 17, 2023 By Jay Harris   Lesson Scripture: Matthew 1:1-17   Key Verse: “An account of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham.” (Matthew 1:1)   Lesson Aims   To introduce the fact that this profile in faith involves Jesus’ genealogy beginning with Abraham To reflect on the titles...

Click here to download the December 10 Sunday School lesson. Winter Quarter 2023-2024: Faith That Pleases God Unit 1: Profiles In Faith   Sunday School Lesson for the week of December 10, 2023 By Jay Harris   Lesson Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:31-37, 45, 48-50   Key Verse: David said, “The Lord, who saved me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear, will save me from the hand of this Philistine.” (1 Samuel 17:37a)   Lesson Aims To introduce the context for the story of David and ...

Click here to download the December 3 Sunday School lesson. Winter Quarter 2023-2024: Faith That Pleases God Unit 1: Profiles In Faith   Sunday School Lesson for the week of December 3, 2023 By Jay Harris   Lesson Scripture: Ruth 1:6-18, 22 Key Verse: But Ruth said, “Do not press me to leave you, to turn back from following you! Where you go, I will go;where you lodge, I will lodge; your people shall be my people and your God my God.” (Ruth 1:16) Lesson Aims To introduce the Winter Quarter ...

Click here to download the November 26 Sunday School lesson. Fall Quarter 2023: God’s Law Is Love  Unit 3: Christ Frees, Law Enslaves Lesson 13    Sunday School Lesson for the week of November 26, 2023 By Craig Rikard   Devotional Reading: James 1:19-27 Background Scripture: I Corinthians 8; 10:23-11:1 Key Text: I Cor. 10:23b   Lesson Aims To realize there are moments when our response might be in concert with Scripture but not beneficial to the non-believer before us. To more fully understand...

Click here to download the November 19 Sunday School lesson.   Fall Quarter 2023: God’s Law Is Love  Unit 3: Christ Frees, Law Enslaves Lesson 12    Sunday School Lesson for the week of November 19, 2023 By Craig Rikard   Devotional Reading: Leviticus 25: 8-17 Background Scripture: Colossians 2: 6-23 Key Text: Colossians 2: 6-7a   Lesson Aims To understand Paul’s method of evangelizing the Greek world To realize the inspired means Paul developed to speak to both Jews and Gentiles To understand ...

Click here to download the November 12 Sunday School lesson. Fall Quarter 2023: God’s Law Is Love  Unit 3: Christ Frees, Law Enslaves Lesson 11    Sunday School Lesson for the week of November 12, 2023 By Craig Rikard   Devotional Reading: Matthew 22:34-40 Background Scripture: Romans 13:8-10; I Cor. 13:8-13 Key Text: Romans 13:9   Lesson Aims To comprehend how the entire Mosaic Law is fulfilled and kept by keeping the Shema (Deut. 6:4). To recognize the great debt of love we owe as a response...

Click here to download the Nov. 5 Sunday School lesson.  Fall Quarter 2023: God’s Law Is Love  Unit 3: Christ Frees, Law Enslaves Lesson 10   Sunday School Lesson for the week of November 5, 2023 By Craig Rikard   Devotional Reading: Acts 17:22-34 Background Scripture: Acts 15:1-21 Key Text: Acts 15:8-9   Lesson Aims To understand the historical underpinning of Paul’s writings concerning Law and grace. To understand the argument of the Judaizers in contrast to Paul and Barnaba’s’ teaching. To ...

Click here to download the October 29 Sunday School lesson. Fall Quarter 2023: God’s Law Is Love  Unit 2: Faith Triumphs, Law Fails Lesson 9   Sunday School Lesson for the week of October 29, 2023 By Craig Rikard   Devotional Reading: Gen. 12:1-9 Background Scripture and Text for Lesson: Galatians 3:19-4:7 Key Text: Gal. 3:26   Lesson Aims To understand the metaphors Paul employs to distinguish Law from grace. To understand the connection between God’s covenant with Abraham and the new ...

Click here to download the October 22 Sunday School lesson.   Fall Quarter 2023: God’s Law Is Love  Unit 2: Faith Triumphs, Law Fails Lesson 8   Sunday School Lesson for the week of October 22, 2023 By Craig Rikard   Devotional Reading: Ephesians 1:3-14 Background Scripture: Galatians 3:1-18 Key Text: Galatians 3:2b   Lesson Aims Understanding the significance of “Law” to the Jewish people. Understanding what Paul meant by using the term “foolishness.” Understanding the meaning of “flesh” in ...

Click here to download the October 15 Sunday School lesson.  Fall Quarter 2023: God’s Law Is Love  Unit 2: Faith Triumphs, Law Fails Lesson 7   Sunday School Lesson for the week of October 15, 2023 By Craig Rikard   Key Text: Galatians 2:11-21   Lesson Aims To better understand the divisive issue of requiring beliefs and behaviors from Judaism be accepted in the growing Gentile Church. To learn the history and early importance of the Jerusalem Council to the spread of Christianity. Also, to ...

Click here to download the October 8 Sunday School lesson. Fall Quarter 2023: God’s Law Is Love  Unit 2: Faith Triumphs, Law Fails Lesson 6    Sunday School Lesson for the week of October 8, 2023 By Craig Rikard   Background Scripture: Romans 7:1-29 Key Text: Romans 7:1-12   Lesson Aims Understanding Paul's use of marriage as a metaphor of law and grace. Understanding how the law is always relevant, even for the Christian. Understanding the difference between obeying the law to earn God's ...

Click here to download the October 1 Sunday School lesson.  Fall Quarter 2023: God’s Law Is Love  Unit 2: Faith Triumphs, Law Fails Lesson 5    Sunday School Lesson for the week of October 1, 2023 By Craig Rikard   Background Scripture: Romans 2:1-29 Key Text: Romans 2:29   Lesson Aims   To understand the importance of historical and personal background to better understand the message of the text. To understand Paul's style of writing. To realize the book of Romans is unique in that it is one...

Click here to download the September 24 Sunday School lesson. Fall Quarter 2023: God’s Law Is Love  Unit 1: Love Completes; Law Falls Short    Sunday School Lesson for the week of September 24, 2023 By Craig Rikard   Background Scripture John 8:1-11, 56-59 Key Text: John 8:11b   Lesson Aims 1. To realize the importance of geography in studying the Bible. 2. To understand the role and status of women in the biblical era. 3. The wisdom of Jesus in responding to the Pharisees. 4. To recognize ...

Click here to download the September 17 Sunday School lesson.   Fall Quarter 2023: God’s Law Is Love  Unit 1: Love Completes; Law Falls Short    Sunday School Lesson for the week of September 17, 2023 By Craig Rikard   Background Scripture: John 7:14-24 Key Verse: John 7:18   Lesson Aims To understand the importance of context in fully understanding the message of the narrative. To relate to those connected in the narrative, and understand them as they relate to our life and times. To learn why...

Click here to download the September 10 Sunday School lesson.  Fall Quarter 2023: God’s Law Is Love  Unit 1: Love Completes; Law Falls Short    Sunday School Lesson for the week of September 10, 2023 By Craig Rikard   Devotional Reading: Hebrews 4:1-10 Background Scripture: Luke 14: 1-6   Lesson Aims  To recognize the role of the Retribution Principle in our perceptions of suffering and blessing. To recognize those moments when what seem to be righteous actions conflict with the higher law of ...

Click here to download the September 3 Sunday School lesson. Fall Quarter 2023: God’s Law Is Love  Unit 1: Love Completes; Law Falls Short  Lessons 1-4   Sunday School Lesson for the week of September 3, 2023 By Craig Rikard   Devotional Reading: 1 Samuel 15:19-23 Background Scripture: Luke 11:37-44   Lesson Aims  To recognize the role of the Retribution Principle in our perceptions of suffering and blessing. To recognize those moments when what seems to be a righteous actions conflicts with ...

Click here to download the August 27 Sunday School lesson. Summer Quarter 2023: The Righteous Reign of God Unit 3: God’s Eternal Reign   Sunday School Lesson for the week of August 27, 2023 By Jay Harris   Lesson Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:20-28   Key Verse:  When all things are subjected to him, then the Son himself will also be subjected to the one who put all things in subjection under him, so that God may be all in all. (1 Corinthians 15:28)   Lesson Aims To begin connecting today’s ...

Click here to download the August 20 Sunday School lesson Summer Quarter 2023: The Righteous Reign of God Unit 3: God’s Eternal Reign   Sunday School Lesson for the week of August 20, 2023 By Jay Harris   Lesson Scripture: 1 Corinthians 4:1-6, 17-21 Key Verse: “Therefore do not pronounce judgment before the time, before the Lord comes, who will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. Then each one will receive commendation from God.” (1 ...

Click here to download the August 13 Sunday School lesson.  Summer Quarter 2023: The Righteous Reign of God Unit 3: God’s Eternal Reign   Sunday School Lesson for the week of August 13, 2023 By Jay Harris   Lesson Scripture: Romans 14:10-23   Key Verse: Let us then pursue what makes for peace and for mutual upbuilding. (Romans 14:19)   Lesson Aims To set our scripture in the context of Paul’s emphasis on the confession “Jesus Christ is Lord” To take the controversy around eating meat ...

Click here to download the August 6 Sunday School lesson. Summer Quarter 2023: The Righteous Reign of God Unit 3: God’s Eternal Reign   Sunday School Lesson for the week of August 6, 2023 By Jay Harris   Lesson Scripture: Galatians 5:13-26   Key Verse:  For you were called to freedom, brothers and sisters, only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for self-indulgence, but through love become slaves to one another. (Galatians 5:13)   Lesson Aims To introduce Unit 3 in our summer series and...

Click here to download the July 30 Sunday School lesson.  Summer Quarter 2023: The Righteous Reign of God Unit 2: Jesus Envisions the Kingdom   Sunday School Lesson for the week of July 30, 2023 By Jay Harris   Lesson Scripture: Matthew 13:31-35, 44-52 (adding verses 31-35 to the lesson)   Key Verse:  “And he said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has become a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like the master of a household who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old.” ...

Click here to download the July 23 Sunday School lesson. Summer Quarter 2023: The Righteous Reign of God Unit 2: Jesus Envisions the Kingdom   Sunday School Lesson for the week of July 23, 2023 By Jay Harris   Lesson Scripture: Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43   Key Verse:  “Let both of them grow together until the harvest, and at harvest time I will tell the reapers, Collect the weeds first and bind them in bundles to be burned, but gather the wheat into my barn.” (Matthew 13:30)   Lesson Aims To be ...

Click here to download the July 16 Sunday school lesson.   Summer Quarter 2023: The Righteous Reign of God Unit 2: Jesus Envisions the Kingdom   Sunday School Lesson for the week of July 16, 2023 By Jay Harris   Lesson Scripture: Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23   Key Verse:  “But as for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and yields in one case a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty.” (Matthew 13:23)   Lesson Aims To ...

Click here to download the July 9 Sunday School lesson. Summer Quarter 2023: The Righteous Reign of God Unit 2: Jesus Envisions the Kingdom   Sunday School Lesson for the week of July 9, 2023 By Jay Harris   Lesson Scripture: Matthew 12:22-32   Key Verse: But if it is by the Spirit of God that I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come to you. (Matthew 12:28)   Lesson Aims   To introduce Unit 2 which focuses on the Reign of God through the words and actions of Jesus To relate the ...

Click here to download the July 2 Sunday school lesson.  Summer Quarter 2023: The Righteous Reign of God Unit 1: The Prophets Proclaim God’s Power   Sunday School Lesson for the week of July 2, 2023 By Jay Harris   Lesson Scripture: Zechariah 9:9-13, 16-17   Key Verse:  On that day the Lord their God will save them, for they are the flock of his people, for like the jewels of a crown they shall shine on his land. (Zechariah 9:16)   Lesson Aims To ponder the vision of the King entering the holy...

Click here to download the June 25 Sunday School lesson.  Summer Quarter 2023: The Righteous Reign of God Unit 1: The Prophets Proclaim God’s Power   Sunday School Lesson for the week of June 25, 2023 By Jay Harris   Lesson Scripture: Zephaniah 3:14-20   Key Verse:  The Lord, your God, is in your midst, a warrior who gives victory; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will renew you in his love; he will exult over you with loud singing. (Zephaniah 3:17)   Lesson Aims   To introduce the ...

Click here to download the June 18 Sunday School lesson.  Summer Quarter 2023: The Righteous Reign of God Unit 1: The Prophets Proclaim God’s Power   Sunday School Lesson for the week of June 18, 2023 By Jay Harris   Lesson Scripture: Ezekiel 37:21-28   Key Verse: My dwelling place shall be over them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. (Ezekiel 37:27)   Lesson Aims To learn about the illustration of the two sticks and the historical background of the message To explore the ...

Click here to download the June 11 Sunday school lesson.  Summer Quarter 2023: The Righteous Reign of God Unit 1: The Prophets Proclaim God’s Power   Sunday School Lesson for the week of June 11, 2023 By Jay Harris   Lesson Scripture: Isaiah 65:17-25   Key Verse:  The wolf and the lamb shall feed together; the lion shall eat straw like the ox, but the serpent—its food shall be dust! They shall not hurt or destroy on all my holy mountain, says the Lord. (Isaiah 65:25)   Lesson Aims To introduce...

Click here to download the June 4 Sunday School lesson. Summer Quarter 2023: The Righteous Reign of God Unit 1: The Prophets Proclaim God’s Power   Sunday School Lesson for the week of June 4, 2023 By Jay Harris   Lesson Scripture: Isaiah 52:7-12   Key Verse:  How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of the messenger who announces peace, who brings good news, who announces salvation, who says to Zion, “Your God reigns.” (Isaiah 52:7)   Lesson Aims To introduce “The Righteous Reign of God”...

Click here to download the May 21 Sunday school lesson. Spring Quarter: Jesus Calls Us Unit 3: The Birth of the Church Lesson 12:  Week of May 21, 2023 Dr. Hal Brady Lesson Scriptures: Acts 8:29-39, 40 Key Verse: Acts 8:38   Lesson Aims Recite from memory the passage from Isaiah studied by Philip and the Ethiopian. Analyze the importance of biblical knowledge for recognizing Christ as the Messiah. List one or more hindrances to recognizing the Spirit’s leading in cross-cultural evangelism ...

Click here to download the May 28 Sunday school lesson. Spring Quarter: Jesus Calls Us Unit 3: The Birth of the Church Lesson 13:  Week of May 28, 2023 Dr. Hal Brady   Lesson Scriptures: Acts 9:9-17 Key Verse: Acts 9:17   Lesson Aims Summarize Ananias’s objection and the Lord’s response. Explain the significance of blindness as a possible spiritual metaphor. Cultivate an attitude that seeks clearer spiritual sight. John Newton was an eighteenth-century Englishman who served as captain for ...

Click here to download the May 14 Sunday school lesson.    Spring Quarter: Jesus Calls Us Unit 3: The Birth of the Church Lesson 11:  Week of May 14, 2023 Dr. Hal Brady   Lesson Scriptures: Acts 3:1-11   Key Verse: Acts 3:8   Lesson Aims Describe the life of the man who was lame. Compare and contrast the people’s reactions to the healing with reactions in Acts 4:1-22 and 14:8-13. Write a prayer for discernment to recognize when to offer Jesus before offering material help. The Lesson Context ...

Click here to download the May 7 Sunday school lesson.  Spring Quarter: Jesus Calls Us Unit 3: The Birth of the Church Lesson 10: Week of May 7, 2023 By Dr. Hal Brady   Lesson Scriptures: Acts 2:1-8, 14-24, 37-40   Key Verse: Acts 2:39   Lesson Aims List the ways the Holy Spirit was active on Pentecost. Explain why the Day of Pentecost was ideal for the birth of the church. Write a prayer for empowerment by the Holy Spirit to follow Jesus more boldly. A taxi driver in New York City said to ...

Click here to download the April 23 Sunday school lesson.   Spring Quarter: Jesus Calls Us Unit 2: Experiencing the Resurrection Lesson 8:  Week of April 23, 2023 By Dr. Hal Brady   Lesson Scriptures: John 21:15-19 Key Verse: John 21:15   Lesson Aims Summarize the conversation between the risen Jesus and Peter and the reason(s) for it. Explain the relationship between loving Jesus and caring for his flock. Describe the way he or she will act on that relationship in the coming week. A ...

Click here to download the April 30 Sunday school lesson.    Spring Quarter: Jesus Calls Us Unit 3: The Birth of the Church Lesson 9: Week of April 30, 2023 By Dr. Hal Brady   Lesson Scripture: Acts 1:1-11   Key Verse: Acts 1:8a   Lesson Aims State the initial sequence of the geographical progression of the gospel message. Analyze what the disciples meant when they asked Jesus about the restoration of Israel. Recommit to the work Jesus has given him or her in accomplishing the gospel mandate. ...

Click here to download the April 16 Sunday school lesson. Spring Quarter: Jesus Calls Us Unit 2: Experiencing the Resurrection Lesson 7:  Week of April 16, 2023 By Dr. Hal Brady   Lesson Scriptures: John 21:1-14 Key Verse: John 21:12   Lesson Aims List key points of the disciples’ third encounter with the resurrected Christ. Provide reasons as to why the disciples did or did not recognize Jesus. Write a prayer asking for eyes that recognize Jesus at work or play this week. Some scholars ...

Click here to download the April 9 Sunday School lesson.    Spring Quarter: Jesus Calls Us Unit 2: Experiencing the Resurrection Lesson 6:  Week of April 9, 2023 By Dr. Hal Brady   Lesson Scriptures: Luke 24:13-27, 30-31 Key Verse: Luke 24:31   Lesson Aims Summarize the conversation that took place on the road to Emmaus. Compare and contrast the disciples’ experiences of Jesus when they did not and then did recognize him. Write a prayer for his or her eyes to be opened to Jesus’ presence ...

Download the April 2 Sunday school lesson.  Spring Quarter: Jesus Calls Us Unit 2: Experiencing the Resurrection   Lesson 5:  Week of April 2, 2023 By Dr. Hal Brady   Lesson Scriptures: Luke 24:1-12 Key Verse: Luke 24:5b-6a   Lesson Aims List important facts surrounding the discovery of the empty tomb. Compare and contrast the women’s expectation of the tomb versus its reality. Identify his or her personal expectations that Jesus might upend. If you ever go into an old cemetery and spend ...

Download the March 26 Sunday school lesson.  March 26 Lesson: Jesus Overpowers Legion Spring Quarter 2023: Jesus Calls Us Unit 1: Called from the Margins of Society   Lesson 4: Week of March 26, 2023 By Hal Brady   Lesson Scriptures: Mark 5:1-13, 18-20   Key Verse: Mark 5:20   Lesson Aims List some key elements in Jesus’ encounter with the demoniac. Explain the messianic secret and how this story breaks with this theme in Mark’s Gospel. Share testimony about Jesus’ intervention in his or her ...

Download the March 19 Sunday school lesson   Spring Quarter 2023: Jesus Calls Us Unit 1: Called from the Margins of Society   Sunday School Lesson for the week of March 19, 2023 By Hal Brady   Lesson Scriptures: John 4:7-15, 28-30, 39-41 Key Verse: John 4:39   Lesson Aims Identify the barriers that Jesus ignored when talking with the Samaritan woman. Explain the significance of Jesus’ discussion with the woman in light of the prevailing cultural, political, and religious taboos he ignored. ...

Download the March 12 Sunday school lesson   Spring Quarter 2023: Jesus Calls Us Unit 1: Called from the Margins of Society   Sunday School Lesson for the week of March 12, 2023 By Hal Brady   Lesson Scriptures: Matthew 18:1-9 Key Verse: Matthew 18:4   Lesson Aims Summarize Jesus’ view of greatness. Compare and contrast Jesus’ view of greatness with that of the disciples. State one way that he or she will practice childlike humility in the coming week. As Jesus prepared to journey to ...

Download the March 5 Sunday school lesson   Spring Quarter 2023: Jesus Calls Us Unit 1: Called from the Margins of Society   Sunday School Lesson for the week of March 5, 2023 By Hal Brady   Lesson Scripture: Luke 15:11-24 Key Verse: Luke 15:21   Lesson Aims Identify the younger son’s choices and the outcome of each choice. Identify who each figure in the parable represents in real life. Today’s lesson begins a new quarter of studies on the exciting theme of “Jesus Calls Us.” According to the...

Download a printable version of the Feb. 26 Sunday school lesson Winter Quarter 2022-2023: From Darkness to Light Unit 3: God’s Call   Sunday School Lesson for the week of February 26, 2023 By Jay Harris   Lesson Scripture: 1 Peter 2:1-10   Key Verse But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people, in order that you may proclaim the mighty acts of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. (1 Peter 2:9)   Lesson Aims   To retrace the journey ...

Download a printable version of the Feb. 19 Sunday school lesson.  Winter Quarter 2022-2023: From Darkness to Light Unit 3: God’s Call   Sunday School Lesson for the week of February 19, 2023 By Jay Harris   Lesson Scripture: James 2:1-12   Key Verse Listen, my beloved brothers and sisters. Has not God chosen the poor in the world to be rich in faith and to be heirs of the kingdom that he has promised to those who love him? (James 2:5)   Lesson Aims ·      To emphasize the vital connection ...

Click here to download a printable version of the February 12 Sunday school lesson.   Winter Quarter 2022-2023: From Darkness to Light Unit 3: God’s Call   Sunday School Lesson for the week of February 12, 2023 By Jay Harris   Lesson Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:3-14   Key Verse Hold to the standard of sound teaching that you have heard from me, in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. (2 Timothy 1:13)   Lesson Aim To introduce the idea of reminders and confirmations of the call of God to be a...

Click here for a downloadable version of the Feb. 5 Sunday school lesson. Winter Quarter 2022-2023: From Darkness to Light Unit 3: God’s Call   Sunday School Lesson for the week of February 5, 2023 By Jay Harris   Lesson Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:18-31   Key Verse God chose what is low and despised in the world, things that are not, to reduce to nothing things that are, so that no one might boast in the presence of God. (1 Corinthians 1:28-29)   Lesson Aims   To prepare for this unit’s focus ...

Click here for a downloadable version of the January 29 lesson.  Winter Quarter 2022-2023: From Darkness to Light Unit 2: God’s Promises   Sunday School Lesson for the week of January 29, 2023 By Jay Harris   Lesson Scripture: Joel 2:21-27   Key Verse You shall know that I am in the midst of Israel and that I, the Lord, am your God and there is no other. And my people shall never again be put to shame. (Joel 2:27)   Lesson Aims To focus on how we experience God’s presence in our lives To ...

Click here for a downloadable version of the January 22 Sunday school lesson.    Winter Quarter 2022-2023: From Darkness to Light Unit 2: God’s Promises   Sunday School Lesson for the week of January 22, 2023 By Jay Harris   Lesson Scripture: Isaiah 58:6-10   Key Verse If you offer your food to the hungry and satisfy the needs of the afflicted, then your light shall rise in the darkness and your gloom be like the noonday. (Isaiah 58:10)   Lesson Aims To learn how Isaiah 58 provides a unique ...

Click here to download the January 15 lesson. Winter Quarter 2022-2023: From Darkness to Light Unit 2: God’s Promises   Sunday School Lesson for the week of January 15, 2023 By Jay Harris   Lesson Scripture: Isaiah 48:3-8a, 17   Key Verse Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: I am the Lord your God, who teaches you how to succeed,who leads you in the way you should go. (Isaiah 48:17)   Lesson Aims   To examine the reliable map God had given his people through the law and ...

Click here to download the January 8 Sunday school lesson. Winter Quarter 2022-2023: From Darkness to Light Unit 2: God’s Promises   Sunday School Lesson for the week of January 8, 2023 By Jay Harris   Lesson Scripture: Isaiah 43:1-4, 10-12   Key Verse But now thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are mine. (Isaiah 43:1)   Lesson Aims To marvel at the way God redeemed and restored his ...

Click here to download the January 1 Sunday school lesson.   Winter Quarter 2022-2023: From Darkness to Light Unit 2: God’s Promises   Sunday School Lesson for the week of January 1, 2023 By Jay Harris   Lesson Scripture: 2 Chronicles 7:12-22   Key Verse: “If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, pray, seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.” (2 Chronicles 7:14)   Lesson Aims To set the lesson ...

Click here for a downloadable version of the December 25 lesson. Winter Quarter 2022-2023: From Darkness to Light Unit 1: God’s Preparation   Sunday School Lesson for the week of December 25, 2022 By Jay Harris   Lesson Scripture: Luke 1:46-55 Key Verse: And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior. (Luke 1:46-47) Lessons Aims To set Mary’s words in the context of her visit with her cousin Elizabeth To examine the literary form of Mary’s words and ...

Click here for a printable version of the December 11 Sunday school lesson. Winter Quarter 2022-2023: From Darkness to Light Unit 1: God’s Preparation   Sunday School Lesson for the week of December 11, 2022 By Jay Harris   Lesson Scripture: Luke 1:57-66, 76-79   Key Verse: “And you, my child, will be called the prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways.”   Lesson Aims To reflect on the “great mercy” shown by the Lord to Elizabeth and the joy it created To ...

Click here to download a printable version of the December 18 lesson.  Winter Quarter 2022-2023: From Darkness to Light Unit 1: God’s Preparation   Sunday School Lesson for the week of December 18, 2022 By Jay Harris   Lesson Scripture: Luke 3:2b-6, 15-18   Key Verse: “He went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.”      Lesson Aims To explore the reasons the word of God came to John in the wilderness of all places To ponder the ...

Click here do download the November 27 Sunday School lesson.  Fall Quarter: God’s Exceptional Choice Unit 3: We are God’s Artwork Lesson 13   Sunday School Lesson for the week of November 27, 2022 By Craig Rikard   Lesson Scripture: Acts 19; Ephesians 6:10-24; Revelation 2:1-7   Key Text: Put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes you may be able to      stand your ground, and after you’ve done everything, to stand.  Ephesians 6:13   Lesson Aims To understand the ...

Click here do download the November 20 Sunday School lesson.  Fall Quarter: God’s Exceptional Choice Unit 3: We are God’s Artwork Lesson 12   Sunday School Lesson for the week of November 20, 2022 By Craig Rikard   Lesson Scripture: Acts 19; Ephesians 2; Revelation 2:1-7   Key Text: We are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. Ephesians 2:10   Lesson Aims To understand what Paul means when he states we were “spiritually dead.” To...

Click here for a downloadable version of this lesson. Christ is Wisdom   Fall Quarter: God’s Exceptional Choice Unit 3: We are God’s Artwork Lesson 11   Sunday School Lesson for the week of November 13, 2022 By Craig Rikard   Lesson Scripture: Acts 19; Ephesians 1-15-23; Revelation 2:1-7   Key Text: I pray that the eyes of your hearts may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people.  Ephesians 1:18   ...

Click here for a downloadable version of this lesson. Fall Quarter: God’s Exceptional Choice Unit 3: We are God’s Artwork Lesson 10   Sunday School Lesson for the week of November 6, 2022 By Craig Rikard   Lesson Scripture: Acts 19; Ephesians 1:1-14, Revelation 2:1-7   Key Text: Praise be to God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. Eph. 1:3   Authors note:  All lesson intended to serve as a supplement to the ...

Click here for a downloadable version. David Anointed as King   Fall Quarter: God’s Exceptional Choice Unit 2: Out of slavery to nationhood Lesson 9   Sunday School Lesson for the week of October 30, 2022 By Craig Rikard   Lesson Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:1-13   Key Text: The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart. 1 Sam. 16:7b   Lesson Aims To understand the consequences of rash, impulsive judgements and decisions. ...

Click here for a downloadable version. Who is King?   Fall Quarter: God’s Exceptional Choice Unit 2: Out of slavery to nationhood Lesson 8   Sunday School Lesson for the week of October 23, 2022 By Craig Rikard   Lesson Scripture: 1 Samuel 8:1-9; 10: 17-26   Key Text: You have now rejected your God, who saves you from all disasters and calamities.  And you have said, “No, appoint a king over us.” 1 Samuel 10:19a   Lesson Aims: To learn the importance of praying before making decisions. To ...

Click here for a downloadable version.  The Call of Gideon   Fall Quarter: God’s Exceptional Choice Unit 2: Out of slavery to nationhood Lesson 7   Sunday School Lesson for the week of October 16, 2022 By Craig Rikard   Lesson Scripture: Judges 6:1-27   Key Text: “Do not be afraid! You are not going to die!” Judges 6:23   Author’s Note: This lesson is intended to supplement the lessons in the Teacher’s Book. It is written to add other perspectives that might help bring depth, width, and height ...

Click here to download a printable version. The Song of Moses   Fall Quarter: God’s Exceptional Choice Unit 2: Out of slavery to nationhood Lesson 6   Sunday School Lesson for the week of October 9, 2022 By Craig Rikard   Lesson Scripture: Deuteronomy 31:30-32:47   Key Text: Take to heart all the words I have solemnly declared to you this day, so that you may command your children to obey carefully all the words of the Law. Deuteronomy 32:46   Lesson Aims: Music: the eternal gift. Music and ...

Click here for a downloadable version The Birth of Moses   Fall Quarter: God’s Exceptional Choice Unit 2: Out of slavery to nationhood  Lesson 5   Sunday School Lesson for the week of October 2, 2022 By Craig Rikard   Lesson Scripture: Exodus 1: 15 – 2:10   Key Text: She became pregnant and gave birth to a son, when she saw that he was a fine child she hid him in the brushes for 3 months. Exodus 2:2   Lesson Aims: The meaning of prevenient grace as it applies to Moses’s life. Recognizing ...

Click here for a downloadable version {Please note this Sunday school lesson was updated 9/22) The Scepter Given to Judah   Fall Quarter: God’s Exceptional Choice Unit 1: God Calls Abraham’s Family Lesson 4   Sunday School Lesson for the week of September 25, 2022 By Craig Rikard   Lesson Scripture: Genesis 35:22b-26; 38:12-19, 24-26, 49:8-12   Key Text: The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until he to whom it belongs shall come and the obedience...

Click here for a downloadable version.  Fall Quarter: God’s Exceptional Choice Unit 1: God Calls Abraham’s Family   Sunday School Lesson for the week of September 11, 2022 By Craig Rikard   Lesson Scripture: Genesis 25:19-34   Key Text The Lord said to her, “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.”  Gen. 25:23   Lesson Aims To recognize the importance of context when ...

Click here for a downloadable version.  Fall Quarter: God’s Exceptional Choice Unit 1: God Calls Abraham’s Family Lesson 3   Sunday School Lesson for the week of September 18, 2022 By Craig Rikard   Lesson Scripture: Genesis 32:22-32   Key Text: The man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you struggled with God and humans and have overcome.”   Lesson Aims To recognize our experiences of “wrestling” with others and God in our modern experiences. To understand the ...

Click here for a print-friendly version Fall Quarter: God’s Exceptional Choice Unit 1: God Calls Abraham’s Family   Sunday School Lesson for the week of September 4, 2022 By Craig Rikard   Lesson Scripture: Genesis 12:1-7; 15:1-7   Lesson Aims To become acquainted with the biblical story of redemption expressed in God’s gift of covenant. To understand the need to recognize human sin, failure and mistake in order to more fully grasp God’s offer of relationship through the covenant with Abram, ...

Click here for a print-friendly version A Welcoming Invitation   Summer Quarter: Partners in a New Creation Unit 3: The Great Hope of the Saints   Sunday School Lesson for the week of August 28, 2022 By Jay Harris   Lesson Scripture: Revelation 22:10-21 Leaning In to the Invitation   For this third and last unit of the Summer Quarter, we have been working through the last two chapters of the Book of Revelation. Now, we are in the last lesson of the quarter. Additionally, because Revelation is ...

Click here for a print-friendly version The River of Life   Summer Quarter: Partners in a New Creation Unit 3: The Great Hope of the Saints   Sunday School Lesson for the week of August 21, 2022 By Jay Harris   Lesson Scripture: Revelation 22:1-7 The End of the Story Takes Us Back to the Beginning   In today’s lesson we come not just to the last chapter of the Book of Revelation but to the last chapter of the Bible. Think about that. This is where the story of our faith culminates in the ...

Click here for a print-friendly version A New City Summer Quarter: Partners in a New Creation Unit 3: The Great Hope of the Saints Sunday school lesson for the week of August 14, 2022 By Dr. Jay Harris Lesson Scripture: Revelation 21:10-21 Partners in a New Commonwealth   The title of this lesson is “A New City.” When we think of cities, we often think of skylines, cityscapes, and SIZE! Perhaps a better word to use then is commonwealth – a new commonwealth. A commonwealth makes you think ...

Click here for a print-friendly version  A New Home Summer Quarter: Partners in a New Creation Unit 3: The Great Hope of the Saints Sunday school lesson for the week of August 7, 2022 By Dr. Jay Harris Lesson Scripture: Revelation 21:1-9 The Great Hope of the Saints We are beginning the third and last unit in our Summer Quarter series entitled “Partners in a New Creation.” The New Creation takes center stage in this unit. The title of this unit is “The Great Hope of the Saints.” You could ...

Click here for a print-friendly version  The Word Resurrects Summer Quarter: Partners in a New Creation Unit 2: The Word: The Agent of Creation Sunday school lesson for the week of July 24, 2022 By Dr. Jay Harris Lesson Scripture: John 11:17-27, 38-44 Jesus Prepares for His Seventh and Final Sign In this unit we have been seeking a deeper understanding of the Word as “the agent of creation.” Each lesson has been uncovering another layer of who the Word is and what the Word does. Today’s ...

Click here for a print-friendly version The Word Gives Peace Summer Quarter: Partners in a New Creation Unit 2: The Word: The Agent of Creation Sunday school lesson for the week of July 31, 2022 By Dr. Jay Harris Lesson Scripture: John 14:15-29 Jesus Prepares the Disciples for His Departure   As we have said before, John’s gospel is unique. One interesting feature in John’s gospel is how Jesus often explained the meaning of an event before it happened. When the event happens, we remember ...

Click here for a print-friendly version  The Word Heals Summer Quarter: Partners in a New Creation Unit 2: The Word: The Agent of Creation Sunday school lesson for the week of July 10, 2022 By Dr. Jay Harris Lesson Scripture: John 4:46-54 The Signs that Call Us to Believe There are two emphases in this unit: 1) the Word as the agent of creation, and 2) the power of believing the Word. We learned last week that all who receive the Word and believe in his name, he gives “power to become ...

Click here for a print-friendly version The Word Saves Summer Quarter: Partners in a New Creation Unit 2: The Word: The Agent of Creation Sunday school lesson for the week of July 17, 2022 By Dr. Jay Harris Lesson Scripture: John 12:44-50 Understanding the Mission of Jesus   Once Jesus began his public ministry, we see a person who was guided intensely by his mission. His mission gave his life focus. We see this focus in all four gospels. In the synoptic gospels (Matthew, Mark, and Luke), ...

Click here for a print-friendly version The Word Becomes Flesh Summer Quarter: Partners in a New Creation Unit 2: The Word: The Agent of Creation Sunday school lesson for the week of July 3, 2022 By Dr. Jay Harris Lesson Scripture: John 1:1-14 The Word: The Agent of Creation The theme for the Summer Quarter is “Partners in a New Creation.” We are exploring our partnership with God in all that God is creating anew in, through, and around us. We began our exploration in the Book of Isaiah ...

Click here for a print-friendly version  God’s People Shall Prosper Summer Quarter: Partners in a New Creation Unit 1: God Delivers and Restores Sunday school lesson for the week of June 19, 2022 By Dr. Jay Harris Lesson Scripture: Isaiah 49:18-23 Look at All the People Being Gathered 18Lift up your eyes all around and see;   they all gather, they come to you. As I live, says the Lord,   you shall put all of them on like an ornament,   and like a bride you shall bind them on. You might ...

Click here for a print-friendly version God Offers Deliverance Summer Quarter: Partners in a New Creation Unit 1: God Delivers and Restores Sunday school lesson for the week of June 26, 2022 By Dr. Jay Harris Lesson Scripture: Isaiah 51:1-8 Strength to Pursue Righteousness 51 Listen to me, you that pursue righteousness,  you that seek the Lord. Look to the rock from which you were hewn,  and to the quarry from which you were dug. 2 Look to Abraham your father  and to Sarah who bore you; ...

Click here for a print-friendly version  God Foretells Redemption Summer Quarter: Partners in a New Creation Unit 1: God Delivers and Restores Sunday school lesson for the week of June 12, 2022 By Dr. Jay Harris Lesson Scripture: Isaiah 49:1-13 When God Has Bigger Plans It is important to remember the larger context of our lesson scripture, which starts with the section of Isaiah beginning with Chapter 40. The words and images in this part of Isaiah are so powerful because they are giving ...

Click here for a print-friendly version  God Foretells Destruction Summer Quarter: Partners in a New Creation Unit 1: God Delivers and Restores Sunday school lesson for the week of June 5, 2022 By Dr. Jay Harris Lesson scripture: Isaiah 47:10-15 The summer’s theme: Partners in a New Creation In this season we will be exploring the partnership between God and us in a new creation. We will learn more about who God is and who we are in relation to God. We will learn about the new creation God...

Click here for a print-friendly version Freedom, Love, and Faith Spring Quarter: God Frees and God Redeems Unit 3: Liberating Letters Sunday school lesson for the week of May 22, 2022 By Dr. Hal Brady Lesson Scripture: Galatians 5:1-15 Key Verse: Galatians 5:14 Lesson Aims Identify the key traits of a life free in Christ. Explain the connection between the law, faith and love. Plan one way to serve his or her neighbors as a practice of living a life of freedom in Christ. Christian ...