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Serving with Joy, Lesson 6: Naaman’s Servant Girl

The text for this lesson is 2 Kings 5:1–14. Key Point Just as the Lord used an ordinary servant girl and ordinary water to heal Naaman, He cares for us through the ordinary people and ordinary means He chooses. Law: We too often want or even expect God to work in dramatic and exciting ways, … Continue Reading

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Serving with Joy, Lesson 7: Joash Repairs the Temple

The text for this lesson is 2 Kings 12:1–16. Key Point Because the temple was the place of God’s faithful dealings with His people, Joash, his workers, and their donors dealt faithfully in repairing it. Law: Too often we fail to bring God the first and best of our treasure—sometimes because we disagree with how … Continue Reading

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Serving with Joy, Lesson 8: Joseph, the Father

The text for this lesson is Matthew 2:13–15, 19–23; Luke 11:11–12; Ephesians 6:1–4; 1 Thessalonians 2:11–12. Key Point The heavenly Father used dutiful Joseph to deliver His Son from death at the hands of Herod to preserve Him for death in due time on the cross. Law: Raising a family demands sacrifices of money, time, … Continue Reading

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Serving with Joy, Lesson 9: The Parable of the Good Samaritan

The text for this lesson is Luke 10:25–37 Key Point Jesus calls us to show mercy to everyone in need because He Himself is the Good Samaritan to us. Law: We are in desperate need of forgiveness because we have often passed by on the other side when we have seen our neighbor in need. … Continue Reading

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Serving with Joy, Lesson 10: Dorcas, the Mercy Worker

The text for this lesson is Acts 9:36–42 Key Point The Lord continued His acts of charity and power through Dorcas and Peter. Law: We are often so busy with our own agendas that we give little time or thought to the needs of others, even those in our own congregations. The entire Church suffers … Continue Reading

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Serving with Joy, Lesson 11: Soldiers Protect Paul

The text for this lesson is Acts 21:26–36 Key Point God preserved Paul’s life from a mob through the intervention of His appointed servants, the Roman soldiers. Law: In our fallen world, crime and violence will always be a tragic reality. Gospel: Because we have been reconciled to God by Jesus’ cross, God does not … Continue Reading

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Serving with Joy, Lesson 12: Timothy is Taught

The text for this lesson is 2 Timothy 1:1–7. Key Point Though Paul could speak of himself as Timothy’s spiritual father, God had actually raised Timothy in faith through instruction in the sacred Scriptures by his grandmother Lois and his mother, Eunice. Law: When children disobey or disrespect their parents, they are not only sinning … Continue Reading

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Serving with Joy, Lesson 13: Titus, the Pastor

The text for this lesson is Titus 1:1–2:1; 1 Timothy 1:3–7; 3:1–7; 4:11–16. Key Point As God called Paul to the preaching office for the sake of His elect and their eternal life, so He also called Titus and the pastors Titus appointed in Crete as gifts to His Church. Law: Congregations sometimes fail to … Continue Reading

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I Spy Salvation’s Story, Lesson 1: Tower of Babel

The text for this lesson is Genesis 9:18–19; 11:1–9. Key Point God sends temporary disruptions into our lives to call us to repent of the sinful desire to attain glory for ourselves apart from God. God will make a name for us and bless us through His Spirit. Law: Our resistance or failure to listen … Continue Reading

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I Spy Salvation’s Story, Lesson 2: Birth of Moses

The text for this lesson is Exodus 1:8–2:10. Key Point God sent Moses and then protected him so that he could deliver the Israelites from slavery; in the same way, God sent His greater Son, Jesus, to deliver us from the slavery of sin. Law: Sin, death, and the devil try to tempt, oppress, discourage, … Continue Reading

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