Sacred Altars and Holy Offerings

Unit 1: The Genesis of Altars and Sacrifices

Date	Title	Bible Text
June 1	The Offerings of Cain and Abel	Genesis 4:1–16
June 8	Noah Builds an Altar	Genesis 8:13–22; 9:11–13
June 15	Abraham Makes an Offering	Genesis 22:1–14
June 22	Name of the Lord	Genesis 26:24–33
June 29	Jacob Sets Up a Sacred Pillar	Genesis 28:10–22

Unit 3: Christians and Sacrifice

Date	Title	Bible Text
July 6	The Boy Jesus in the Temple	Luke 2:41–52
July 13	Lord of the Sabbath	Matthew 12:1–8
July 20	Cleansing the Temple	John 2:13–25
July 27	Jesus Predicts the Temple’s Destruction	Matthew 24:1–14

Unit 3: Eternal Hope

Date	Title	Bible Text
August 3	Christians as God’s Temple	1 Corinthians 3:10–23
August 10	Our Bodies Belong to God	1 Corinthians 6:12–20
August 17	The Two Made One	Ephesians 2:11–22
August 24	Sacrifices of Praise	Hebrews 13:9–21
August 31	Livings Stones in a Spiritual Temple	1 Peter 2:1–12