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Summer 2025

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 […]

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Spring 2025

Costly Sacrifices The themes of worship, sacrifices, and offerings run through the Scriptures. Grasping the sacrifices and offerings of the old covenant is essential to our understanding of the New Testament’s presentation of Christ’s sacrifice. This quarter will explore sacrifice and worship in the Old Testament and what the New Testament has to say about sacrifice and worship under the new covenant. Tabernacle, Sacrifices, and Atonement The first unit of lessons covers parts of Exodus and Leviticus that describe the system of sacrifices and offerings that created a holy people and a place for the presence of the Lord. On Mount Sinai, the Lord decreed to Moses that the Old Testament covenant people are “a kingdom of priests and a holy nation (Exodus 19:6; see lesson 1). The Lord gave the people specific instructions for constructing a sanctuary known as the tabernacle, which contained “the Holy Place [and] the Most […]

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Winter 2024

A King Forever and Ever This quarter explores the broad sweep of Scripture’s teaching regarding God’s reign—teaching that culminates in the proclamation of Jesus as the earthly exhibition of that kingdom. Beginning with key moments in the history of Jesus’ ancestors, this quarter highlights Jesus’ birth as the Son of David. The quarter then moves to a four-week study of psalms that extol the reign of God. The conclusion of the quarter provides a look at Jesus’ teachings on life in God’s kingdom. Jesus, the Heir of David The first unit of lessons prepares us for the Christmas season by introducing us to members of Jesus’ lineage. Each individual in that lineage is a testament to God’s faithfulness and his glorious plan for his kingdom. This royal lineage would culminate with the rule and reign of Jesus Christ. The example of Ruth demonstrates the ways that God’s plan for his […]

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Fall 2024

Worship in the Covenant Community “So you will be my people, and I will be your God” (Jeremiah 30:22). God’s covenant—his enduring promise of relationship and presence—is central to the worship of his people. Worship is the act of ascribing worth to and celebrating the glory of something or someone. The truth is, all people worship. For the people of God, the question is, who will receive our worship? Is the triune God—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—the only one we will choose to direct our worship toward? Scripture reveals a pattern to the worship of God’s people: God reveals himself, and his people respond through their worship. In the stories of Scripture, we read how they responded: they sang songs, raised their hands, played instruments, danced to music, and did good works of service. The lessons of this quarter examine the worship that God’s people have offered. Although the ways […]

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