Tuesday’s Lesson – Parent Child Relationship Read 1 Samuel 19:1–7. How would you describe the relationship between Jonathan and Saul? What kind of conflict does Jonathan face between loyalty to his own father and loyalty to a friend? When we read this passage we can see that Saul and Jonathan had a very good relationship. [...]

Monday’s Lesson – A great Victory Think about the true balance of power in our battles if we are surrendered to the Lord. See 2 Kings 6:8–17. What hope can we take from that account for ourselves? When we look at this story from human eyes it looks like the odds are stacked against Gods [...]

Sunday’s Lesson – The High Office of Friendship 1 Samuel 18:1describes the friendship between Jonathan and David. It says that "the soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as himself" (NASB). What characteristics of friendship are highlighted in Exodus 33:11; Job 16:20, 21; Proverbs 17:17; 27:9; Ecclesiastes 4:10; [...]

Monday”s Lesson – Standing Tall When It Counts Focus on Numbers 13:30. What can we learn about Caleb and about trusting in God's promises from what he said? In the scene all the children of Israel are crying because they feel that the challenge before them is too difficult. The children of Israel feel that [...]

Sunday’s Lesson – People and Plots Identify the two plots in the story of Job. See Job 1:1–12 When we look at the book of Job the first plot is the heavenly plot depicted in the interaction between God and Satan. When we look at the interaction between God and Satan we see the underlining [...]

Wednesday’s Lesson – Observance of Days Read Romans 14:4–10. How are we to understand what Paul is saying here? Does this say anything about the fourth commandment? If not, why not? When we read this passage on the surface is appears that it is talking about the fourth commandment. If it is talking about the [...]

Monday’s Lesson – With What Measure You Mete Read Romans 14:10. What reason does Paul give here for us to be careful about how we judge others? The thing that Paul want’s us to realize is that we have no reason to judge another individual because we will all be judged by God. We can [...]