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SUMMER QUARTER
JUNE JULY AUGUST 2000
UNIT I:
     
June First Week The Quality of Life and  Fellowship in the Church
June Second Week Sinners Anonymous
June Third Week The Integrity of the Church
June Fourth Week Jesus' Ministry
 
UNIT II:
 
July First Week The Beatitudes
July Second Week Be Wise, Not Foolish
July Third Week The Call of the Kingdom
July Fourth Week He Is Our Example
 
UNIT III:
 
August First Week Jesus and His Parables
August Second Week Companionship, Communication, and Compassion
August Third Week Losing and Finding Life
August Fourth Week Render to God His Dues
August- Fifth Week Jesus and the Law
 

Editor:  Mrs. Francis S. Curtis
Bishop C. D. Owens, Presiding Bishop

 

June First Week
2000

THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND FELLOWSHIP IN THE CHURCH
I Corinthians 12:4-11 

DEVOTIONAL READING:  I Corinthians 12:12-14 

CENTRAL VERSE:  "Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular." 

(I Corinthians 12-27)

 

June Second Week
2000

SINNERS ANONYMOUS
Romans 6:15-22 

DEVOTIONAL READING:  Romans 6:15-22

CENTRAL VERSE:  "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." 

(Romans 6:23)

 

June Third Week
2000

THE INTEGRITY OF THE CHURCH
I Peter 2:1-5 

DEVOTIONAL READING:  I Peter 2:9-10 

CENTRAL VERSE:  "But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light:". 

(I Peter 2:9)

 

June Fourth Week
2000

JESUS' MINISTRY
Matthew 3:13-17; 4:17-25

DEVOTIONAL READING:  Ephesians 1:3-14 

CENTRAL VERSE:  "From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent:  for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." 

(Matthew 4:17)

 

July First Week
2000

THE BEATITUDES
Matthew 5:1-16

DEVOTIONAL READING:  Colossians 3:5-17 

CENTRAL VERSE:  "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven." 

(Matthew 5:16)

 

July Second Week
2000

BE WISE, NOT FOOLISH
Matthew 7:24-29

DEVOTIONAL READING:  Ephesians 3:1-12

CENTRAL VERSE:  "Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man...." 

(Matthew 7:24)

 

July Third Week
2000

THE CALL OF THE KINGDOM
Matthew 10:1-15 

DEVOTIONAL READING:  Acts 10:34-43

CENTRAL VERSE:  "Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous but the labourers are few; Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest." 

(Matthew 9:37, 38)

 

July Fourth Week
2000

HE IS OUR EXAMPLE
Matthew 11:2-6, 25-30 

DEVOTIONAL READING:  I samuel 3:10-21

CENTRAL VERSE:  "Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls." 

(Matthew 11:29)

 

August First Week
2000

JESUS AND HIS PARABLES
Matthew 13:24-35

DEVOTIONAL READING:  Zephaniah 3:11-13 

CENTRAL VERSE:  "All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world." 

(Matthew 13:31-35)

 

August Second Week
2000

COMPANIONSHIP, COMMUNICATION, AND COMPASSION
Matthew 15:29-39 

DEVOTIONAL READING:  Jonah 3:1-10

CENTRAL VERSE:  "Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick."

(Matthew 14:14)
 

 

August Third Week
2000

LOSING AND FINDING LIFE
Matthew 16:21-26 

DEVOTIONAL READING:  Matthew 16:1-20 

CENTRAL VERSE:  "If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross and follow me.." 

(Matthew 16:24)

 

August Fourth Week
2000

RENDER TO GOD HIS DUES
Matthew 22:15-22

DEVOTIONAL READING:  Psalm 119:169-176 

CENTRAL VERSE:  "And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and super-scription?  They say unto him, Caesar's.  Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's." 

(Matthew 22:20, 21)

 

August Fifth Week
2000

JESUS AND THE LAW
Matthew 5:17-20

DEVOTIONAL READING:  Isaiah 35

CENTRAL VERSE:  "Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets:  I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill." 

(Matthew 5:17)

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