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Sunday School |
Editorial Staff: Bishop Roy L. H. Winbush, Editor-in-Chief
& Writer
Bishop C. D. Owens, Presiding Bishop
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Lesson 1 |
December 5, 1999
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KING HERALD AND BAPTISM
BIBLE BASIS: Lesson Scripture: Matthew 3:1-17.
BIBLE TRUTH: Repentance calls for drastic life changes.
MEMORY VERSE: And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of
heaven is at hand.
Matthew 3:2
LESSON AIM: That you will repent and become closer to God. |
Lesson 2 |
December 12, 1999
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TEMPTATIONS AND MINISTRY
BIBLE BASIS: Lesson Scripture: Matthew 4:1-14.
BIBLE TRUTH: Temptations target our vulnerabilities.
MEMORY VERSE: Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence,
Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and
him only shalt thou serve.
Matthew 4:10
LESSON AIM: That you will commit to resist temptations. |
Lesson 3 |
December 19, 1999
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BIRTH OF JESUS
BIBLE BASIS: Lesson Scripture: Matthew 1:1-6, 18-25.
BIBLE TRUTH: Jesus' birth was miraculous.
MEMORY VERSE: And she shall bring forth a son, and thou
shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their
sins.
Matthew 1:21
LESSON AIM: That you will commit to tell others about Jesus'
miraculous birth. |
Lesson 4 |
December 26, 1999
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COMING OF THE WISE MEN
BIBLE BASIS: Lesson Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12.
BIBLE TRUTH: People all over the world worship Jesus.
MEMORY VERSE: Saying, where is he that is born King of
the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to
worship him.
Matthew 2:2
LESSON AIM: That you will commit to worshiping Jesus with
people from other countries. |
THE TWELVE DISCIPLES
BIBLE BASIS: Lesson Scripture: Matthew 4:18-22; 9:9-12;
10:1-4.
BIBLE TRUTH: Jesus calls us to a life that matters.
MEMORY VERSE: And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I
will make you fishers of men.
Matthew 4:19
LESSON AIM: That you will commit to Jesus' call to live a
significant life for Him. |
TEACHINGS ON PRAYER
BIBLE BASIS: Lesson Scripture: Matthew 6:1-18.
BIBLE TRUTH: Don't be a spiritual show-off.
MEMORY VERSE: Take heed that ye do not your alms before
men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which
is in heaven.
Matthew 6:1
LESSON AIM: That you will commit to doing acts of righteousness
in a way that pleases God. |
Lesson 7 |
January 16, 2000
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MIRACLES OF COMPASSION
BIBLE BASIS: Lesson Scripture: Matthew 9:18-31, 35-36.
BIBLE TRUTH: Christ's compassion reaches out to human hurts.
MEMORY VERSE: But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved
with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad,
as sheep having no shepherd.
Matthew 9:36
LESSON AIM: That you will reach out with Christ's compassion
to hurting people. |
Lesson 8 |
January 23, 2000
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OPPOSITION TO JESUS
BIBLE BASIS: Lesson Scripture: Matthew 12:22-32,
38-40.
BIBLE TRUTH: No fence sitting: are you with Jesus or not?.
MEMORY VERSE: He that is not with me is against me; and
he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad.
Matthew 12:30
LESSON AIM: That you will make a wholehearted commitment to
Christ. |
Lesson 9 |
January 30, 2000
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LABORERS IN THE VINEYARD
BIBLE BASIS: Lesson Scripture: Matthew 20:1-16.
BIBLE TRUTH: God's grace has some surprises in store.
MEMORY VERSE: So the last shall be first, and the first
last: for many be called, but few chosen.
Matthew 20:16
LESSON AIM: That you will accept the gift of God's grace and
extend grace to others. |
Lesson 10 |
February 6, 2000
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COMING TO JERUSALEM
BIBLE BASIS: Lesson Scripture: Matthew 21:1-13.
BIBLE TRUTH: Jesus overturns our ideas of religion and
power.
MEMORY VERSE: Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, Thy
King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal
of an ass.
Matthew 21:5
LESSON AIM: That you will replace false ideas of religion
and power with Christ's value. |
Lesson 11 |
February 13, 2000
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WATCHING FOR CHRIST'S RETURN
BIBLE BASIS: Lesson Scripture: Matthew 24:45; 25:13.
BIBLE TRUTH: Work and watch while you wait for Christ's
return.
MEMORY VERSE: Watch therefore, for ye know neither the
day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.
Matthew 25:13
LESSON AIM: That you will commit to working and watching for
Christ's return.. |
Lesson 12 |
February 20, 2000
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DEATH OF JESUS
BIBLE BASIS: Lesson Scripture: Matthew 27:38-54.
BIBLE TRUTH: Jesus' death makes God accessible.
MEMORY VERSE: Now when the centurion, and they that were
with him, watching Jesus, saw that earthquake, and those things that were
done, they feared greatly saying, Truly this was the Son of God.
Matthew 27:54
LESSON AIM: That you will plan to access God's presence more. |
Lesson 13 |
February 27, 2000
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RESURRECTION AND COMMISSION
BIBLE BASIS: Lesson Scripture: Matthew 28:1-10, 16-20.
BIBLE TRUTH: The risen Lord has left a commission.
MEMORY VERSE: Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing
them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and,
lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
Matthew 28:19-20
LESSON AIM: That you will commit to making the Great Commission
a life-long mission. |
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