Sunday School
WINTER QUARTER
DECEMBER 1999 JANUARY FEBRUARY 2000
UNIT I: BEGINNINGS: BIRTH AND MINISTRY
     
December 5 King Herald And Baptism
December 12 Temptations And Ministry
December 19 Birth Of Jesus
December  26 Coming Of the Wise Men
 
UNIT II: JESUS' TEACHINGS AND MINISTRY
 
January 2 The Twelve Disciples
January 9 Teachings On Prayer
January 16 Miracles Of Compassion
January 23 Opposition To Jesus
January 30 Laborers In The Vineyard
 
UNIT III: FULFILLMENT OF JESUS' MISSION
 
February 7 Coming To Jerusalem
February 14 Watching For Christ's Return
February 21 Death Of Jesus
February 28 Choosing To Serve The Lord
 
Editorial Staff: Bishop Roy L. H. Winbush, Editor-in-Chief & Writer
Bishop C. D. Owens, Presiding Bishop
 
Lesson 1
December 5, 1999
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
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
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
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.
 
Lesson 5
January 2, 2000
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.
 
Lesson 6
January 9, 2000
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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