FALL QUARTER (September/October/November)

ADULT / YOUNG ADULT (18 AND ABOVE)

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GOD’S IMAGE: MALE AND FEMALE

BIBLE BASIS: Genesis 2:18-25

BIBLE TRUTH: God shows concern for relationships by creating a woman to be a help meet with the man.

MEMORY VERSE: “And the LORD God, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him (Genesis 2:18, KJV)

LESSON AIM: By the end of the lesson, we will: KNOW how and why God created human companionship; APPRECIATE that God takes an active role in creating loving partnerships; and IDENTIFY spiritual practices that honor strong family bonds.

BACKGROUND SCRIPTURES:Genesis 1, 2; 5:1,2 —  — Read and incorporate the insights gained from the Background Scriptures into your study of the lesson.

KNOWLEDGE OF GOOD AND EVIL

BIBLE BASIS: GENESIS 3:8b-17

BIBLE TRUTH: God has riles for His creatures that He expects them to keep

MEMORY VERSE: “”And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life and eat and live forever; Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden to till the ground from whence he was taken” (Genesis 3:22-23, KJV)

LESSON AIM: By the end of the lesson, we will: IDENTIFY ways in which sin creates barriers to healthy relationships with God and others; EXPRESS sorrow and repentance for wrongdoing and SEEK God’s help in discerning write from wrong.

BACKGROUND SCRIPTURES: Genesis 3— Read and incorporate the insights gained from the Background Scriptures into your study of the lesson.

AN EVERLASTING COVENANT

BIBLE BASIS: Genesis 9:8-17

BIBLE TRUTH: The believer can be assured of God’s protection in the future.

MEMORY VERSE: “And I will establish my covenant with you, neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth” (Genesis 9:11, KJV)

LESSON AIM: By the end of the lesson, we will: EXPLORE  the covenant God made with Noah after the flood; DELIGHT in signs of God’s grace; IDENTIFY promises of God on which we can stake our lives.

BACKGROUND SCRIPTURES: Genesis 6:9-9:28— Read and incorporate the insights gained from the Background Scriptures into your study of the lesson.

GOD SCATTERS THE NATIONS

BIBLE BASIS: Genesis 11:1-9

BIBLE TRUTH: Selfishness is the sin that destroys all efforts at great success.

MEMORY VERSE: “So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth; and they left off to build the city”  (Genesis 11:8, KJV)

LESSON AIM: By the end of the lesson, we will DISCUSS the misguided theology of the plan to build the Tower of Babel; humbly ACKNOWLEDGE futile attempts to be like God; and IDENTIFY personal “towers of Babel” that we attempt to construct today.

BACKGROUND SCRIPTURES: Genesis 11:1-9— Read and incorporate the insights gained from the Background Scriptures into your study of the lesson.

A PROMISE OF LAND

BIBLE BASIS: Genesis 15:7-21

BIBLE TRUTH: God can be trusted to keep His promise.

MEMORY VERSE: “In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates” (Genesis 15:8, KJV).

LESSON AIM: By the end of the lesson, we will: DISCUSS the significance of God’s covenant with Abraham; TRUST God to keep His promises; and TELL others about the inheritance God promises to give to believers.

BACKGROUND SCRIPTURES: Genesis 12:1-7,13,17:8— Read and incorporate the insights gained from the Background Scriptures into your study of the lesson.

A PROMISE TO SARAH

BIBLE BASIS:Genesis 17:15-17; 18:9-15; 21:1-7

BIBLE TRUTH:Delayed promises of God always have purpose

MEMORY VERSE: “For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him” (Genesis 21:2, KJV)

LESSON AIM: By the end of the lesson, we will: SUMMARIZE God’s promise to Sarah; APPRECIATE life as a gift of God; and THANK God for His faithfulness to the faith family across generations.

BACKGROUND SCRIPTURES: Genesis 17:15-17; 18:9-15; 21:1-7 — Read and incorporate the insights gained from the Background Scriptures into your study of the lesson.

A BLESSING FOR ISHMAEL AND ISAAC

BIBLE BASIS: Genesis 21:13-14, 17-21; 26:2-5, 12-13

BIBLE TRUTH: God can make a great nation of anyone if He chooses to do so

MEMORY VERSE: “In all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called. And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed” (Genesis 21:12b-13 KJV).

LESSON AIM: By the end of the lesson, participants will: EXPLORE the implications of the blessing God gave to Isaac and Ishmael; CONFESS any jealousies that stand in the way of loving God and neighbor as believers should; and PRAY for world peace, including peace among people of all faiths.

BACKGROUND SCRIPTURES: Genesis 15-17; 21:9-21, 26:1-25— Read and incorporate the insights gained from the Background Scriptures into your study of the lesson.

THE BLESSING PASSES TO JACOB

BIBLE BASIS: Genesis 28:1a, 10-22

BIBLE TRUTH: We can rely on God to never leave us or forsake us.

MEMORY VERSE: “And behold, I am with thee and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of” (Genesis 28:15” (Ezra 8:23, KJV).

LESSON AIM: By the end of the lesson, we will: INTERPRET the meaning of Jacob’s vision; Cherish God’s presence in our personal experiences; and INVITE God’s presence into our everyday activities.

BACKGROUND SCRIPTURES: Genesis 27:28; 32:22-20; 35:9-15— Read and incorporate the insights gained from the Background Scriptures into your study of the lesson.

PREPARATION FOR DELIVERANCE

BIBLE BASIS: EXODUS 3:7-17

BIBLE TRUTH: God is always present with us.

MEMORY VERSE: “Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Jacob appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt; and I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt unto the land of the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Amorites, and the Perizzites and the Hives, and the Jebusites, unto a land flowing with milk and honey” ” (Exodus 3:16-17, KJV).

LESSON AIM: By the end of the lesson, we will: RECOGNIZE that God is worthy of praise and worship; TRUST God, who is worthy of praise and worship; and COMMIT to worship God in spirit and truth.

BACKGROUND SCRIPTURES: Exodus 1-4 — Read and incorporate the insights gained from the Background Scriptures into your study of the lesson.

BEGINNING OF PASSOVER

BIBLE BASIS: Exodus 12:1-14

BIBLE TRUTH: Christ is our Liberator

MEMORY VERSE: “And this day shall be unto you for a memorial, and ye shall keep it a feast to the LORD throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance forever” (Exodus 12:14 KJV).

LESSON AIM: By the end of the lesson, we will: UNDERSTAND the historical events that lie behind the Jewish celebration of Passover; EMPATHIZE with those who are in need of deliverance; and IDENTIFY ways in which the Church can participate in freeing those who need deliverance.

BACKGROUND SCRIPTURES:Exodus 12— Read and incorporate the insights gained from the Background Scriptures into your study of the lesson.

BEGINNING OF FREEDOM

BIBLE BASIS: Exodus 14:21-30

BIBLE TRUTH: GOD creates a way out of bondage through Jesus Christ

MEMORY VERSE: “Thus the LORD saved Israel that day out of the hand of Egyptians and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea shore” (Exodus 14:30 KJV).

LESSON AIM: By the end of the lesson, we will: DESCRIBE how God made a way for the Israelites when there seemed to be none; APPRECIATE the freedom we have in God’s plan; and LIST ways to promote freedom for those who are oppressed.

BACKGROUND SCRIPTURES: Exodus 13:17-22; 14— Read and incorporate the insights gained from the Background Scriptures into your study of the lesson.

BEGINNING OF THE TABERNACLE

BIBLE BASIS: Exodus 40:16-30, 34,38

BIBLE TRUTH: GOD wants to abide with and in HIS people.

MEMORY VERSE: “So the cloud of the LORD was over the tabernacle by day, and fire was in the cloud by night, in the sight of all the Israelites during all their travels” (Exodus 40:38 KJV).

LESSON AIM: By the end of the lesson, we will: DISCUSS the significance and purpose of the Tabernacle; SENSE God’s presence in our lives and THANK God for His abiding presence

BACKGROUND SCRIPTURES: Exodus 40:16-30, 34, 38— Read and incorporate the insights gained from the Background Scriptures into your study of the lesson.