THIS QUARTER TOPICS

"Two Prophets of God"

- Classes use the “Christian Life Series” which is a publication of Union Gospel Press Division. This Fall Quarter focus is on two prophets, Daniel and Jonah, and note how Jesus spoke about them. First unit "Faithful Service of Daniels and Friends", Lesson 1, Daniel and his friends resist pressure to conform to the Babylonian diet and customs in what may have appeared to be a low-stakes situation. Lessons 2 and 3, Daniel's friends refuse to bow to the king's golden image, even under the threat of death. God miraculously preserved them in the fiery furnace, revealing His power and presence. The second unit, "Daniel's Faithful Prophetic Ministry", we see God gave Daniel a vision of the heavenly Son of Man in lesson 4 and visions of the future kingdoms that proved stunningly accurate in lesson 5. Daniel's prayer in lesson 6 is a tremendous model. He confessed sins--both his and those of the nation-- and God answered his prayer, sending an angelic messenger. We see another angel coming to Daniel in lesson 7, strengthening him and delivering a message about future events. Jesus applied Daniel's vision of the Son of Man coming on the clouds to Himself in lesson 8. Finally, the third unit, "Jonah: A Resistant Prophet", in lesson 9, we turn to Jonah and we find God's resistant prophet fleeing in the opposite direction from God's call, refusing to preach to Israel's enemies. After God sent a violent storm at sea and a giant fish to swallow the prophet, Jonah finally repented in lesson 10. Jonah obeyed God's call to preach to Nineveh in lesson 11, but when they repented, he grew angry in lesson 12; he did not want them to receive God's mercy. God gently rebuked him, and the book ends by challenging our attitudes toward our enemies . Jesus referred to Jonah's time in the belly of the fish in lesson 13  and compared it to the time He would spend in the grave before His resurrection.See the upcoming lessons for the Fall Quarter below:

The title for the first unit was "Faithful Service of Daniel and friends":

The title for the second unit was "Daniel's Faithful Prophetic Ministry":

The title for the third unit is "Jonah: A Resistant Prophet"

24 November -- "Jesus Points to Jonah"...............................................................Matthew 12:22-32, 38-40

TOPICS FOR THE NEXT QUARTER

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The title for the first unit is "Faithful Service of Daniel and Friends":

1 December -- "Comfort for God's People"..............................................Isaiah 40:1-5, 25-26, 29-31:8-21

8 December -- "God sends His Servant to Suffer for Us".............................................Isaiah 53:4-6, 10-12

15 December -- "God's Plan is Affirmed".............................................................................Luke 1:39-56

22 December -- "God's Messiah is Born"........................................................................Matthew 1:18-26

29 December -- "Salvation Prepared for all People"...............................................................Luke 2:25-38

The title for the second unit is  "":

5 January -- "Calling Sinners to Repentance".......................................................................Mark 2:13-17

12 January -- "Jesus Seeks Out Zacchaeus"..........................................................................Luke 19:1-10

19 January -- "Healing Ten Lepers"....................................................................................Luke 17:11-19

26 January -- "Jesus Restores Peter to Service"...................................................................John 21:15-25

The title for the third unit is "":

2 February -- "Healing a Man Born Blind"...............................................................................John 2:1-17

9 February -- "Fellowship and Sharing Among Believers"............................................Acts 2:43-47; 4:32-35

16 February -- "Lydia's Hospitality".......................................................................................Acts 16:6-15

23 February -- "Priscilla, Aquila, and Apollos".......................................................Acts 18:1-4, 18-21, 24-28