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Teachers’ Overview of Lifeway’s “Explore the Bible” lesson of Acts 3:12-25, “Placed” for June 23, 2024

Posted on 2024/06/15 by Shawn Thomas

An overview for Sunday School teachers and Bible study leaders of Lifeways “Explore the Bible” lesson of Acts 3:12-26, with the title, “Placed,” for Sunday, June 23, 2024. A video version of this overview is available on YouTube at: INTRO: … Continue reading →

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Teacher’s Overview: Lifeway “Explore the Bible” lesson of Genesis 12:1-5, 13:11-18, “Promised”

Posted on 2024/01/27 by Shawn Thomas

A brief overview for Sunday School teachers and Bible study leaders, of Lifeway’s “Explore the Bible” lesson of Genesis 12:1-5, 13:11-18, for Sunday, February 4, 2024, with the title, “Promised.” A video version of this overview is available on YouTube … Continue reading →

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“Suffering Servant, Glorious King: The Message” (Isaiah 53:1 sermon)

Posted on 2024/01/22 by Shawn Thomas

In the mid-1900s, a young English college student by the name of Brown Patterson went to Oxford to study English literature. Before classes began, he went out for a walk. There he saw a middle-aged man, wearing baggy corduroy trousers, … Continue reading →

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Teacher’s Overview: Lifeway’s “Explore the Bible” lesson of Mark 11:15-25 “Clears”

Posted on 2023/10/21 by Shawn Thomas

A brief overview for Sunday School teachers and Bible study leaders, of Lifeway’s “Explore the Bible lesson of Mark 11:15-25, “Clears,” for Sunday, October 29, 2023. A video version of this overview is available on YouTube at: INTRO ??? You … Continue reading →

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Teacher’s Overview of Lifeway “Explore the Bible” lesson: Mark 10:32-45, “Serves”

Posted on 2023/10/14 by Shawn Thomas

A brief overview for Sunday School teachers and Bible study leaders, of Lifeway’s “Explore the Bible” lesson of Mark 10:32-45, for Sunday, October 22, 2023, with the title, “Serves.“ A video version of this overview is available on YouTube at: … Continue reading →

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Teacher’s Overview of Lifeway’s “Explore the Bible” lesson: Mark 7:24-37, “Includes”

Posted on 2023/09/23 by Shawn Thomas

A brief overview for Sunday School teachers and Bible study leaders, of Lifeway’s “Explore the Bible” lesson of Mark 7:24-37 with the title “Includes,” for Sunday, October 1, 2023. A video version of this overview is available on YouTube at: … Continue reading →

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“Will Your Work Perish, or Last?” (John 6:27 sermon)

Posted on 2023/08/14 by Shawn Thomas

Every so often the U.S. economy will have a recession, or a depression — or even what they call a “Crash,” like what happened in 1929. One of the worst in our history was in 1873, when banks and businesses … Continue reading →

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“Jesus’ Example of Baptism” (Matthew 3:13-17 sermon)

Posted on 2023/07/24 by Shawn Thomas

Adoniram Judson was born in 1788, and grew up in Massachusetts when the United States was still a new country. He graduated valedictorian of his class at Brown University, and wrote 2 books, one on grammar, and one on math. … Continue reading →

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Teacher’s Overview of Lifeway “Explore the Bible” lesson: John 12:20-33, “If It Dies”

Posted on 2023/03/04 by Shawn Thomas

A brief overview for Sunday School teachers and Bible study leaders, of Lifeway’s “Explore the Bible” lesson of John 12:20-33, “If It Dies,” for Sunday, March 12, 2023. A video version of this overview is available on YouTube at: INTRODUCTION: … Continue reading →

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“A Not-So-Happy Ending” (Jonah 4 sermon)

Posted on 2022/06/12 by Shawn Thomas

In Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities he tells of the Marquis St. Evremonde, an extremely rich man who entertained himself by racing his carriage through the narrow streets of Paris and watching the peasants dive out of the … Continue reading →

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