Lesson Notes and Questions for December 23, 2018 – Luke 1:26-38

22 12 2018

Mary was a young virgin girl engaged to a simple, hardworking carpenter. Just two “ordinary” young people living in a nowhere town. But, God LOVES to do His best work through ordinary people in humble surroundings. We know the Christmas story well, but what can we learn from Mary’s example as she responded to the angel Gabriel? Here are the notes for Luke 1:26-38:

Lesson Notes and Questions December 23, 2018.pdf





Lesson Notes and Questions for December 16, 2018 – Genesis 29

15 12 2018

God can use imperfect people with imperfect lives to accomplish His purposes. His grace can take any messed up, sinful person and turn their life into an amazing story of redemption. However, accepting Jesus as Savior and Lord, doesn’t exempt us from hardship and injustice at the hands of other sinful people. Sometimes God uses hard situations to draw us closer to Him and to grow our character to prepare us to fulfill His plan for our lives.

Lesson Notes and Questions December 16, 2018 – Genesis 29.pdf





Lesson Notes and Questions for December 9, 2018

8 12 2018

Did you ever have a time when God seemed to pull back the curtain and reveal how he had been orchestrating events in ways you didn’t sense? Jacob had an experience like that as God invited him to trade a hard pillow for a heavenly promise and purpose for his life. Here are the notes:

Lesson Notes and Questions December 9, 2018 – Jacob’s Dream.pdf





Lesson Notes and Questions for December 2, 2018 – Genesis 27

1 12 2018

As we look at Genesis 27 and old saying comes to mind: “God can draw a straight line with a crooked stick.” That’s encouraging for flawed humans like us, but it’s not a free pass. There are some important lessons to learn from the dysfunctional family of Isaac and Rebekah and their sons Jacob and Esau. Rain or shine, I hope you’ll be in class tomorrow. Here are the notes:

Lesson Notes and Questions December 2, 2018 – Genesis 27.pdf