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Verse(s) of the Week – Matthew 5:44

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THIS PAST WEEK @ 180 – Wednesday, March 27th, 2024

  • Current Unit: Teach Me Your Way
    • Current Lesson: Lesson 25 – Love Your Enemies
    • Focus Statement: “Christians are called to follow the example of Jesus and die to self, surrendering their rights to God.
    • Verses Discussed: A) Romans 5:5-8, B) Matthew 5:43-48, C) Luke 6:27-36, and D) Matthew 6:14-15

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Wednesday, March 20th, 2024

  • Current Unit: Teach Me Your Way
    • Current Lesson: Lesson 24 – Dying to Self
    • Focus Statement: “Christians are called to follow the example of Jesus and die to self, surrendering their rights to God.
    • Verses Discussed: A) Psalm 103:8-14, B) Luke 6:35-36, C) 1 John 3:17, and D) Proverbs 17:19 & 22:26

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Wednesday, March 13th, 2024

  • Current Unit: Teach Me Your Way
    • Current Lesson: Lesson 23 – Lust
    • Focus Statement: “Lust is a strong, progressive, controlling desire that must be cut off so that the believer will reflect God’s wise & pure design for his life.
    • Verses Discussed: A) Matthew 5:27-30, B) Job 31:1, C) Romans 14:13, and D) 1 Corinthians 6:17-18

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Wednesday, March 6th, 2024

  • Current Unit: Teach Me Your Way
    • Current Lesson: Lesson 22 – Reconciliation
    • Focus Statement: “God delights when His obedient children quickly initiate reconciliation more than He delights in outward religious activity.
    • Verses Discussed: A) Luke 19:1-10, B) Hebrews 12:14-15, C) Psalm 51:17, and D) 1 Samuel 15:1-15

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Wednesday, February 28th, 2024

  • Current Unit: Teach Me Your Way
    • Current Lesson: Lesson 21 – Anger
    • Focus Statement: “The heart attitude of anger, not just the outward act of murder, is liable to judgment.
    • Verses Discussed: A) Luke 6:43-45, B) James 3:7-10, C) Proverbs 6:27 & 19:11, and D) 1 Peter 2:23

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Wednesday, February 21st, 2024

  • Current Unit: Teach Me Your Way
    • Current Lesson: Lesson 20 – The Light of the World
    • Focus Statement: “Those who follow Jesus, the True Light of the World, reflect His light to a dark world.
    • Verses Discussed: A) John 1:9 & 8:12, B) Colossians 1:3, C) 2 Cor. 4:6, and D) Ephesians 5:8-14

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Wednesday, February 14th, 2024

  • Current Unit: Teach Me Your Way
    • Current Lesson: Lesson 19 – The Salt of the Earth
    • Focus Statement: “Christians are called to be salt, flavoring the world with the Gospel and preserving the world from moral decay.
    • Verses Discussed: A) 2 Cor. 14-16, B) 1 Tim. 6:9-14, C) 2 Tim. 2:22-24, and D) Psalm 119:37

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Wednesday, February 7th, 2024

  • Current Unit: Teach Me Your Way
    • Current Lesson: Lesson 18 – Those Who are Persecuted for Righteousness’ Sake
    • Focus Statement: “Though followers of Christ will be persecuted because of their identification with Christ, they can rejoice because their reward will be great in Heaven.
    • Verses Discussed: A) Psalm 103:15-16, B) Matt. 5:10-12, C) John 15:18-21, and D) 1 Peter 4:12-16

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Wednesday, January 31st, 2024

  • Current Unit: Teach Me Your Way
    • Current Lesson: Lesson 17 – The Peacemaker
    • Focus Statement: “Christ reconciles man to God and then gives man the ministry of active & passive peacemaking.
    • Verses Discussed: A) Colossians 1:19-20, B) 2 Cor. 5:17-20, C) John 8:3-11, and D) 1 Thess. 4:9-12

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Wednesday, January 24th, 2024

  • Current Unit: Teach Me Your Way
    • Current Lesson: Lesson 16 – The Pure in Heart
    • Focus Statement: “Through Jesus Christ, sinful hearts are made clean and undivided so that Christians can see God now by faith, and one day will see His face in Heaven forever.
    • Verses Discussed: A) Leviticus 20:24-26, B) James 4:7-8, C) Psalm 24:3-4, and D) Exodus 30:18-21

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Wednesday, January 17th, 2024

  • Current Unit: Teach Me Your Way
    • Current Lesson: Lesson 15 – The Merciful
    • Focus Statement: “Those who truly embrace the undeserved mercy of God will overflow with mercy toward others and so be blessed with more mercy.
    • Verses Discussed: A) Psalm 145:8-9, B) John 8:3-11, C) Ephesians 2:1-10, and D) Luke 7:12-15

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Wednesday, January 10th, 2024

  • Current Unit: Teach Me Your Way
    • Current Lesson: Lesson 14 – Those Who Hunger & Thirst for Righteousness
    • Focus Statement: “Those who hunger & thirst for righteousness are those who desire that their lives and the lives of others reflect God’s righteousness.
    • Verses Discussed: A) Psalm 34:8 & 63:1, B) Philippians 4:8, C) Ephesians 5:3-4, and D) Matthew 5:1-6

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Wednesday, January 3rd, 2024

  • Board/Card Game Night!

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Wednesday, December 27th, 2023

  • **Night OFF for Christmas Break!**

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Wednesday, December 20th, 2023

  • We had our 180 Christmas Party. CLICK HERE to view the photos!

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Wednesday, December 13th, 2023

  • Current Unit: Teach Me Your Way
    • Current Lesson: Lesson 13 – The Meek
    • Focus Statement: “The meek humbly submit their wills to Jesus and trust in God’s rule, which results in the inheritance of all things.
    • Verses Discussed: A) Matthew 26:49-56, B) John 19:9-11, C) 1 Peter 2:23, and D) Matthew 11:29

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Wednesday, December 6th, 2023

  • Current Unit: Teach Me Your Way
    • Current Lesson: Lesson 12 – Those Who Mourn
    • Focus Statement: “God brings eternal comfort to the one who mourns over sin and repents.
    • Verses Discussed: A) James 4:8-10, B) Luke 22:54-62, C) Psalm 130:1-7, and D) Luke 15:18-24

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Wednesday, November 29th, 2023

  • Current Unit: Teach Me Your Way
    • Current Lesson: Lesson 11 – The Poor in Spirit
    • Focus Statement: “God’s kingdom belongs to the poor in spirit because they humbly recognize that they are undeserving of and desperate for God’s mercy.
    • Verses Discussed: A) Matthew 5:1-10, B) Luke 18:9-14, C) Romans 7:18-24, and D) Job 42:5-6

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Wednesday, November 22nd, 2023

  • WEEK OFF for Thanksgiving Break!

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Wednesday, November 15th, 2023

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Wednesday, November 8th, 2023

  • Current Unit: Teach Me Your Way
    • Current Lesson: Lesson 10 – Teach Me Your Way
    • Focus Statement: “Because the believer operates in God’s kingdom, he must submit his mind, heart, and will to learn the ways of God.
    • Verses Discussed: A) Numbers 11:21-23, B) Ephesians 4:17-24, C) Romans 7:18-19, and D) Psalm 86:11

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Wednesday, November 1st, 2023

  • Current Unit: Teach Me Your Way
    • Current Lesson: Lesson 9 – Jesus: Our Example
    • Focus Statement: “Jesus is our perfect example of a heart surrendered to the Father and a will submitted to God’s purposes.
    • Verses Discussed: A) John 17:6-10, B) John 8:28-29, C) John 10:17-18, and D) John 18:10-11

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Wednesday, October 25th, 2023

  • Current Unit: Teach Me Your Way
    • Current Lesson: Lesson 8 – Obedience: The Mark of a Surrendered Heart
    • Focus Statement: “God demands and delights in hearts that respond to His grace in obedient surrender to Him and His will.”
    • Verses Discussed: A) Psalm 119:2-3 & 32, B) Luke 8:19-21, and C) Revelation 19:11-16

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Wednesday, October 18th, 2023

  • Current Unit: Teach Me Your Way
    • Current Lesson: Lesson 7 – Your Life is Hidden with Christ
    • Focus Statement: “Our fleeting lives have significance only when we die to self and live for God and His purposes.”
    • Verses Discussed: A) Isaiah 40:6-17, B) Psalm 103:15-19, and C) Matthew 16:21-23

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Wednesday, October 11th, 2023

  • Current Unit: Teach Me Your Way
    • Current Lesson: Lesson 6 – Follow Jesus
    • Focus Statement: “Obedience is the result and evidence of genuine faith & repentance.”
    • Verses Discussed: A) Acts 26:24-29, B) Mark 1:16-20, and C) Luke 5:27-28

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Wednesday, October 4th, 2023

  • Current Unit: Teach Me Your Way
    • Current Lesson: Lesson 5 – The Surpassing Worth of Knowing Christ
    • Focus Statement: “The Gospel must be embraced by the heart for us to be persuaded that our idols are rubbish compared to knowing Christ.”
    • Verses Discussed: A) Psalm 73:25-26, B) Matthew 19:16-30, and C) Luke 7:36-50

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Wednesday, September 27th, 2023

  • Current Unit: Teach Me Your Way
    • Current Lesson: Lesson 4 – Jesus, the Bread of Life
    • Focus Statement: “God must give sinful man a spiritual appetite for Jesus, the Bread of Life.”
    • Verses Discussed: A) John 6:14-35 & 65-69, B) Numbers 21:8-9, and C) Romans 1:21

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Wednesday, September 20th, 2023

  • Current Unit: Teach Me Your Way
    • Current Lesson: Lesson 3 – God Gave Them Up
    • Focus Statement: “Man is without excuse when God rightly withdraws His restraining grace & gives man over to his sin.”
    • Verses Discussed: A) Romans 1:20-32, B) Romans 2:14-15, & C) Psalm 81:8-16

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Wednesday, September 13th, 2023

  • Current Unit: Teach Me Your Way
    • Current Lesson: Lesson 2 – The Idolatrous Heart
    • Focus Statement: “Man rejected the worship of God for the worship of self.”
    • Verses Discussed: A) Genesis 2:7-18, B) Genesis 3:1-6, & C) Romans 1:18-25

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Wednesday, September 6th, 2023

  • Current Unit: Teach Me Your Way
    • Current Lesson: Lesson 1 – Created to Worship God
    • Focus Statement: “We are created to worship God by delighting in Him.”
    • Verses Discussed: A) Psalm 16:11, B) Psalm 19:1, & C) Psalm 63:1-4

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Wednesday, August 30th, 2023

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Wednesday, August 23rd, 2023

  • Lesson on Luke 19:1-10

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Wednesday, August 16th, 2023

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Wednesday, August 9th, 2023

  • Current Unit: Rejoicing in God’s Good Design
    • Current Lesson: Lesson 28 – Fully Rejoicing in God’s Good Design
    • Focus Statement: “Young men & women should rejoice in God’s good design for their lives.”
    • Verses Discussed: A) Titus 3:3-7 & B) 1 Timothy 4:7-8

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Wednesday, August 2nd, 2023

  • Current Unit: Rejoicing in God’s Good Design
    • Current Lesson: Lesson 27 – Not Prolonging Adolescence
    • Focus Statement: “All young men & women should accept God’s calling to maturity and responsibility early.”
    • Verses Discussed: A) 1 Corinthians 13:11 & 14:20, B) Proverbs 22:13, C) Psalm 119:9, & D) 1 Timothy 4:12

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Wednesday, July 26th, 2023

  • Current Unit: Rejoicing in God’s Good Design
    • Current Lesson: Lesson 23 – Female Submission in the Home
    • Focus Statement: “Women have a calling from God to gladly submit to and honor their husbands in the home.”
    • Verses Discussed: A) James 4:7, B) 1 Peter 2:13-14, C) Titus 2:3-5, & D) 1 Peter 3:1-7

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Wednesday, July 19th, 2023

  • Current Unit: Rejoicing in God’s Good Design
    • Current Lesson: Lesson 22 – Male Headship in the Home
    • Focus Statement: “Men have a unique and God-given role of headship in the home over their wives and children.”
    • Verses Discussed: A) Ephesians 5:22-30, B) Colossians 3:18-19, C) 1 Corinthians 11:3, & D) 1 Peter 3:7

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Wednesday, July 12th, 2023

  • Current Unit: Rejoicing in God’s Good Design
    • Current Lesson: Lesson 21 – Marriage
    • Focus Statement: “Young men & women who want to be married should pursue this with great wisdom, discretion, patience, and faith in God.”
    • Verses Discussed: A) Matthew 19:3-10, B) Luke 14:28-29, C) Ephesians 6:1-3, & D) Psalm 37:4

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Wednesday, July 5th, 2023

  • OFF FOR FOURTH OF JULY HOLIDAY WEEK!

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Wednesday, June 28th, 2023

  • Current Unit: Rejoicing in God’s Good Design
    • Current Lesson: Lesson 20 – Singleness
    • Focus Statement: “Singleness is a gift from God and should be wisely used for the glory of God.”
    • Verses Discussed: A) 1 Corinthians 7:6-9, & 27-36, B) Isaiah 54:5, & C) Ecclesiastes 12:1

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Wednesday, June 21st, 2023

  • Current Unit: Rejoicing in God’s Good Design
    • Current Lesson: Lesson 19 – Honoring and Respecting the Other Gender
    • Focus Statement: “Men and women are to honor and respect the opposite gender.”
    • Verses Discussed: A) 1 Timothy 5:1-2, B) 1 Peter 2:17 & 3:7, C) Romans 12:10, & D) Hebrews 13:18

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Wednesday, June 14th, 2023

  • OFF for Mega Sports Camp!

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Wednesday, June 7th, 2023

  • Current Unit: Rejoicing in God’s Good Design
    • Current Lesson: Lesson 18 – Sexual Purity
    • Focus Statement: “Sexual impurity is a serious and destructive sin that should be avoided at all costs.”
    • Verses Discussed: A) 1 Corinthians 6:16-18, B) Matthew 5:27-30, C) Matthew 23:25-28, & D) 1 Timothy 2:9-10

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Wednesday, May 31st, 2023

  • Current Unit: Rejoicing in God’s Good Design
    • Current Lesson: Lesson 17 – What Femininity is Not
    • Focus Statement: “Femininity is not a dishonorable calling of passivity and weakness, but an honorable calling of God-honoring activity and strength.”
    • Verses Discussed: A) Proverbs 31:10-31

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Wednesday, May 24th, 2023

  • Current Unit: Rejoicing in God’s Good Design
    • Current Lesson: Lesson 16 – More Role Models of Femininity: Mary & Sarah
    • Focus Statement: “Mary & Sarah are a great biblical role models of femininity.”
    • Verses Discussed: A) Luke 1:26-38, B) Luke 2:36-38, C) 2 Timothy 3:14-15, & D) 1 Peter 3:4-6

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Wednesday, May 17th, 2023

  • Current Unit: Rejoicing in God’s Good Design
    • Current Lesson: Lesson 15 – A Role Model of Femininity: Ruth
    • Focus Statement: “Ruth is a great biblical role model of femininity.”
    • Verses Discussed: A) Ruth 1:16-17, B) Ruth 2:7-16, C) Ruth 3:1-9, & D) Ruth 4:16-17

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Wednesday, May 10th, 2023

  • Current Unit: Rejoicing in God’s Good Design
    • Current Lesson: Lesson 14 – What Masculinity is NOT
    • Focus Statement: “Mature masculinity involves neither people-pleasing nor abrasively domineering, but involves the pursuit of godly character.”
    • Verses Discussed: A) Proverbs 19:11 & 29, B) Proverbs 16:5, 18, & 32, C) Galatians 1:10, & D) Ephesians 6:5-6

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Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023

  • Current Unit: Rejoicing in God’s Good Design
    • Current Lesson: Lesson 13 – The Perfect Role Model: Jesus
    • Focus Statement: “Jesus is the PERFECT role model for all of us to follow.”
    • Verses Discussed: A) John 2:13-17, B) Mark 10:13-16, C) Matthew 23:15-17, & D) John 4:31-34

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Wednesday, April 26th, 2023

  • Current Unit: Rejoicing in God’s Good Design
    • Current Lesson: Lesson 12 – A Role Model of Masculinity: Paul
    • Focus Statement: “Paul is a great role model of masculinity.”
    • Verses Discussed: A) Romans 12:11, B) 1 Corinthians 9:18-27, & C) 2 Timothy 1:17

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Wednesday, April 19th, 2023

  • Current Unit: Rejoicing in God’s Good Design
    • Current Lesson: Lesson 11 – Embracing Masculinity & Femininity
    • Focus Statement: “Masculinity & Femininity are cultivated by embracing God’s good design.”
    • Verses Discussed: A) 1 Samuel 4:9, B) 1 Corinthians 16:13, & C) 1 Peter 3:1-6

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Wednesday, April 12th, 2023

  • Current Unit: Rejoicing in God’s Good Design
    • Current Lesson: Lesson 10 – Rebellion Against God’s Design: Homosexuality
    • Focus Statement: “Homosexuality is a serious distortion of God’s good design.”
    • Verses Discussed: A) Genesis 19:1-11, B) Romans 1:18-28, & C) Mark 7:21-23

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Wednesday, April 5th, 2023

  • Current Unit: Rejoicing in God’s Good Design
    • Current Lesson: Lesson 9 – Female Rejection of Submission
    • Focus Statement: “The curse of God has left women prone to resisting appropriate male authority.”
    • Verses Discussed: A) Genesis 3:14-19, B) Romans 1:22-24 & C) Philippians 2:5-11

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Wednesday, March 29th, 2023

  • Current Unit: Rejoicing in God’s Good Design
    • Current Lesson: Lesson 8 – Male Rejection or Abuse of Headship
    • Focus Statement: “The curse of God has left men prone to rejecting or abusing their God-given headship.”
    • Verses Discussed: A) Genesis 3:14-19, B) Luke 22:25-26, & C) Acts 12:21-22

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Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023

  • Current Unit: Rejoicing in God’s Good Design
    • Current Lesson: Lesson 7 – The Fall and Gender
    • Focus Statement: “In rejecting the word and design of their Creator, Adam and Eve fell into sin and brought disharmony to men and women.”
    • Verses Discussed: A) Genesis 2:16-17 & B) Genesis 3:1-13

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Wednesday, March 15th, 2023

  • Current Unit: Rejoicing in God’s Good Design
    • Current Lesson: Lesson 6 – The Equality of Men and Women
    • Focus Statement: “Men and women are equal in dignity, value, and worth.”
    • Verses Discussed: A) 1 Corinthians 11:8-12, B) Genesis 1:26-27, & C) Genesis 2:21-23

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Wednesday, March 8th, 2023

  • Current Unit: Rejoicing in God’s Good Design
    • Current Lesson: Lesson 5 – Male Headship in Creation
    • Focus Statement: “God created men to have a unique role of responsibility and authority in the world.”
    • Verses Discussed: A) Genesis 1:26-27, B) Genesis 2:5-9, 15-17, & C) 1 Timothy 2:12-13

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Wednesday, March 1st, 2023

  • Current Unit: Rejoicing in God’s Good Design
    • Current Lesson: Lesson 4 – Female Submission in Creation
    • Focus Statement: “God created women for a complimentary role of submission in relation to men.”
    • Verses Discussed: A) Genesis 2:18-23 & B) 1 Corinthians 11:8-9

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Wednesday, Feb. 22nd, 2023

  • *Only 3 students showed up due to the ice storm & Kalamazoo Cougar basketball tournament. So, we reviewed last week’s lesson and played Uno!

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Wednesday, Feb. 15th, 2023

  • Current Unit: Rejoicing in God’s Good Design
    • Current Lesson: Lesson 3 – The Design of the Creator
    • Focus Statement: “God created man as male and woman as female, and this is very good.”
    • Verses Discussed: Genesis 1:24-31

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Wednesday, Feb. 8th, 2023

  • Current Unit: Rejoicing in God’s Good Design
    • Current Lesson: Lesson 2 – Acknowledging Our Created-Ness
    • Focus Statement:We are creatures and not gods.”
    • Verses Discussed: A) Acts 14:8-18, B) Romans 9:20-21, & C) Daniel 4:34-35

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Wednesday, Feb. 1st, 2023

  • Current Unit: Rejoicing in God’s Good Design
    • Current Lesson: Lesson 1 – Acknowledging the Creator
    • Focus Statement: “To understand anything correctly, we must first come to terms with the Cerator.”
    • Verses Discussed: A) Genesis 1:1, B) Romans 11:36, C) Proverbs 2:6-10, & D) Proverbs 3:5-6