LESSON OVERVIEW FOR ADULTS In Matthew 5:13-16, Jesus is seated on a hillside teaching a large crowd of people in what has become known as the Sermon on the Mount. Within this teaching, He uses two simple but powerful illustrations drawn from everyday life to explain the role His followers are meant to play in the world. He tells them
LESSON OVERVIEW FOR ADULTS In Luke 18:9-14, Jesus tells a parable directed at those who were overly confident in their own goodness and who looked down on others around them. Two men go to the temple to pray, and their prayers reveal two very different heart conditions. The first man, a Pharisee, was someone the people of his day deeply
LESSON OVERVIEW FOR ADULTS In Luke 15:11-32, Jesus tells a parable about a father who had two sons. The younger son made a bold and selfish request, asking his father to hand over his share of the family inheritance before the father had even died. The father granted the request, dividing the estate between his sons. The younger son quickly
LESSON OVERVIEW FOR ADULTS In Judges 4:1-3, the people of Israel had once again turned away from God after the death of their previous leader. Because of their disobedience, God allowed a Canaanite king named Jabin and his powerful military commander, Sisera, to oppress the Israelites for 20 years. Sisera’s army was fearsome, equipped with 900 iron chariots that gave
LESSON OVERVIEW FOR ADULTS In Job 1:1, we are introduced to a man named Job who loved God with his whole heart and lived a life of faithfulness and integrity. God was so pleased with Job that He pointed him out as an example of true devotion. Satan, convinced that Job only followed God because his life was comfortable and
LESSON OVERVIEW FOR ADULTS In Genesis 11:1-9, the people of the earth all spoke one language and decided to build a great city with a tower that reached into the sky. Their goal was to make a name for themselves. They wanted to be famous, powerful, and in control. This was not a neutral building project. It was an act
LESSON OVERVIEW FOR ADULTS Genesis 7:11 tells us that the floodgates of heaven opened and the waters covered the entire earth. God had seen the wickedness of humanity, and Noah was the one man who walked faithfully with Him. God preserved Noah, his family, and the animals He brought to the ark. This is a story about God’s holiness, His
LESSON OVERVIEW FOR ADULTS In Genesis 6:5–7:16, the world had become filled with wickedness. People were making sinful choices and had turned away from God. But one man, Noah, stood apart. He loved God, walked with God, and chose to obey Him even when no one else did. God saw Noah’s faithfulness and gave him very specific instructions — build
LESSON OVERVIEW FOR ADULTS Genesis 4 tells the story of Cain and Abel, the first two sons of Adam and Eve. Both brothers brought offerings to God, but their hearts were very different. Abel gave God his best (the firstborn of his flock) while Cain’s offering lacked the same devotion. God was pleased with Abel’s gift because it came from
LESSON OVERVIEW FOR ADULTS In Genesis 2:15-17, God placed Adam in the Garden of Eden to work and care for it, giving him freedom to eat from every tree except the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. God clearly warned that eating from this forbidden tree would result in death. This command was not restrictive but protective, as
