A Synopsis of the Fall Quarter (September 2010 - November 2010) Sunday School Lessons.                                    

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                 Fall Quarter

by A. Eugene Andrews

 

We seem to have a love/hate relationship with the concept of extreme. On the one hand, people enjoy “pushing the envelope” in extreme ways. Think of “extreme sports” and “extreme makeovers.” On the other hand, to be branded an extremist is to be dismissed as a kook or impugned as a terrorist.
But the Bible offers us many positive examples of extremists. The ultimate extremist is, of course, God himself. This series of lessons reveals both the extreme things God does and the extreme nature of His being. We will meet the God who reveals in extreme ways (Unit 1), sustains in extreme ways (Unit 2), and protects in extreme ways (Unit 3). We will see that God is all-powerful, all-knowing, and always present. You can’t get any more extreme than that!
Woven within these studies is the challenge for an extreme faith-response by God’s people. An encounter with God should make an extreme difference in the way we live. Recognizing truths about God and about ourselves should result in extreme makeovers of our lives. Let us consider how these next 13 weeks can and should cause us to change.
Unit 1: September
God Reveals

    We are richly blessed in knowing that our incomparable God has chosen to reveal Himself to us. In the first unit we are going to look into the book of Exodus and see what He revealed about Himself to Moses. Lesson 1 (September 5 God's Revelation to Moses—Exod. 3:1-6, 13-15) finds Moses at the burning bush. God revealed Himself as the God of Moses' ancestors and called him to lead His people out of Egypt.

    Lesson 2 (September 12 God's Covenant with Israel—Exod. 20:1-11) discusses His revealed expectations through the first four of the Ten Commandments. First and foremost, we learn that there is just one God.

    Lesson 3 (September 19 God's Hatred of Idolatry—Exod. 32:1-10)is about the golden calf and how displeased both God and Moses were over that development. It is a revelation about how fickle human nature is when left to itself.

    In spite of this, we learn in lesson 4 (September 26 God's Great Promise—Exod. 34:1, 4-10) that God still offers His children great promises about His willingness to forgive and move on.

 

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Unit 2: October
God Sustains

    The second unit shows us that God willingly sustains His children in times of need, and we move to the book of Psalms for the rest of the quarter. Lesson 5 (October 3 God's Majesty—Ps. 8:1-9), examines His majesty and the excellence of His name as seen in Creation.

    Lesson 6 (October 10 God's Law Sustains—Ps. 19:7-14) builds on this by studying the importance of obedience to God's Word. We look at the qualities of the law and how it was to be applied. God is much more than a lawgiver, however, and in lesson 7 (October 17 God Provides Refuge—Ps. 46:1-7) we see Him as a refuge who will protect us all the way into eternity.

    Lesson 8 (October 24 God's Rule over the Nations—Ps. 47:1-9), explains that God will one day openly rule the nations and sit on His earthly throne in Jerusalem in the Person of His Son. All His people will sing praises to Him in that day.

    Lesson 9 (October 31 God's Presence Comforts and Assures—Ps. 63:1-11) concludes the unit by reminding us that He comforts His own by providing for our every need.

Unit 3: November
God Protects

    The final unit emphasizes God's protection of His children. In lesson 10 (November 7 God Is Awesome—Ps. 66:1-12) we are invited to praise Him because He is awesome.

    In lesson 11 (November 14 God Is Forever—Ps. 90:1-12) we are reminded that He is eternal. As temporal beings, we need to learn how to number our days and walk in wisdom in expectation of our own coming eternity with Him.

    The focus of lesson 12 (November 21 God Delivers and Protects—Ps. 91:1-6, 9-16), reminds us that God is our secret, sure shelter of deliverance, exaltation, and salvation.

    Lesson 13 (November  28 God All-knowing—Ps. 139:1-6, 13-16, 23-24) takes us to a revelation of God's omniscience and omnipotence. He is all-knowing. We must therefore submit to His examination of our hearts and let Him help us live for Him. "Search me, 0 God, and know my heart" (v. 23).

—Keith Eggert.

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Summary and commentary derived from Standard Lesson Commentary Copyright© 2010 by permission of Standard Publishing.

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