Category Archives: Adult Bible Classes

Faith Lessons by Ray Vander Laan: My Rock and My Fortress (Masada)

After Saul began searching for David to kill him, David hid in a mountain fortress in the wilderness. “Masada” and “fortress” have the same root in Hebrew. David often referred to God as his fortress in the Psalms, and Masada … Continue reading

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Faith Lessons by Ray Vander Laan: In the Shadow of Herod

We now begin the third of the “Faith Lessons” DVDs. The lessons on this DVD are about the Messiah. Herod built a fortress called “The Herodian” near where Ruth gleaned fields and near Bethlehem, where Jesus was born. The fortress … Continue reading

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Faith Lessons by Ray Vander Laan: God With Us

I said the last lesson is my favorite, but I’m thinking this one may be my most favorite. It’s just filled with rich applications. As I’ve already written a couple of posts dealing with this points to be made in … Continue reading

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“Faith Lessons” by Ray Vander Laan: The Lord is My Shepherd, Part 2

Psalm 23 Vander Laan makes a powerful point about “green pastures” in Ps 23. In the video, his class is sitting in the wilderness — the desert. He says, “This is green pasture!” You can’t easily see it in the … Continue reading

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“Faith Lessons” by Ray Vander Laan: The Lord is My Shepherd, Part 1

This is my favorite one so far because Vander Laan so powerfully enriches my understanding of some familiar passages. And because I’m an elder trying to be a shepherd. This is short lesson, and I have more thoughts on it … Continue reading

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“Faith Lessons” by Ray Vander Laan: Lachish and God’s Wrath, Part 2

* How can God’s people make a truly significant difference in the culture of this country? * One teacher suggested: We should get with the other churches in town (not just Churches of Christ) and combine our efforts to do … Continue reading

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“Faith Lessons” by Ray Vander Laan: Lachish and God’s Wrath, Part 1

[I’ve been writing lessons to go with “Faith Lessons” DVD series by Ray Vander Laan. At first, I thought the lessons would only work for those with the DVDs, so I’ve just been posting them by adding to the original post. … Continue reading

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“Faith Lessons” by Ray Vander Laan: On Baal Worship and Abortion

As I mentioned in an earlier post, I’ve been preparing teaching outlines for our adult Bible class teachers as we go through the “Faith Lessons” series by Ray Vander Laan. These are truly excellent, although I do sometimes disagree with … Continue reading

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Ray Vander Laan’s “Faith Lessons”

At the University Church of Christ, our adult classes have begun studying a DVD series called “Faith Lessons” by Ray Vander Laan. So far, the feedback has been extremely popular, with people even wanting to buy their own copies of … Continue reading

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Amazing Grace/Churches of Christ in Decline?: Transitional Issues, Part 5

We next consider how to transition to what makes a church plant work, as explained back in Rescuing the Churches of Christ, Part 2. 1. Very intentional, detailed, intense plans for getting the word out through community events, advertising, marketing, … Continue reading

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