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Isaiah 37 - Sundial of Ahaz
The "Defeat of the Assyrians" has us grappling with how "God will come with vengeance; he will come to save you"
Isaiah 14 - A possession of the hedgehog
Time for a Taunt!
Isaiah 9 - His government and its peace
We ponder the theme of God's "government", and explore the tension between our individualistic culture and the collective punishments proclaimed in Isaiah.
Isaiah 8 - The Lord will whistle for flies
This week's lesson "The Hard Way" looks at Isaiah 7 and 8, and Clansi joins the conversation.
Isaiah 7 - Smoldering stumps of firebrands
We are slow to reach Isaiah 7 because further reflections force us to revisit the difficult verses of Isaiah 6.
Isaiah 6 - Plug their ears and shut their eyes
The Sabbath School lesson "Crisis of Leadership" focuses mostly on Isaiah 6, and we ponder God saying "harden the hearts of these people".
Isaiah 1 - Eat the good of the land
We're starting a new season exploring the book of Isaiah, and we look for some key themes in the first chapter.
1 Corinthians 2 - Eye has not seen, nor ear heard
The final lesson of this quarter is Eternal Learning, and we contemplate this topic through a couple of book reviews.
Romans 12 - Renewing of your mind
This week's lesson is on Sabbath and personal development, and so we explore the non-employability value of education.
Ecclesiastes 5 - God keeps him occupied
As Christians who work, the topic "The Christian and Work" has us reflect on our own experiences.
Daniel 1 - Skill in all literature and wisdom
The book of Daniel launches an interesting exploration of "Education in the Arts and Sciences" throughout the Bible.
Proverbs 22 - Train up a child
We explore the difference between Education and Indoctrination for this week's lesson topic "The Church and Education".
Psalm 85 - Righteousness and peace have kissed
The topic "Redemption and Education" provides a great opportunity to talk about Restorative (or "Redemptive") Justice, which increasingly forms the basis for school di...
Galatians 2 - Christ who lives in me
The lesson this week is on "Worship in Education", and so we asked Ken to educate us about a worshipful poem.
Matthew 12 - Doing what is not lawful
One remarkable feature of true Masters is that they break the "rules" due to their deeper insight - and Jesus the Master Teacher seems to be no exception!
Philippians 2 - did not cling to equality with God
The lesson on "Jesus as the Master Teacher" opens up a wider conversation about masters and mastery.
Acts 17 - Does not live in temples
This week's lesson is on "The Biblical Worldview", which turns out to be a bit more complicated than it often sounds.
Romans 7 - I agree with the law
To discuss "The Law as Teacher" we turn to our resident legal expert, Ken, for a fascinating exploration of law and its ability (or inability) to teach.
Deuteronomy 6 - Teach them diligently to your children
We turn to aviation and pilot training for an interesting perspective on this week's topic of "Education in The Family".
Genesis 1 - Chaos and waste
This new quarter has the theme "Education", and so we're going back-to-school with our podcast. For a fresh perspective on "Education in the Garden of Eden" Cameron ta...
James 1 - Let perseverance finish its work
At the end of a quarter on Witnessing, the lesson "A step in faith" has us turning to James 1 for some wise perspectives.
Jonah 3 - God may yet relent
This week's lesson on "A message worth sharing" is quite focussed on the book of Revelation, and we ponder this topic from the perspective of Jonah 3.
Acts 18 - Even more accurately
Apollos, who taught about Jesus with accuracy but still needed somethings explained more accurately, is an interesting starting point for a conversation about the less...
Daniel 2 - And told his friends
This week's lesson "An Exciting Way to Get Involved" explores small groups, and so we turn to the story of Daniel and his three friends.
John 2 - A whip of cords
In "Developing a Winning Attitude", the lesson this week explores more deeply Jesus’ attitude toward people. It tackles the challenge of speaking the truth in love, wh...
Luke 8 - Go in peace
Jesus healing the bleeding woman and Jairus' daughter is a perfect double story to look at in the context of this week's lesson "Ministering Like Jesus".
Acts 8 - Do you understand what you are reading?
Touching on this week's lesson "Sharing the Word", we start with the story of Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch in Acts 8 and end up dwelling on Jesus as The Word.
Numbers 22 - The ability to speak
The lesson this week is called "Unlimited Possibilities", but seems to be about spiritual gifts - and so we turn to the story of Balaam!
Acts 10 - They have received the Holy Spirit just as we did
To explore this week's lesson on "Spirit-empowered witnessing", we turn to the story of Peter baptising the gentile Cornelius and his household.
Luke 11 - Because of your shameless persistence
This week's lesson is "Prayer Power: Interceding for Others", and we explore Jesus' teachings on prayer in Luke 11.