Growing in Christ

Beginning with the Fall Quarter of 2017, Pilgrim’s Adult Bible Class is joining its Sunday School, including its restarted post-Confirmation/youth class, in using Concordia Publishing House’s “Growing in Christ” curriculum of Old Testament and New Testament Biblical events.

For the adults, the change provides opportunities to study in depth some familiar (and possibly not-so-familiar) Biblical accounts. And, by studying the same accounts that their children are studying in Sunday School, parents with their children can have additional opportunities away from Pilgrim to explore God’s Word together, pray together, engage in family activities that grow out of the lessons, and extend lesson applications to their everyday lives.

All are invited and welcome to participate in Adult Bible Class and Sunday School in person each Sunday morning, beginning with Refreshments at 9:15 a.m. Everyone opens and closes their sessions together in the Great Room. For the main lesson, children and youth go to their individual classrooms in the new Parish Hall and remodeled Office Area, respectively.

You can participate in past sessions of Adult Bible Class online at your convenience by following the links below to audio and handout files for each week that they are available. And, you can read more about Pilgrim’s classes and groups here.

Week 131 – May 24, 2020 – John’s Vision of Heaven (Revelation 21:1-22:21)
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Week 130 – May 17, 2020 – Jesus Ascends into Heaven (Acts 1:1-11; Luke 24:44-53)
Audio        Handout

Week 129 – May 10, 2020 – Jesus Appears in Galilee (John 21:1-19)
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Week 128 – May 03, 2020 – Jesus Appears to Thomas (John 20:19-31)
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Week 127 – April 26, 2020 – Jesus Appears on the Emmaus Road (Luke 24:13-35)
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Week 126 – April 19, 2020 – The Empty Tomb (John 20:1-18)
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Week 125 – April 12, 2020 – The Resurrection of Jesus (Matthew 28:1-10)
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Week 124 – April 05, 2020 – The Passion of Christ (Matthew 27:26-44)
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Week 123 – March 29, 2020 – Peter Denies Jesus (Mark 14:26-72)
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Week 122 – March 22, 2020 – The Lord’s Supper (Luke 22:1-23)
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Week 121 – March 15, 2020 – The Widow’s Offering (Mark 12:41-44)
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Week 120 – March 08, 2020 – The Triumphal Entry (Mark 11:1-10; Luke 19:28-40)
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Week 119 – March 01, 2020 – Jesus and Zacchaeus (Luke 19:1-10)
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Week 118 – February 23, 2020 – Jesus Blesses the Little Children (Mark 10:13-16)
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Week 117 – February 16, 2020 – Jesus Heals Ten Lepers (Luke 17:11-19)
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Week 116 – February 09, 2020 – Jesus Seeks the Lost (Luke 15:1-32)
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Week 115 – February 02, 2020 – Jesus Raises Lazarus (John 11:1-45)
Audio        Handout        (Referenced audio from July 17, 2019, Midweek Bible Study on John 11)

Week 114 – January 26, 2020 – Jesus Teaches Us to Pray (Luke 11:1-13; John 16:23-33)
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Week 113 – January 19, 2020 – The Good Shepherd (John 10:1-18)
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Week 112 – January 12, 2020 – The Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37)
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Week 111 – January 05, 2020 – Jesus Sends the Seventy-Two (Luke 10:1-24)
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Week 110 – December 29, 2019 – The Transfiguration (Matthew 17:1-9)
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Week 109 – December 22, 2019 – Jesus Feeds Five Thousand (John 6:1-14)
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Week 108 – December 15, 2019 – Jesus is anointed (Luke 7:36-50)
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Week 107 – December 08, 2019 – Jesus Teaches Us to Trust (Matthew 6:25-34)
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Week 106 – December 01, 2019 – Jesus Preaches on the Mount (Matthew 5:1-12)
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Week 105 – November 24, 2019 – Jesus Calls Philip and Nathanael (John 1:43-51)
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Week 104 – November 17, 2019 – The Temptation of Jesus (Luke 4:1-13)
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Week 103 – November 10, 2019 – The Baptism of Jesus (Luke 3:15-22)
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Week 102 – November 03, 2019 – John Prepares the Way (Matthew 3:1-12)
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Week 101 – October 27, 2019 – The Boy Jesus in the Temple (Luke 2:41-52)
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Week 100 – October 20, 2019 – The Visit of the Wise Men (Matthew 2:1-23)
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Week 99 – October 13, 2019 – The Presentation of Jesus (Luke 2:22-40)
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Week 98 – October 06, 2019 – The Birth of Jesus (Luke 2:1-20)
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Week 97 – September 29, 2019 – An Angel Visits Joseph (Matthew 1:18-25)
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Week 96 – September 22, 2019 – The Birth of John (Luke 1:57-80)
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Week 95 – September 15, 2019 – Mary Visits Elizabeth (Luke 1:39-56)
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Week 94 – September 08, 2019 – The Birth of Jesus Foretold (Luke 1:26-38)
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Week 93 – September 01, 2019 – Jesus Heals a Blind Man (Luke 1:5-25)
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Note that the “Growing in Christ” course was suspended during Summer 2019, when the Sunday Adult Bible Class studied “Last Things”, and the Sunday School children used CPH’s “Delivered: God’s Gifts of Grace” curriculum.

Week 92 – June 02, 2019 – Jesus Heals a Blind Man (John 9:1-41)
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Week 91 – May 26, 2019 – Jesus Walks on Water (Matthew 14:22-33)
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Week 90 – May 19, 2019 – Jesus Heals Jairus’s Daughter (Mark 5:21-24, 35-43)
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Week 89 – May 12, 2019 – Jesus Calms a Storm (Mark 4:35-41)
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Week 88 – May 05, 2019 – Jesus Calls Matthew (Mark 2:13-17)
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Week 87 – Apr 28, 2019 – Jesus Heals a Man Who Is Paralyzed (Mark 2:1-12)
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Week 86 – Apr 21, 2019 – Easter Q&A
Audio
For Martin Luther’s “Torgau Sermon” click here.
For the previous “Easter Enigma” Bible Study (handout and audio), click here.

Week 85 – Apr 14, 2019 – Jesus Heals Many (Luke 4:31-44)
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Week 84 – Apr 07, 2019 – Jesus Calls Disciples (Matthew 4:12-25)
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Week 83 – Mar 31, 2019 – Jesus Is Rejected at Nazareth (Luke 14:16-30)
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Week 82 – Mar 24, 2019 – Jesus and the Samaritan Woman (John 4:1-42)
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Week 81 – Mar 17, 2019 – Jesus Teaches Nicodemus (John 3:1-21)
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Week 80 – Mar 10, 2019 – Jesus Clears the Temple (John 2:13-22)
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Week 79 – Mar 03, 2019 – Jesus Changes Water into Wine (John 2:1-11)
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Week 78 – Feb 24, 2019 – God Forgives David (2 Samuel 12:1-23)
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Week 77 – Feb 17, 2019 – David Becomes King (1 Samuel 16:1-13; 2 Samuel 5:1-10)
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Week 76 – Feb 10, 2019 – David and Jonathan (1 Samuel 18:1-5; 20)
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Week 75 – Feb 3, 2019 – David and Goliath (1 Samuel 17)
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Week 74 – Jan 27, 2019 – Saul Becomes King (1 Samuel 8-11)
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Week 73 – Jan 20, 2019 – God’s Servant Samuel (1 Samuel 1-3)
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Week 72 – Jan 13, 2019 – Ruth (Book of Ruth)
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Week 71 – Jan 06, 2019 – Samson (Judges 16)
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Week 70 – Dec 30, 2018 – Gideon (Judges 6:22-7:25)
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Week 69 – Dec 23, 2018 – Deborah (Judges 4-5)
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Week 68 – Dec 16, 2018 – “The Fall of Jericho” (Joshua 6)
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Week 67 – Dec 09, 2018 – “Entering the Promised Land” (Joshua 2:1-5:12)
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Week 66 – Dec 02, 2018 – The Twelve Spies in Canaan (Numbers 13-14)
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Week 65 – Nov 25, 2018 – The Bronze Serpent (Numbers 21:4-9)
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Week 64 – Nov 18, 2018 – Worship in the Tabernacle (Exodus 40)
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Week 63 – Nov 11, 2018 – The Ten Commandments (Exodus 19-20)
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Week 62 – Nov 04, 2018 – “God Provides Manna, Water, and Quail” (Exodus 16-17)
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Week 61 – Oct 28, 2018 – Crossing the Red Sea (Exodus 13:!7-15:21
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Week 60 – Oct 21, 2018 – The Passover (Exodus 11-12)
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Week 59 – Oct 14, 2018 – Moses and the Plagues (Exodus 5-10)
Audio        Handout        Plague Handout

Week 58 – Oct 7, 2018 – Moses and the Burning Bush (Exodus 2:11-4:31)
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Week 57 – Sep 30, 2018 – The Birth of Moses (Exodus 1:1-2:10)
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Week 56 – Sep 23, 2018 – Joseph Forgives (Genesis 42-45; 50:15-21)
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Week 55 – Sep 16, 2018 – Joseph Feeds Egypt (Genesis 40-41)
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Week 54 – Sep 09, 2018 – Joseph’s Troubles (Genesis 39)
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Week 53 – Sep 02, 2018 – Joseph and His Brothers (Genesis 37)
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Week 52 – Aug 26, 2018 – Serving with Joy! Titus, the Pastor (Titus 1:1-2:1)
(Due to technical difficulties, no audio was recorded.)

Week 51 – Aug 19, 2018 – Serving with Joy! Timothy Is Taught (2 Timothy 1:1-7)
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Week 50 – Aug 12, 2018 – Serving with Joy! Soldiers Protect Paul (Acts 21:26-36)
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Week 49 – Aug 05, 2018 – Serving with Joy! Dorcas, the Mercy Worker (Acts 9:36-42)
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Week 48 – Jul 29, 2018 – Serving with Joy! The Parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37)
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Week 47 – Jul 22, 2018 – Serving with Joy! Joseph, the Father (Matthew 2:13-15, 19-23)
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Week 46 – Jul 15, 2018 – Serving with Joy! Joash Repairs the Temple(2 Kings 12:1-16)
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Week 45 – Jul 08, 2018 – Serving with joy! Naaman’s Servant Girl (2 Kings 5:1-14)
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Week 44 – Jul 01, 2018 – Serving with Joy! Workers Build the Temple (1 Kings 5-6)
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Week 43 – Jun 24, 2018 – Serving with joy! The Friendship of David and Jonathan (1 Samuel 18:1-4; 19:1-7; 20:1-42; 2 Samuel 1:17-27)
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Week 42 – Jun 17, 2018 – Serving with joy! David, the Shepherd Boy (1 Samuel 16:11; 17:32-36; Psalm 23)
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Week 41 – Jun 10, 2018 – Serving with joy! Jacob’s Death and Burial (Genesis 49:29-50:14)
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Week 40 – Jun 03, 2018 – Serving with joy! Rebekah Serves at the Well (Genesis 24:10-28)
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Week 39 – May 27, 2018 – Esau Forgives Jacob (Genesis 31:3; 32-33)
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Week 38 – May 20, 2018 – Jacob’s Family (Genesis 29:1-30:24)
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Week 37 – May 13, 2018 – Jacob’s Dream (Genesis 27:41-28:22)
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Week 36 – May 06, 2018 – Jacob and Esau (Genesis 25:19-34; 27:1-40)
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Week 35 – April 29, 2018 – Isaac and Rebekah (Genesis 24)
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WWeek 34 – April 22, 2018 – Abraham and Isaac (Genesis 21:1-7; 22:1-19)
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Week 33 – April 15, 2018 – Abraham’s Visitors from Heaven (Genesis 18:1-15; 21:1-7)
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Week 32 – April 08, 2018 – God’s Covenant with Abram (Genesis 12:1-9; 15:1-6; 17:1-27)
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Week 31 – April 01, 2018 – Easter (Mark 15:1-16:8)
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Week 30 – March 25, 2018 – Noah and the Flood (Genesis 6:1-9:17)
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Week 29 – March 18, 2018 – Sin Enters the World (Genesis 3)
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Week 28 – March 11, 2018 – God Creates Adam and Eve (Genesis 1:26-2:25)
Audio        Handout (Due to some of the material on the CPH handout, use it with audio only.)

Week 27 – March 04, 2018 – God Creates the World (Genesis 1:1-2:3)
Audio        Handout                 Stephen Hawking’s view of what happened before the big bang

Week 26 – February 25, 2018 – Paul sails for Rome (Acts 27)
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Week 25 – February 18, 2018 – Paul and Silas in Prison (Acts 16:16-40)
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Week 24 – February 11, 2018 – Lydia (Acts 16:11-15)
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Week 23 – February 04, 2018 – Paul and Timothy (Acts 15:1-16:5)
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Week 22 – January 28, 2018 – Paul’s First Missionary Journey (Acts 13-14)
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Week 21 – January 21, 2018 – Peter’s Escape from Prison (Acts 12)
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Week 20 – January 14, 2018 – Peter and Cornelius (Acts 10)
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Week 19 – January 07, 2018 – Dorcas (Acts 9:36-43)
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Week 18 – December 31, 2017 – The Conversion of Paul (Acts 9:1-31)
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Week 17 – December 24, 2017 – Philip and the Ethiopian (Acts 8:26-40)
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The Lutheran Satire video referred to is here.

Week 16 – December 17, 2017 – God’s Servant Stephen (Acts 6-7)
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Week 15 – December 10, 2017 – Peter and John heal the lame man (Acts 3:1-26)
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Week 14 – December 03, 2017 – God sends the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:1-21)
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Week 13 – November 26, 2017 – Book of Esther (Esther)
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Week 12 – November 19, 2017 – God’s People Go Home (Ezra 1-3; 7:11-28; Nehemiah 2:1-8; 12:27-43)
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Week 11 – November 12, 2017 – Daniel in the Lions’ Den (Daniel 6)
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Week 10 – November 05, 2017 – The Three Men in the Fiery Furnace (Daniel 3)
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Week 9 – October 29, 2017 – Jeremiah and God’s New Covenant (Jeremiah 1:4-10; 29:1-14; 31:31-34; 33:14-16)
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Week 8 – October 22, 2017 – Hezekiah Prays (2 Kings 18-19)
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Week 7 – October 15, 2017 – Week 7 Jonah (Jonah)
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Week 6 – October 08, 2017 – Naaman and Elisha (2 Kings 5:1-14)
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Week 5 – October 01, 2017 – Elijah and the Prophets of Baal (1 Kings 18:20-46)
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Week 4 – September 24, 2017 – Elijah and the Prophets of Baal (1 Kings 18:20-46)
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Week 3 – September 17, 2017 – The Wisdom of Solomon (1 Kings 17)
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Week 2 – September 10, 2017 – The Wisdom of Solomon (1 Kings 5-6)
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Week 1 – September 03, 2017 – The Wisdom of Solomon (1 Kings 3)
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