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E13: Adult Bible Studies Summer 2020 Session 13: Great Mercy

Adult Bible Studies Summer 2020 | Study Sessions

This segment recalls Jesus’ encounter with a man whose life had been devastated by demonic oppression. In stepping forward without hesitation to rescue a Gentile man, Jesus the Jew not only saved what remained of that Gentile man’s life.

Speakers:David deSilva

Writers:David deSilva

Topics:Bible New Testament Adult Bible Studies ABS Mark 5:1-20

Source:Abingdon Press

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Adult Bible Studies Summer 2020 Session 1: Living as God's People

This segment challenges us to remember how God created us as God’s people by recalling the speech Moses gave the Israelites as they were poised to enter the P...

Carol Cavin-Dillon | 503 views | 2 years ago updated

Adult Bible Studies Summer 2020 Session 2: Fire on the Mountain

This segment demonstrates the contrast between false gods and the true God by recalling the confrontation between Elijah and Ahab. Though the people of Israel h...

Carol Cavin-Dillon | 152 views | 2 years ago updated

Adult Bible Studies Summer 2020 Session 3: Lost and Found

This segment calls us to renew our commitment to the demands of faith by reminding us of the people’s recommitment to God under King Josiah.

Carol Cavin-Dillon | 137 views | 2 years ago updated

Adult Bible Studies Summer 2020 Session 4: Forever Love

This segment reminds us of the unconditional love of God. The prophet Hosea was called by God to enter into a marriage covenant with a promiscuous woman in orde...

Carol Cavin-Dillon | 125 views | 2 years ago updated

Adult Bible Studies Summer 2020 Session 5: Promised Restoration

This segment helps us better understand how God restores God’s people by recalling the biblical metaphor of God as the shepherd who guides God’s people, pro...

Brian Sigmon | 113 views | 2 years ago updated

Adult Bible Studies Summer 2020 Session 6: Wisdom to Navigate Life’s Challenges

This segment helps us better understand how God’s people receive God’s wisdom through the story of four young men whose lives and decisions showcase God’s...

Brian Sigmon | 129 views | 2 years ago updated

Adult Bible Studies Summer 2020 Session 7: Our Always-Faithful God

This segment encourages God’s people to endure in faith despite the consequences by recalling the example of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Their remarkable...

Brian Sigmon | 117 views | 2 years ago updated

Adult Bible Studies Summer 2020 Session 8: Forgiving, Merciful, Compassionate

This segment calls us to remember how God has saved God’s people even when they turned away by recalling the prayer we find in Nehemiah 9. This represents one...

Brian Sigmon | 110 views | 2 years ago updated

Adult Bible Studies Summer 2020 Session 9: A Life-Changing Encounter

This segment leads us to consider how our lives are changed when we encounter Jesus by taking a closer look at Zacchaeus’s meeting with Jesus.

David deSilva | 180 views | 2 years ago updated

Adult Bible Studies Summer 2020 Session 10: Come and See

This segment challenges us to hear Jesus speak grace to those who are outsiders by recalling Jesus’ encounter with the Samaritan woman. Not only did Jesus and...

David deSilva | 101 views | 2 years ago updated

Adult Bible Studies Summer 2020 Session 11: Who Is My Neighbor?

This segment leads us to consider who our neighbors might be by looking closely as Jesus’ response to the scribe’s question, “What is the most important c...

David deSilva | 103 views | 2 years ago updated

Adult Bible Studies Summer 2020 Session 12: Great Faith

This segment reminds us that faith can be found in one who is not a part of the community: the distraught mother pleading for help for her afflicted daughter.

David deSilva | 103 views | 2 years ago updated

Adult Bible Studies Summer 2020 Session 13: Great Mercy

This segment recalls Jesus’ encounter with a man whose life had been devastated by demonic oppression. In stepping forward without hesitation to rescue a Gent...

David deSilva | 92 views | 2 years ago updated

Previews and More

Adult Bible Studies Summer 2020 Bonus Session: Stump The Scholar

In this bonus segment, the hosts of Summer 2020 Adult Bible Studies answer questions about the Bible.

Carol Cavin-Dillon | Brian Sigmon | David deSilva | 31 views | 2 years ago updated