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November 2, 2025: A Prayer of Dedication
FOCUS TEXT: 2 Chronicles 6:12-21, 40-42
BACKGROUND SCRIPTURES: 1 Kings 8:1-66; 2 Chronicles 6:1--7:5
DEVOTIONAL READING: 2 Chronicles 2:1-9
KEY VERSE: For now have I chosen and sanctified this house, that my name may be there forever: and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually (2 Chronicles 7:16).
CENTRAL TRUTH: Christians should dedicate themselves to do God's will.
OBJECTIVE: By the end of this lesson my students should be able to identify areas of their lives which should be dedicated to God.
LESSON OUTLINE:
I. Adoration (2 Chronicles 6:12-15)
II. Entreaty (2 Chronicles 6:16-21)
III. Petitions (2 Chronicles 6:40-42)
October 26, 2025: A Prayer of Confession
FOCUS TEXT: Daniel 9:3-6, 11-19
BACKGROUND SCRIPTURES: Daniel 5:1-31; 9:1--10:21
DEVOTIONAL READING: Daniel 9:7-10
KEY VERSE: If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness (1 John 1:9).
CENTRAL TRUTH: God's grace is extended to those who confess their need of Him.
OBJECTIVE: By the end of this lesson my students should be able to identify some areas of need in their lives which require God's help.
LESSON OUTLINE:
I. The Burden (Daniel 9:3-10)
II. The Confession (Daniel 9:11-15)
III. The Request (Daniel 9:16-19)
Nov. 19, 2025: A Prayer for Believers
FOCUS TEXT: John 17:1-5, 14-26
BACKGROUND SCRIPTURES: John 14:1--17:26
DEVOTIONAL READING: 1 Peter 1:3-9
KEY VERSE: I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil (John 17:15).
CENTRAL TRUTH: The Christian lives in victory through Christ's provision.
OBJECTIVE: By the end of this lesson my students should be able to identify several things for which Christ prayed in John 17.
LESSON OUTLINE:
I. A Prayer for Eternal Life (John 17:1-5)
II. A Prayer for Preservation (John 17:14-16)
III. A Prayer for Sanctification (John 17:17-19)
IV. A Prayer for Unity (John 17:20-26)
October 5, 2025: A Prayer of Hope
FOCUS TEXT: Psalms 71:1-5; 130:1-8
BACKGROUND SCRIPTURES: Psalms 37:1-7; 71:1-24; 103:1-22; Lamentations 3:55-59
DEVOTIONAL READING: Psalm 113:1-9
KEY VERSE: For thou art my hope, O Lord GOD: thou art my trust from my youth (Psalm 71:5).
CENTRAL TRUTH: God's merciful nature extends help to those who seek Him.
OBJECTIVE: By the end of this lesson my students should be able to identify ways in which God shows His mercy to man.
LESSON OUTLINE:
I. Trusting in God (Psalm 71:1-5)
II. The Sinner's Cry (Psalm 130:1-3)
III. The Hope for Forgiveness (Psalm 130:4-6)
IV. The Mercy of God (Psalm 130:7, 8)
September 21, 2025: Power Through Prayer
BIBLICAL BASIS: Elijah and the Prophets of Baal
FOCUS TEXT: 1 Kings 18:25-39
BACKGROUND SCRIPTURES: 1 Kings 18:1-46; James 5:13-18
DEVOTIONAL READING: 1 John 3:19-24
KEY VERSE: If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you (Matthew 17:20).
CENTRAL TRUTH: Faith in God's power can accomplish great things.
OBJECTIVE: By the end of this lesson my students should be able to identify qualities a person must possess in order to have power through prayer.
LESSON OUTLINE:
I. The Test (1 Kings 18:25-29)
II. The Challenge (1 Kings 18:30-35)
III. The Prayer (1 Kings 18:36, 37)
IV. The Answer (1 Kings 18:38, 39)
August 31, 2025: Dorcas: A Woman of Good Works
FOCUS TEXT: Acts 9:36-42; Matthew 5:14-16
BACKGROUND SCRIPTURES: Romans 12:10-17; I Corinthians 3:12-15; James 2:18-26
DEVOTIONAL READING: Colossians 3:12-17
KEY VERSE: For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also (James 2:26).
CENTRAL TRUTH: Good works are an evidence of a genuine saving faith.
OBJECTIVE: By the end of this lesson my students should be able to identify several good deeds they can do for someone this week.
LESSON OUTLINE:
I. An Exemplary Life (Acts 9:36-39)
II. A Miracle Realized (Acts 9:40-42)
III. A Command Given (Matthew 5:14-16)