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Covenant Communities Unit 2: An Open Invitation to Covenant Living (Lessons 5–8)   Recognizing Jesus October 11 Lesson 6   DEVOTIONAL READING: LUKE 7:18–23  BACKGROUND SCRIPTURE : MARK 5:1–20  PRINTED TEXT: Mark 5:1–13 , 18–20 Mark 5:1–13 , 18–20 1 And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes. 2 And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, 3 Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains: 4 Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him. 5 And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones. 6 But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him, 7 And cried with a loud voice...

July 19 Lesson 7 WHAT THE LORD REQUIRES DEVOTIONAL READING: Deuteronomy 10:12–22 BACKGROUND SCRIPTURE : Micah 6 MICAH 6:3–8 Photo: Monkey Business/Thinkstock 3 O my people, what have I done unto thee? and wherein have I wearied thee? testify against me. 4 For I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of servants; and I sent before thee Moses, Aaron, and Miriam. 5 O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from Shittim unto Gilgal; that ye may know the righteousness of the LORD. 6 Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old? 7 Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? 8 He hath shewed thee, O man, what is ...

June 28 Lesson 4 GOD WILL NEVER FORGET DEVOTIONAL READING: Hosea 11:1–7 BACKGROUND SCRIPTURE : Amos 8 AMOS 8:1–6, 9, 10 1 Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me: and behold a basket of summer fruit. 2 And he said, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A basket of summer fruit. Then said the LORD unto me, The end is come upon my people of Israel; I will not again pass by them any more. 3 And the songs of the temple shall be howlings in that day, saith the Lord GOD: there shall be many dead bodies in every place; they shall cast them forth with silence. 4 Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail, 5 Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the Sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit? 6 That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; yea, and sell the refuse of the wheat? 9 And it sh...

June 7 Lesson 1 GOD PASSES JUDGMENT DEVOTIONAL READING: Psalm 75 BACKGROUND SCRIPTURE : Amos 2:4–16 AMOS 2:4–8 4 Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have despised the law of the LORD, and have not kept his commandments, and their lies caused them to err, after the which their fathers have walked: 5 But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem. 6 Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes; 7 That pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek: and a man and his father will go in unto the same maid, to profane my holy name: 8 And they lay themselves down upon clothes laid to pledge by every altar, and they drink the wine of the condemne...

April 19 Lesson 8 TRUST IN GOD’S LOVE DEVOTIONAL READING: Romans 8:31–39 BACKGROUND SCRIPTURE : 1 John 4 , 5 1 JOHN 4:13–21 13 Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit. 14 And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world. 15 Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God. 16 And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. 17  Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the Day of Judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world. 18  There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. 19  We love him, because he first loved us. 20  If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he i...

April 12 Lesson 7 LOVE ONE ANOTHER DEVOTIONAL READING: John 13:31–35 BACKGROUND SCRIPTURE : 1 John 3:11–24 1 JOHN 3:11–24 11 For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. 12 Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother’s righteous. 13 Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you. 14 We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death. 15 Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him. 16 Hereby perceive we the love of God , because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. 17 But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him? 18 My li...

March 16 Lesson 3 PETER’S REPORT DEVOTIONAL READING: Psalm 16:7–11 BACKGROUND SCRIPTURE : Psalm 110 ; Mark 12:35–37 ; Acts 2:22–36 PSALM 110:1–4 ACTS 2:22–27, 29–32 KEY VERSE [David] seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ , that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption. — Acts 2:31 JESUS’ FULFILLMENT OF SCRIPTURE Unit 1: Jesus and the Davidic Covenant LESSONS 1–4 LESSON AIMS After participating in this lesson, each student will be able to: 1. Identify declarations of God’s victory in today’s texts. 2. Explain why Jesus’ resurrection is the beginning of God’s victory and the assurance of God’s final victory. 3. Create and carry a reminder to inspire confidence in God’s victory whenever difficult circumstances challenge his or her faith. LESSON OUTLINE Introduction       A.      The Season’s Turning Point       B.      Lesson Background ...