Blessed Hope Bible-Presbyterian Church
500 Upper Bukit Timah Rd, Singapore 678106
Blessed Hope Bible-Presbyterian Church Adult Sunday School 8 April 2018 Visions of Zechariah Zechariah 7:1-14 (KJV) 1 And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, thatthe word of the LORD came unto Zechariah in the fourth dayof the ninth …
(1) Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee
A Light from the Dark Ages
Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153) is considered the greatest of medieval saints. Martin Luther, himself a monk, wrote of him, “He was the best monk that ever lived, whom I admire beyond all the rest put together.” Born into a noble family in France, he turned his back on wealth and nobility to live as a monk and to advance the life of holiness, discipline, prayer, and ministering to the physical and spiritual needs of the people.
He and his followers hewed a home out of a wilderness of forests, a desolate haunt of robbers. The order he founded became the chief religious power in western Europe for three hundred years. Bernard’s writings and poetry became his lasting legacy to the church. His fruitful contemplation of eighty-six sermons on the first two chapters of the Song of Songs is a classic of biblical exposition.
Hymns: RHC 355 Day by Day Faith, 311 Does Jesus Care?, 336 Only Believe
Hebrews 11:23 (KJV)
23 By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of his parents, because they saw he was a proper child; and they were not afraid of the king’s commandment.
Moses’ Parents’ Faith
OUTLINE
Faith’s Wisdom
Faith’s Courage
Luke 24:1-12 (KJV)
1 Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them.
2 And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre.
3 And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus.
4 And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:
5 And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?
6 He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee,
7 Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.
8 And they remembered his words,
9 And returned from the sepulchre, and told all these things unto the eleven, and to all the rest.
10 It was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and other women that were with them, which told these things unto the apostles.
11 And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not.
12 Then arose Peter, and ran unto the sepulchre; and stooping down, he beheld the linen clothes laid by themselves, and departed, wondering in himself at that which was come to pass.
The Forty Days of Confirmation
A.D. 30 April-May
Sunday
A Great Earth Quake
An Angel Rolls Away the Stone
The Guard Report to the Rulers
The Message of the Angels to the Women who Visit the Empty Tomb
Mary and the Others Report to the Disciples
Peter and John Visit the Tomb
Isaiah 53:4-8 (KJV)
4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.
8 He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.
Hymns: RHC 324 Trusting Jesus, 347 Under the Care of My God, The Almighty, 544 When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder
Hebrews 11:22 (KJV)
22 By faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones.
Joseph’s Faith
OUTLINE
(1) Faith’s Identity
(2) Faith’s Identification
Proverbs 3:21-26 (KJV)
21 My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:
22 So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.
23 Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.
24 When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
25 Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.
26 For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.
The Passion Week to Resurrection Day
A.D. 30. Spring. April.
[Extracted from W. Graham Scroggie, A Guide to the Gospels, 501-503.]
Sunday – Day of Demonstration
Two Disciples fetch a Colt
Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem
Prediction over Jerusalem
Jesus in the City and the Temple
Retirement to Bethany
Hymns: RHC 419 Take My Life and Let It Be, 423 Follow, I Will Follow Thee, 542 Saved By Grace
Hebrews 11:21 (KJV)
21 By faith Jacob, when he was a dying, blessed both the sons of Joseph; and worshipped, leaning upon the top of his staff.
Jacob’s Faith
OUTLINE
(1) Obedient to God Rather Than Man
(2) Undying or Unwavering Faith of a Dying Man