In the Word

Lesson 1

Revelation is the only book of Scripture in which God promises a blessing just for reading it and putting it in to practice! Through it, God not only reveals his plan for the future , he also…

Lesson 4 - The Day of Atonement

The Day of Atonement was the only day of the year when the High Priest was allowed into God’s presence to offer the blood of a sacrifice, but the blood of bulls and goa…

Lesson 3 - The Holy of Holies and the High Priest

The veil separated mankind from God’s presence in the Holy of Holies — the inner sanctum of the Tabernacle that contained the Ark of the Covenant. The…

Lesson 2 - The Outer Court and the Holy Place

The Tabernacle is a beautiful picture of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and all that He has done to bring us into the Father’s presence! But in this les…

Lesson 1- The Need for Blood Sacrifice

Genesis 4:1-15; Exodus 8-12; and John 18:28-40. God decreed from the beginning that mankind’s sin can only be atoned for by the blood of a perfect sacrifice. The…

Lesson 12 - Live Worthy of the Calling

Hebrews 13:1-25. The author closes his letter with some final exhortations to the kind of holy living that will both help his readers stand firm in their faith a…

Lesson 11 - Life as A Beloved Child of God

Hebrews 12:5-29. Running the race marked out for us won’t always be easy, as the readers of the letter to the Hebrews were discovering. It requires effort, f…

Lesson 10 - Endure Looking to Him Who Is Invisible

Hebrews 11:20-12:4. The roll call of heroes continues in the rest of Hebrews 11. From patriarchs like Isaac, Jacob and Joseph to prophets like Moses,…

Lesson 9 - Those Who Walked By Faith

Hebrews 11:1-19. If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a real-life, flesh-and-blood example is priceless when it comes to living by faith. In chapter 11 the…

Lesson 8 - The Way into God’s Presence has been Opened

Hebrews 10:1-39. Today’s lesson marks a turning point in the letter to the Hebrews. The writer compares the many offerings made by the Temple pri…

Lesson 7 - A Better Sacrifice

Hebrews 9:5-28. The writer discusses one of the most holy days in the Jewish calendar — the Day of Atonement. His readers would have felt deep cultural and religious ties…

Lesson 6 - The Perfect for the Imperfect

Hebrews 7:20—9:5. After comparing Christ’s ministry with that of the Levitical priests, the writer of Hebrews then began to compare the new covenant mediated b…

Lesson 5 - Lessons from the Past 

Hebrews 6:13 — 7:19. Two Old Testament characters play major roles in this week’s lesson. Abraham — father of the Jewish nation — who showed faith and endurance waiti…

Lesson 4 - Jesus Our Example

Hebrews 5:1 — 6:12. From continuing descriptions of Christ as God’s chosen High Priest, the writer highlights Christ’s obedience in the midst of His sufferings and the sal…

Lesson 3 - Don’t Make the Mistake of Turning Away

Hebrews 3:16-4:16. The Hebrew believers were much like the Israelites after the Exodus. Set free from slavery to sin in Christ, they faltered when thi…

Lesson 2 - God Becomes One of Us

Hebrews 2:5-3:19. In this week’s lesson, the writer continues to remind his readers just Who Christ is — He is God Himself, come in the flesh to identify with His fall…

Lesson 1 - Christ, Greater than the Angels

Hebrews 1:1—2:5. The book of Hebrews was written to a heavily persecuted group of believers who were considering returning to their Jewish roots in order to …

Lesson 4 - When Sorrow is turned into joy

Esther 8:1—10:3. As our story concludes in great triumph for God’s people, we see how the Living God is at work even in the darkest of times and that He is ab…

Lesson 3 - When risk is rewarded

Esther 4:4-7:10. Esther risks her life to plead for her people. How will a delay and the king’s insomnia play into God’s plan of salvation for His people? Will the pri…

Lesson 2 - When integrity gets us into trouble

Esther 1:10—4:3 Esther and Mordecai save King Xerxes from an assassination plot but receive no recognition for their faithfulness. Xerxes does, however, …