Founders Journal 2011-12
by Mark Dunn
Summary
These are Sunday School lessons from the Founders Journal, 2012-2013
Evaluation by David Cox
These are 52 weekly Sunday School classes which are shorter expositional works on different passages.
I recommend this work.
Brown The Devil's Mission of Amusement 7 page article from 1889. Hollywood in the church and her ministries. Brown was a student of C.H Spurgeon.
Excerpts:
Different days demand their own special testimony. The watchman who would be faithful to his Lord and to the city of his God needs to carefully note the signs of the times and to emphasize his witness accordingly. Concerning the testimony needed now, there can be little if any doubt. An evil is in the professed camp of the Lord, that is so gross, so brazen in its impudence, that the most shortsighted of spiritual men can hardly fail to notice it.... Amusement for the people is the leading article advertised by each... until the hideous fact has been proved up to the hilt, that "amusement" is ousting "the preaching of the Gospel" as the great attraction... The Concert is fast becoming as much a recognized part of church life as the Prayer Meeting; and it is already, in most places, far better attended.
"Providing recreation for the people" will soon be looked upon as a necessary part of Christian work, and as binding upon the Church of God, as though it were a Divine command, unless some strong voices are raised which will make themselves heard.
Read the 7-page article: Brown, The Devil's Mission of Amusement.
Chapter Content
FALL
Balanced Spiritual Growth—September 4-25, 2011
September 04 Connect to Community Psalm 133:1-3; 1 Corinthians 12:12-18,21-26
September 11 Grow in Spiritual Maturity 2 Timothy 3:1-17
September 18 Find Your Place of Service Romans 12:3-15
September 25 Go and Tell John 1:29,35-46,49-51
It’s a Miracle!—October 2-30, 2011
October 02 Glory Revealed John 1:14,18; 2:1-11
October 09 Forgiveness Offered Luke 5:17-26,29-32
October 16 Hope Discovered Luke 7:1-17
October 23 Wholeness Restored Mark 5:1-3,6-13a,15-20
October 30 Satisfaction Found [Evangelism Lesson] John 6:5-13,35-40
Make Your Life Count—November 6-27, 2011
November 06 Accept the Call Exodus 3:1-6,10-15; 4:10-12
November 13 Stand for the Lord Exodus 32:7-20,25-26
November 20 Respond to Difficult Situations Numbers 20:1-13; Psalm 106:32-33
November 27 Adopt the Right Perspective Deuteronomy 32:1-9,36-39,43
WINTER
God’s Greatest Gift—December 4-25, 2011
December 04 Recognize God’s Gift [Evangelism Lesson] John 1:1-4,10-18
December 11 Receive God’s Gift Matthew 1:18-20,24-25; Luke 1:28-31,34-38
December 18 Respond to God’s Gift Matthew 2:1-15
December 25 Rejoice in God’s Gift Luke 2:8-20
Going Right in a Culture Gone Wrong—January 1-29, 2012
January 01 Thriving in a Fast-Food Culture Proverbs 23:20-21; Daniel 1:8,11-16; Romans 13:12-14
January 08 Seeking Purity in a Sensual Culture Ephesians 5:1-5,8-12,15-16
January 15 Caring in an Expendable Culture [Sanctity of Human Life lesson] Psalm 139:1-6,13-18
January 22 Loving in a Divided Culture Acts 10:9-15,22-23,28-29a,34-36
January 29 Giving in a Greedy Culture Deuteronomy 15:7-11; 24:10-15,17-18
Christ the Center—February 5-26, 2012
February 05 Center of Everything Colossians 1:9-23
February 12 Center of My Church Colossians 1:24–2:7
February 19 Center of My Belief Colossians 2:8-23
February 26 Center of My Life Colossians 3:5-10,14-15,17-21; 4:5-6
SPRING
The Heart of Worship—March 4-25, 2012
March 04 I Long for You Psalm 42:1-11; 43:1-5
March 11 I Call on You Psalm 86:1-13,15-16
March 18 I Celebrate You Psalm 92:1-15
March 25 I Thank You Psalm 107:1-9,33-38,43
Foundations of Our Faith—April 1-29, 2012
April 01 Jesus Died for Our Sins Matthew 26:26-29,36-39; 27:45-46,50-54
April 08 Jesus Rose from the Dead [Easter Coordinated Evangelism Lesson] Matthew 27:62-66; 28:5-8; Luke 24:13-16,32-33,35
April 15 Jesus Lives in Believers John 15:1-5; Romans 6:1-7; Galatians 2:19b-21
April 22 Jesus Works Through His Church Matthew 16:13-19; 28:18-20
April 29 Jesus Is Coming Again Matthew 24:9-14,39b-44; Revelation 7:9; 22:12-14
A Lasting Legacy—May 6-27, 2012
May 06 Building a Legacy Deuteronomy 6:1-15a
May 13 A Legacy of Hope 1 Samuel 1:10-20,27–2:1; 12:23-24
May 20 A Legacy of Faith Genesis 22:1-3,7-14; 26:2-5
May 27 A Legacy of Love Acts 17:1-4; 2 Corinthians 5:14-15; 1 Thessalonians 1:2-10
SUMMER
Apathy—Who Cares?—June 3-24, 2012
June 03 Are You Just Going Through the Motions? Malachi 1:1-14
June 10 Do You Honor Your Commitments? Malachi 2:1-16
June 17 How Do You Treat God? Malachi 2:17–3:12
June 24 What Is Your Decision? Malachi 3:13–4:6
Living Beyond Yourself—July 1-29, 2012
July 01 Free [Evangelism Lesson] John 16:5-15
July 08 Victorious Romans 7:20–8:9
July 15 Empowered Romans 8:26-27; Ephesians 5:17-21; 6:18
July 22 Wise 1 Corinthians 2:1-16
July 29 Confident Romans 8:14-17; 2 Corinthians 5:1-5; Ephesians 1:13-14
The Person God Uses—August 5-26, 2012
August 05 Make No Excuses Jeremiah 1:4-14,17-19
August 12 Let Your Heart Be Broken Jeremiah 8:4-13,18–9:1
August 19 Rise Above Discouragement Jeremiah 20:1-13
August 26 Persevere in Obedience Jeremiah 37:11-17; 38:4-6,14-18
fam26 Wise advice for youth version 2.1 is a tract for helping youth to consider the wisdom and guidance of their parents.
Excerpt: Youth is a time of much energy, strength, and activity. They “get bored” very easily because they always want to go, move, have experiences, and do things (but they do not include work in these desires as a rule). To be quiet, calm, and have patience is not normal for youth. On the other hand, the “beauty” of age is its experiences and understanding (wisdom). (They have been down life’s road before and made all these mistakes themselves, in their own life.)
Read the Tracts: fam26 advice for youth version 2.1.
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