CURRICULUM

Below you will find the schedule and leader’s guide to help with your lesson planning and preparation.

EXPLORE THE BIBLE: SPRING 2022 | 1, 2 THESSALONIANS

  • Mar 6 | Session 1: Commended | 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

  • Mar 13 | Session 2: Shared | 1 Thessalonians 2:1-12

  • Mar 20 | Session 3: Confronted | 1 Thessalonians 2:13-20

  • Mar 27 | Session 4: Encouraged | 1 Thessalonians 3:4-13

  • Apr 3 | Session 5: Demonstrated | 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12

  • Apr 10 | Session 6: Promised | 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

  • Apr 17 | Session 7: Risen!* | Matthew 28:1-10, 16-20

  • Apr 24 | Session 8: Returning | 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11

  • May 1 | Session 9: Living | 1 Thessalonians 5:12-24

  • May 8 | Session 10: Enduring | 2 Thessalonians 1:3-12

  • May 15 | Session 11: Observing | 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12

  • May 22 | Session 12: Praying | 2 Thessalonians 2:13-3:5

  • May 29 | Session 13: Waiting | 2 Thessalonians 3:6-15

EXPLORE THE BIBLE: UPCOMING SERIES

  • Summer 2022 | 1, 2 Kings

  • Fall 2022 | Minor Prophets (Amos, Hosea, Jonah, Micah)

  • Winter 2022/23 | John (part 1)

  • Spring 2023 | John (part 2)

  • Summer 2023 | Jeremiah, Lamentations

STUDY TOOLS

INTRODUCTION TO the NEW TESTAMENT LeTTERS

INTRODUCTIONS AND OVERVIEWS OF Ezekiel & Daniel

RECOMMENDED COMMENTARIES

  • Exalting Jesus in 1,2 Thessalonians (Christ-Centered Exposition Commentary), by Mark Howell

  • 1 and 2 Thessalonians: An Introduction and Commentary (Tyndale NT Commentaries), by Leon Morris

  • 1-2 Thessalonians: The Hope of Salvation (Preaching the Word Series), by James H Grant Jr.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Recommended books

  • ESV Study Bible, by Crossway

  • How to Read the Bible for All It’s Worth, by Gordon Fee, Douglas Stuart

  • Grasping God’s Word: Reading, Interpreting, and Applying the Bible, by J. Scott Duvall & J. Daniel Hays

  • An Old Testament Theology: An Exegetical, Canonical, and Thematic Approach, by Bruce K. Waltke

  • New Testament Theology: Magnifying God in Christ, by Thomas R. Schreiner

  • An Introduction to the New Testament, by D.A. Carson & Douglas J. Moo

  • Jesus and the Gospels, by Craig L. Blomberg

  • From Pentecost to Patmos: An Introduction to Acts through Revelation, by Craig L. Blomberg

  • The Abrahamic Revolution: God’s Mission in Motion, by Todd Ahrend

  • Christian Beliefs: 2o Basics Every Christian Should Know, by Wayne Grudem

  • Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine, by Wayne Grudem

  • Historical Theology: An Introduction to Christian Doctrine, by Gregg R. Allison

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