Have you ever done something you came to regret? Maybe you acted foolishly, made a costly mistake, or damaged a relationship. Genesis 3 details a decision Adam and Eve would deeply regret — one with continuing consequences in our world today. In this lesson, we learn…

• Why a snake was talking to Eve
• Why taking a little bite of fruit was such a big deal
• Satan’s deadly tactics, and how to avoid them
• Some of the lies Satan and culture still speak
• God’s righteous punishment for sin
• Signs of hope that God would not abandon the human race

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Just hours before his crucifixion, Jesus spent time praying in the Garden of Gethsemane. In this study of Mark 14, we learn…

• How God’s children are sometimes called to suffer deeply
• A quick overview of the layout of the city of Jerusalem
• How the cross is the ultimate expression of God’s love
• The privilege of prayer in times of trouble

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This lesson was taught at the median adults Bible Study Community at Immanuel Baptist Church on Sunday, November 5, 2023. We ran out of time to talk about principles of prayer found in the passage, so I started class the following Sunday, November 12, talking about prayer and filling in these blanks.

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Jesus is coming soon. Are you ready? One of the most important passages in the Gospels on end times prophecy is found in the Olivet Discourse. In Mark 13, Jesus responds to the question, “When will these things be, and what will be the sign when all will be accomplished?” In this lesson, we discuss…

• Apocalyptic signs that will lead up to the “last days”
• Jesus’ helpful analogy of labor pains
• How human history can be broken up into five worlds
• The best way to handle differences on eschatology
• The wonderful promise that believers are not under condemnation

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Once, the temple in Jerusalem had been a place of prayer, singing, and sacrifice. But by the time of Jesus, it had degenerated into a raucous gathering, with all the commotion of a Middle Eastern bazaar. In Mark 11, Jesus finally “cleans house,” and we learn…

• How you are now God’s temple
• How Jesus’ behavior is a model for righteous anger
• What is the significance of Jesus cursing the fig tree?
• Does does faith enable you to “move mountains”?

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Image credit: Special thanks to Gloris Young for sketching this week’s illustration