The Story of Jesus in Luke – Ch. 15ff (Part 7)

Please note that Bible time 00 – “The Setting,” is so marked only because it is also slated to be Bible Time 12 in Part 6. Make sure you cover it, it is not optional! 00 – The Setting 01 – The Lost Sheep 02 – The Lost Coin 03 – Two Sons – Lost [...]

The Story of Jesus in Luke – Ch. 13, 14 (Part 6)

Biblegateway.com has an IVP commentary on line that would provide an excellent resource for preparing to use these Bible times. A relevant part of this commentary can be found here. 00 – Reread Luke 12 01 – Repent or Perish 01 – Map 02 – A Grace Period 03 – The Sabbath Day 04 – [...]

The Story of Jesus in Luke – Ch. 11, 12 (Part 5)

Luke Part 5 picks up in Luke 11:5, just after the Lord’s Prayer. Bible times 1-5 complete chapter 11, and chapter 12 begins in Bible time #6. 01 – Prayer 02 – Power 03 – Blessing 04 – Something greater 05 – A most amazing dinner 06 – Fear and Worth 07 – The Unforgiven [...]

The Story of Jesus in Luke – Ch. 9 – 11 (Part 4)

01 – Who is Jesus 02 – Follow Christ 03 – Kingdom taste 04 – A very sick boy 05 – Greatness 06 – Excuses 07 – The Seventy-two 08 – The 72 Return 09 – Jesus praises God 10 – Good Sam 10 – Map 11 – Mary and Martha 12 – The Lord’s [...]

The Story of Jesus in Luke – Ch. 7 – 9 (Part 3)

Part 3 picks up in Chapter 7. 01 – A very sick servant 02 – The widow of Nain 05 – Pharisee and Sinner 06 – Jesus’ tour 07 – The Sower 08 – Family and Storm 09 – The man with demons 10 – Jairus’ daughter 11 – Sending out 12 – Feeding 5000

The Story of Jesus in Luke – Ch. 3 – 6 (Part 2)

Part 2 is a 12-part series that picks up in Luke 3 with John the Baptist and continues through the end of chapter 6. In the first week there is a remarkable opportunity to share the gospel and encourage your students to accept Christ. Notice that there are two options for week 7. 01 – [...]

The Story of Jesus in Luke – Ch. 1, 2 (Part 1)

During the winter semester, 2010, we started reading the Book of Luke with our students. We finished chapters 1 and 2 in eight lessons. 01 – Introduction 02 – Birth Announcement – John 03 – Birth Announcement – Jesus 04 – Mary and Elizabeth 05 – Birth of John 06 – Birth of Jesus 07 [...]

The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, Part 3

Part 3 wraps up the Bible time series entitled “The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.” Continuing in the story form following the book of Genesis, it begins with recap and then Jacob’s dream, and ends when Jacob has met Esau again. There are 10 lessons in Part 3, including a brief overview of the [...]

The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, Part 2

The “God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob” Bible time series was originally written and used in Japan in 1996. The story nature of the series really seemed to resonate with Japanese people, and for the first time we had students who missed their English lesson but showed up for Bible time “so they didn’t miss [...]

There is a Redeemer – The book of Ruth

Reading the story of Ruth should be refreshing to the students as well as minister to their felt need for English, as storytelling is a valuable fluency activity. During these nine lessons we will look at several grand and seminal Biblical themes, especially the picture of a “Redeemer” as illustrated by Boaz’ marriage to the [...]