by RaioixSwitching gears, there will be a 12 week Bible study course posted every Saturday the agenda is as follows:
Part 1: The Promised Messiah – Unveiling the Hope of Salvation
This section traces the golden thread of messianic prophecy, showing how God progressively revealed His plan to send a Savior.
* Session 1: The Promise in the Ruins
* We’ll start at the very beginning in Genesis to uncover the first promise of a victorious Savior and see how the prophecy of “Immanuel” (God with us) was set in motion.
* Session 2: A Blessing for All Nations
* We’ll explore God’s world-changing covenant with Abraham, revealing how His plan was always global and how Jesus is the one true “Offspring” who brings this blessing to all.
* Session 3: The Promise of an Eternal King
* We’ll dive into the unbreakable promise God made to King David for a descendant whose throne and kingdom would last forever, setting the stage for the Messiah-King.
* Session 4: The Lamb Who Was Slain
* We’ll examine the shocking but beautiful prophecies of a “Suffering Servant,” revealing why the Messiah had to be a perfect sacrifice for sin before He could be a reigning King.
Part 2: The Message of the Kingdom – Understanding Jesus’ Core Teachings
This section focuses on the central theme of Jesus’ ministry—the Kingdom of God—and how it fulfills Old Testament hopes.
* Session 5: The King’s Manifesto
* We’ll explore Jesus’ main message: “The Kingdom of God is at hand.” We’ll learn what the Jewish people were expecting and how Jesus’ announcement was both a fulfillment and a surprise.
* Session 6: The Ethics of the Kingdom
* We’ll delve into the Sermon on the Mount, where Jesus reveals the true, heart-level righteousness God desires, showing that He didn’t come to abolish the Law but to fulfill its deepest intent.
* Session 7: The Heart of the Kingdom
* We’ll focus on Jesus’ summary of the entire Old Testament: to love God and love your neighbor. We’ll trace these two commands back to their roots in the Law.
Part 3: The Truth & The Gift – His Identity and Our Salvation
This final section brings everything together, focusing on Jesus’ divine identity and the saving work He accomplished.
* Session 8: The Divine Name
* We’ll investigate Jesus’ stunning “I AM” statements and connect them to God’s revelation of His own sacred name to Moses at the burning bush.
* Session 9: The Divine King
* We’ll unpack Jesus’ favorite title for Himself—”the Son of Man”—and see how it’s a direct claim to the divine authority and everlasting dominion prophesied in the book of Daniel.
* Session 10: The Perfect Sacrifice
* We’ll connect the dots between the Passover lamb in Egypt, the sacrificial system, and John the Baptist’s declaration of Jesus as “the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.”
* Session 11: The New Covenant
* We’ll explore the Old Testament promise of a “New Covenant” where God’s law would be written on our hearts and see how Jesus inaugurated this new relationship at the Last Supper.
* Session 12: The Risen Lord & The Ultimate Victory
* We’ll conclude by examining prophecies of the resurrection, showing how Christ’s victory over death was the final proof of His identity and the ultimate “crushing of the serpent’s head” promised in the beginning.