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Week 50, One Year Bible Challenge: “Fish Story”

Christ the Rock Community Church, Saturday Morning Men’s Bible Study

Four Horsemen of Apocalypse (1887), by Viktor Vasnetsov
Four Horsemen of Apocalypse (1887), by Viktor Vasnetsov
This week’s reading December 10th to 16th[1. If you are participating in the Saturday morning class, “The One Year Bible Challenge,” you should read the daily materials as set out in “The One Year Bible.” The verses listed on this page will include a couple of extra days each week.]
Amos 1:1 to Micah 7:20
Revelation 2:1 to 7:17
Psalm 129:1 to 135:21
Proverbs 29:19 to 30:6

Next Week’s Reading December 17th to 23rd
Nahum 1:1 to Zechariah 5:11
Revelation 8:1 to 14:20
Psalm 136:1 to 142:7
Proverbs 30:7 to 30:23

Discussion Questions:

Old Testament

  • Was Jonah actually, literally, swallowed by a “big fish?” Or was it a Whale?

New Testament

  • What is the “tree of life” referred to in Revelation 2-7? Is it the SAME tree referred to in Genesis 2:9?
  • What is the New Jerusalem?

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Week 49, One Year Bible Challenge: “The Son of Man”

Christ the Rock Community Church, Saturday Morning Men’s Bible Study

St. Jude by Bicci di Lorenzo (1373–1452)
St. Jude by Bicci di Lorenzo (1373–1452)
This week’s reading December 3rd to 9th[1. If you are participating in the Saturday morning class, “The One Year Bible Challenge,” you should read the daily materials as set out in “The One Year Bible.” The verses listed on this page will include a couple of extra days each week.]
Daniel 11:2 to Joel 3:21
1 John 3:7 to Revelation 1:20
Psalm 122:1 to 128:6
Proverbs 29:1 to 29:18

Next Week’s Reading December 10th to 16th
Amos 1:1 to Micah 7:20
Revelation 2:1 to 7:17
Psalm 129:1 to 135:21
Proverbs 29:19 to 30:6

Discussion Questions:
Old Testament
Why did God tell his prophet Hosea to marry a prostitute? (Hosea 1:1-3)
New Testament
What was the problem with the “Love Feast” mentioned in Jude? (Jude 1:11-13)

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Week 23, One Year Bible Challenge: “A New Church”

Christ the Rock Community Church, Saturday Morning Men’s Bible Study

This week’s reading June 4 – 10[1. If you are participating in the Saturday morning class, “The One Year Bible Challenge,” you should read the daily materials as set out in “The One Year Bible.” The verses listed on this page will include a couple of extra days each week.]

Judgement of Solomon (1649), by Nicolas Poussin
Judgement of Solomon (1649), by Nicolas Poussin
2 Samuel 22:1 – 1 Kings 7:51
Acts 2:1 – 7:-50
Psalm 122:1 – 128:6
Proverbs 16:19 – 16:33

Next Week’s Reading June 11 – 17
1 Kings 8:1 – 18:46
Acts 7:51 – 11:30
Psalm 129:1 – 135:21
Proverbs 17:1-13

Discussion Questions:
Old Testament
Why was it a sin for David to take the census?
New Testament
Ananias, and his wife, Sapphira, both dropped dead when confronted with the fact that they held back part of the profit from the sale of their property. Why was their punishment so severe?

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