God's Commands

Session 4.11 for March 11, 2012

In Exodus 20:1-17, God gives the Israelite people the Ten Commandments. Most of us are familiar with these commandments. We can read about Jesus summing up these commandments in the New Testament with “The greatest commandment is to love God and the second greatest is to love your neighbor as yourself.” These commandments were not given to be used by a judge in a court. Rather, they were given to give an identity and structure to the Israelites in a way that separated them from other people groups and showed that they were living to God’s standard rather than humanity’s standard. In today’s world, these commandments still influence our identity as Christians.

Bible Background Video

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Scripture: Exodus 20:1-17

Session Pages

FaithElement offers several flavors of Bible study, all based on the same scripture passage for the day. Click on an approach to download the PDF of that session page.

Links

These videos or songs are referenced in the session pages:

Media

“The Ten Commandments - A Song for Shavuot”
“Learn the Ten Commandments”
“Moses – Ten Commandments” Mel Brooks
“Ten Things I Hate About Commandments” (Warning – contains one strong profanity)
or
“10 Commandments”

Youth

10 Commandment Challenge
Coach Carter

Nurturing Faith

Adult
Youth

God's Promises

Session 4.10 for March 4, 2012

Genesis 17:1-16 contains the story of Abraham and Sarah. These verses give us more insight into God’s covenant and helps us to see what it looks like to walk daily with God, giving our whole selves to God.

Bible Background Video

featuring Nikki Hardeman

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Scripture: Genesis 17:1-16

Session Pages

FaithElement offers several flavors of Bible study, all based on the same scripture passage for the day. Click on an approach to download the PDF of that session page.

Links

These videos or songs are referenced in the session pages:

Media

“I’ll Walk With God”
“I Am By Your Side” – Corey Hart
“If You Want To” – Daniel Amos
“If You Want To” – The Lost Dogs (live)
“I Belong To You” – Phil Keaggy

Youth

Narnia

Mystic

House Diagram
“If These Walls Could Speak” — Amy Grant

Nurturing Faith

Adult
Youth

God's Reminder

Session 4.09 for February 26, 2012

In Genesis 9:8-17, brings us to the aftermath of the great flood. God makes a covenant with all of creation. Surely, our culture today is no less wicked than the one that was wiped out in the flood. Yet, God made a promise to not destroy the earth in that way ever again. Essentially, God seemed to change his mind and commit to a future relationship with a humanity that is far short of perfection.

Bible Background Video

featuring Nikki Hardeman

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Scripture: Genesis 9:8-17

Session Pages

FaithElement offers several flavors of Bible study, all based on the same scripture passage for the day. Click on an approach to download the PDF of that session page.

Links

These videos or songs are referenced in the session pages:

Media

"The Church" - Priest
“The Pope and Michelangelo” - Monty Python
“God Don’t Never Change” – Blind Willie Johnson
“Can God Change?” – William Lane Craig

Youth

Korean Supermarket
Donald Duck

Mystic

Nichole Nordeman, “Who You Are”

Nurturing Faith

Adult
Youth

Pass It On

Session 4.08 for February 19, 2012

In 2 Kings 2:1-14, we hear the story of Elijah and Elisha. We receive a poignant story about losing someone you love, honoring the wisdom of those who came before you, and creating a life where you share your faith with those who come after you.

Bible Background Video

featuring Nikki Hardeman

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Scripture: 2 Kings 2:1-14

Session Pages

FaithElement offers several flavors of Bible study, all based on the same scripture passage for the day. Click on an approach to download the PDF of that session page.

Links

These videos or songs are referenced in the session pages:

Media

Coach Meets His Team
Benching Rade on Principle
Coach's Word is Law
I Play Coach Stays
God Wants You On the Floor
David and Goliath

Youth

Hotel Rwanda- "Help Arrives For Some At the Hotel"
Hotel Rwanda- "I Cannot Leave These People To Die"
Rudy

Mystic

Nichole Nordeman’s – “Legacy”

Nurturing Faith

Adult
Youth

Boundaries and Borders

Session 4.07 for February 12, 2012

In 2 Kings 5:1-15, we hear about a man named Naaman whom God healed from leprosy. Jesus mentions this story in Luke 4:27 to make a point to the people. Naaman was not an Israelite, yet God still healed him. Jesus was telling the people in Luke that, just like in Naaman’s story, God is not relegated to one group of people. Rather, God is for everyone. In today’s world, we don’t hear a lot about “leprosy”, but, like Naaman, we all suffer from things that make us feel less than whole. Like Jesus reminded the people in Luke, God is available for ALL people, not just the ones that are part of our groups. That was hard for Jesus’ audience to hear, and it’s hard for us today. We often say we are open to all, but how are we practicing that in our daily lives? What are we doing to break down the borders between “us” and “them”?

Bible Background Video

featuring Nikki Hardeman

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Scripture: 2 Kings 5:1-15

Session Pages

FaithElement offers several flavors of Bible study, all based on the same scripture passage for the day. Click on an approach to download the PDF of that session page.