Founders Journal 2011-12

by Mark Dunn

Summary

These are Sunday School lessons from the Founders Journal, 2012-2013

Evaluation by David Cox

These are 52 weekly Sunday School classes which are shorter expositional works on different passages.

I recommend this work.

Chapter Content

FALL

Balanced Spiritual Growth—September 4-25, 2011
September 04 Connect to Community Psalm 133:1-3; 1 Corinthians 12:12-18,21-26
September 11 Grow in Spiritual Maturity 2 Timothy 3:1-17
September 18 Find Your Place of Service Romans 12:3-15
September 25 Go and Tell John 1:29,35-46,49-51

It’s a Miracle!—October 2-30, 2011
October 02 Glory Revealed John 1:14,18; 2:1-11
October 09 Forgiveness Offered Luke 5:17-26,29-32
October 16 Hope Discovered Luke 7:1-17
October 23 Wholeness Restored Mark 5:1-3,6-13a,15-20
October 30 Satisfaction Found [Evangelism Lesson] John 6:5-13,35-40

Make Your Life Count—November 6-27, 2011
November 06 Accept the Call Exodus 3:1-6,10-15; 4:10-12
November 13 Stand for the Lord Exodus 32:7-20,25-26
November 20 Respond to Difficult Situations Numbers 20:1-13; Psalm 106:32-33
November 27 Adopt the Right Perspective Deuteronomy 32:1-9,36-39,43

WINTER

God’s Greatest Gift—December 4-25, 2011
December 04 Recognize God’s Gift [Evangelism Lesson] John 1:1-4,10-18
December 11 Receive God’s Gift Matthew 1:18-20,24-25; Luke 1:28-31,34-38
December 18 Respond to God’s Gift Matthew 2:1-15
December 25 Rejoice in God’s Gift Luke 2:8-20

Going Right in a Culture Gone Wrong—January 1-29, 2012
January 01 Thriving in a Fast-Food Culture Proverbs 23:20-21; Daniel 1:8,11-16; Romans 13:12-14
January 08 Seeking Purity in a Sensual Culture Ephesians 5:1-5,8-12,15-16
January 15 Caring in an Expendable Culture [Sanctity of Human Life lesson] Psalm 139:1-6,13-18
January 22 Loving in a Divided Culture Acts 10:9-15,22-23,28-29a,34-36
January 29 Giving in a Greedy Culture Deuteronomy 15:7-11; 24:10-15,17-18

Christ the Center—February 5-26, 2012
February 05 Center of Everything Colossians 1:9-23
February 12 Center of My Church Colossians 1:24–2:7
February 19 Center of My Belief Colossians 2:8-23
February 26 Center of My Life Colossians 3:5-10,14-15,17-21; 4:5-6

SPRING

The Heart of Worship—March 4-25, 2012
March 04 I Long for You Psalm 42:1-11; 43:1-5
March 11 I Call on You Psalm 86:1-13,15-16
March 18 I Celebrate You Psalm 92:1-15
March 25 I Thank You Psalm 107:1-9,33-38,43

Foundations of Our Faith—April 1-29, 2012
April 01 Jesus Died for Our Sins Matthew 26:26-29,36-39; 27:45-46,50-54
April 08 Jesus Rose from the Dead [Easter Coordinated Evangelism Lesson] Matthew 27:62-66; 28:5-8; Luke 24:13-16,32-33,35
April 15 Jesus Lives in Believers John 15:1-5; Romans 6:1-7; Galatians 2:19b-21
April 22 Jesus Works Through His Church Matthew 16:13-19; 28:18-20
April 29 Jesus Is Coming Again Matthew 24:9-14,39b-44; Revelation 7:9; 22:12-14

A Lasting Legacy—May 6-27, 2012
May 06 Building a Legacy Deuteronomy 6:1-15a
May 13 A Legacy of Hope 1 Samuel 1:10-20,27–2:1; 12:23-24
May 20 A Legacy of Faith Genesis 22:1-3,7-14; 26:2-5
May 27 A Legacy of Love Acts 17:1-4; 2 Corinthians 5:14-15; 1 Thessalonians 1:2-10

SUMMER

Apathy—Who Cares?—June 3-24, 2012
June 03 Are You Just Going Through the Motions? Malachi 1:1-14
June 10 Do You Honor Your Commitments? Malachi 2:1-16
June 17 How Do You Treat God? Malachi 2:17–3:12
June 24 What Is Your Decision? Malachi 3:13–4:6

Living Beyond Yourself—July 1-29, 2012
July 01 Free [Evangelism Lesson] John 16:5-15
July 08 Victorious Romans 7:20–8:9
July 15 Empowered Romans 8:26-27; Ephesians 5:17-21; 6:18
July 22 Wise 1 Corinthians 2:1-16
July 29 Confident Romans 8:14-17; 2 Corinthians 5:1-5; Ephesians 1:13-14

The Person God Uses—August 5-26, 2012
August 05 Make No Excuses Jeremiah 1:4-14,17-19
August 12 Let Your Heart Be Broken Jeremiah 8:4-13,18–9:1
August 19 Rise Above Discouragement Jeremiah 20:1-13
August 26 Persevere in Obedience Jeremiah 37:11-17; 38:4-6,14-18