Teen Scene: 1st Quarter 2016

By Dr. Robert J. Holmes

Teen Scene contains Sunday school material for young people ages 15-17. In addition to introductory material and biblical exposition, each lesson contains lesson applications along with activities and questions that enhance the students’ understanding of the presentation. Biblical principles are specifically written to reflect the interests and problems of growing teens.

• Language: English
• Publisher: R.H. Boyd Publishing Corporation
• Release date: Oct 23, 2015
• ISBN: 9781681670980

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THE OLDER TEEN QUARTERLY

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Teen Scene contains Sunday school material for young people ages 15–17. In addition to introductory material and biblical exposition, each lesson contains lesson applications along with activities and questions that enhance the students’ understanding of the presentation. Biblical principles are specifically written to reflect the interests and problems of growing teens.

R. H. BOYD, D.D., LL.D.

Founder (1896–1922)

H. A. BOYD, D.D.

(1922–1959)

T. B. BOYD, JR., D.D.

(1959–1979)

T. B. BOYD III, D.D.

President/CEO

DAVID GROVES, D.MIN., PH.D.

Director of Publications

SAMUEL HYDE

Director of Operations

LADONNA BOYD, MBA

Chief Operating Officer

EDITORIAL STAFF: TIA FERRELL, B.A. (COORDINATOR); KIMBERLY PEELER-RINGER, M.A., M.DIV. (ASSOCIATE EDITOR); CHRISTOPHER R. COTTEN, M.A., M.DIV.; BRANDON ALEXANDER FRANKS, M.T.S.; JANE ANN KENNEY, M.DIV.; HOLLY SPANGLE, B.A.; KARISSA TAYLOR, B.A.; VANESSA LEWIS, B.A.; LAUREN OLDHAM, B.A.; VICTORIA ORMAN, B.A.; FREIDA CRAWLEY, B.S.; CARLA DAVIS, B.A.; SHANAYA WHITAKER, B.A.

This lesson material is based on the International Uniform Sunday School Lesson Outlines, copyrighted by the Division of Christian Education, the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., and used by permission.

Scriptures taken from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, © 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Teen Scene, (USPS 697-060) (ISSN 0746-6927), Copyright © 2016, R.H. Boyd Company, 6717 Centennial Blvd., Nashville, Tennessee 37209-1017. Teen Scene is published quarterly by R.H. Boyd Company. Periodicals postage paid at Nashville, Tennessee.

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ABOUT THE WRITER

DR. ROBERT J. HOLMES is a native of Detroit, Michigan, but he currently resides in Hempstead, New York. Dr. Holmes attended Western Michigan University and earned a bachelor’s degree in history. For his post-graduate work, he attended Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina, where he earned a master of theology and a doctor of ministry. Dr. Holmes is a member of several ministry outreach programs that seek to help the homeless and destitute. He believes strongly in reaching out to the disenfranchised, which is evident in the active role he plays in his church’s homeless ministries.

A Message from the President/CEO . . .

Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

The staff at R.H. Boyd Publishing Corporation enthusiastically welcomes you to another inspirational quarter of biblical study. For 120 years, it has been our privilege and joy to offer the highest quality of literature for the African-American home and church. We hope that the significant amount of thought, planning, and preparation that went into this material will translate into an edifying and inspiring experience for you.

Over the next three months, we will study a variety of texts from both the Old and New Testaments. The first unit explores themes of love and death through an examination of weddings and funerals in the Scriptures. The second unit maintains this focus on the importance of ritual. It looks at several festivals described in the Law and highlights their purpose in God’s redemptive work. The final unit, for the month of March, examines the Gospel of Mark and several moments when the faith of Jesus’ followers was tested. The overall lesson is the importance of faith in the midst of doubt.

We pray you will complete this quarter with a stronger understanding of Scripture and a stronger commitment to God. As we have done for the last 120 years, we pledge to continue to produce doctrinally sound resources for the body of Christ and the African-American community. We are confident this study is just one of the many ways R.H. Boyd Publishing Corporation fulfills that mission and, in a small way, helps to bring readers into a closer relationship with God.

In His Service,

Dr. T. B. Boyd III

President/CEO

The study this quarter explores the theme of tradition in three ways based on passages from both Old and New Testaments. Included are the traditions by which we honor God, observe special occasions in life, and celebrate holy times together.

UNIT I — JANUARY

Unit I, titled Four Weddings and a Funeral, has five sessions that look at four stories about traditions of love and marriage and their various expressions in the relationships between males and females plus one story that deals with the issue of death and the traditions surrounding its finality.

UNIT II — FEBRUARY

Unit II, Holy Days, deals with the traditions related to four special commemorations celebrated by the Jews: Passover, the Feast of Weeks, the Day of Atonement, and the Festival of Booths.

UNIT III — MARCH

Unit III, Tests of Faith, is a four-session unit leading up to and including Palm Sunday and Easter. Based on passages in Mark, four different incidents that tested the faith of Jesus’ followers—healing, wealth accumulation, denial of friendship, and resurrection—are presented for learning and discussion.

CONTENTS

JANUARY — FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL

FEBRUARY — HOLY DAYS

MARCH — TESTS OF FAITH