Teen Scene: 2nd Quarter 2016

By Dr. Robert 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: Dec 1, 2015
• ISBN: 9781681671116

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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

LADONNA BOYD, MBA

Chief Operating Officer

JEFFREY WILSON, B.S.

Director of Marketing

SAMUEL HYDE

Director of Operations

EDITORIAL STAFF: TIA FERRELL, B.A. (COORDINATOR); 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.; 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. Among his many interests are kayaking, golfing, and education.

A Message from the President/CEO . . .

Greetings and welcome to another quarter of edifying and insightful study. We look forward to joining you for a series of studies in God’s powerful and transforming Word. For over 120 years, we have been motivated by the vision of our founder, Dr. R. H. Boyd, to provide you with the highest quality and most doctrinally sound literature for the African-American church. This quarter is certainly no exception.

In this quarter, we turn our attention to a variety of Scriptures that are relevant for our own day, dealing with the nature of faith and the certainty of judgment for sin and wickedness. In April, we will look at Restorative Faith. These lessons, drawn from the Gospel of Luke, look at several examples of healing in this Gospel. In these lessons, we will see how such healings are a sign of the coming of the Kingdom. We will also note His special concern for the poor and dispossessed in the world.

In May, we will look at the Fullness of Faith. These lessons, also drawn from the Gospel of Luke, call us to a faith that is growing, grateful, humble, and joyous. Luke’s Gospel is full of such practical wisdom that helps us to live out the values of the Kingdom of God in our everyday lives.

Finally, in June, we will turn to Judgment and Salvation. These lessons, drawn from the Old Testament prophet Zephaniah, examine the disobedience of God’s people and the certainty that judgment will come upon them. A final lesson, drawn from Paul’s letter to the Romans, examines God’s wrath in action in Paul’s day.

Praise and thanks be to God—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—for the blessings these lessons contain. May He bless you in your studies this quarter.

In His Service,

Dr. T. B. Boyd III

President/CEO

This quarter has three units that use the Gospel of Luke and the prophetic oracles of Zephaniah to consider themes of faith. Children’s units are the same for April and May, but June’s lessons are drawn from the book of Genesis.

UNIT I — APRIL

Unit I, titled Restorative Faith, follows Easter with four sessions in Luke that look at incidents in which followers experienced healing, redemption, and restoration of their faith through inspiring actions and teachings of Jesus.

UNIT II — MAY

Unit II, Fullness of Faith, is a five-session study, also in Luke, of numerous ways Jesus’ followers expressed their faith through gratitude, humility, childlike acceptance, and repentance.

UNIT III — JUNE

In the four sessions of Unit III, Judgment and Salvation, the proclamations of Zephaniah are presented to emphasize God’s desire to save the people from their rebellious state, which is a rejection of creation, and bring them to obedience and salvation. A final lesson, drawn from Paul’s letter to the Romans, also emphasizes these themes.

CONTENTS

APRIL — RESTORATIVE FAITH

MAY — FULLNESS OF FAITH