Teen Scene: 4th Quarter 2017

By R.H. Boyd

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: May 5, 2017
• ISBN: 9781681672922

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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)

DR. T. B. BOYD III

President/CEO

LADONNA BOYD, MBA

Chief Operating Officer

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

Director of Publications

STEVEN PUCKETT, AAS

Director of Operations

EDITORIAL STAFF: TIA FERRELL, M.S., (COORDINATOR); OLIVIA CLOUD, M.R.E.; (ASSOCIATE EDITOR); CHRISTOPHER R. COTTEN, M.A., M.DIV.; LANDON DICKERSON, B.A.; JANE ANN KENNEY, M.DIV.; KAITLYN DEPOISTER, B.A.; VANESSA LEWIS, B.A.; LAUREN OLDHAM, B.A.; FREIDA CRAWLEY, B.S.; CARLA DAVIS, B.A.; YONI LIMOR, 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 © 2017, 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

MS. ILETA BEASLEY, a native of St. Croix, Virgin Islands, has been a writer for several years. She holds a master’s degree in public health. While serving in various capacities of church ministry, such as Sunday school and Vacation Bible School for more than fourteen years, Ms. Beasley accepted her call to ministry in 2003 and completed ministry training in 2006. Her focus and passion for ministry is demonstrated in her desire to teach others how to have a personal relationship with Christ. Ms. Beasley resides in Nashville, Tennessee with her family.

A Message from the President/CEO...

Greetings, and welcome to this fourth and final quarter of study in 2017. We here at R.H. Boyd strive to the utmost of our abilities to make each quarter a new opportunity to discover through meaningful, in-depth study what God’s Word can teach His people today. For more than 120 years, we have been dedicated to edifying the Body of Christ throughout the world with faithful and thought-provoking studies.

We will begin in October with a unit titled Called into Covenant with God. In these five lessons, we will continue our study from the previous quarter concerning God’s gracious covenants with His people. These lessons focus especially on covenants in Israel between God and Abram, his descendants, and finally King David.

The theme of covenant continues in November in the unit An Everlasting Covenant. In these four lessons, texts from Numbers, 1 Samuel, Psalms, Jeremiah, Hebrews, 1 Corinthians, and Jude explore God’s covenants that began in Israel and continued their fulfillment in the Church.

In December, the unit The Early Church Proclaims Faith in Christ focuses on the ways that the early believers celebrated their faith in Jesus: by sharing with others! Lessons from Matthew, Acts, and two of Paul’s letters focus on the faith of the early believers that will edify students and teachers alike as we celebrate Jesus’ birth.

As always, we look forward to sharing this quarter of study with you. The reason for our work here at R.H. Boyd is to help strengthen God’s Church through these Bible studies. We look forward to many more years of serving the Lord’s people.

In His Service,

Dr. T. B. Boyd III

President/CEO

This quarter considers the major covenants that God makes with people on behalf of the earth and the human community. Beginning with Noah, God promises benevolence toward creation. Similar commitments are made with Abram, Phinehas, and Ezekiel. Ultimately, the covenant forms the foundation for the coming Messiah and salvation for the world.

UNIT I — OCTOBER

Unit I, Called into Covenant with God is a five-lesson unit drawn from Genesis, Exodus, 2 Samuel, and Nehemiah that illustrates God’s partnership with people who respond and agree to obey God’s voice. God enters into covenant with Abraham, Moses, and David to work through history, establishing a kingdom that will ultimately bring forth the Messiah. Based on the covenant with God, Israel is chosen as God’s special people.

UNIT II — NOVEMBER

Unit II, An Everlasting Covenant develops four lessons, drawn from Numbers, 1 Samuel, Jeremiah, Hebrews, and 1 Corinthians, that examine the components of the covenant God makes with the priest, Phinehas, and the divine promise to Israel through the prophet Jeremiah. The unconditional divine promises are to maintain a perpetual priesthood, forgive the unfaithful, and establish a new covenant with Israel. God seals this covenant of pure grace through Christ as mediator and by writing the law in the hearts of God’s people.

UNIT III — DECEMBER

Unit III, The Early Church Proclaims Faith in Christ, has five lessons that reveal what the early leaders proclaimed about living our faith in Christ. The sessions in Acts report several examples of social welfare ministry and evangelism in spite of opposition. Ephesians teaches about faith that leads to unity in the body of Christ. The Christmas session gives an account of the Wise Men who faithfully searched for the newborn King of the Jews.

CONTENTS

OCTOBER — CALLED INTO COVENANT WITH GOD

NOVEMBER — AN EVERLASTING COVENANT