Adult Christian Life: July- September 2022

By R.H. Boyd Publishing Corp.

Adult Christian Life is a best-selling quarterly study guide that is specially written for practical adult life experiences. These lessons provide clear, biblical interpretations and stimulating discussions for everyday living.

• Language: English
• Publisher: R.H. Boyd Publishing Corporation
• Release date: Jun 1, 2022
• ISBN: 9781681679495

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Vol. 126 • No. 3

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Adult Christian LIFE

THIRD QUARTER 2022 • Vol. 126, No. 3

Adult Christian Life contains Sunday school material for adult believers. The exposition of the Scripture, with life-centered insights, is preceded by an introduction to the lesson designed to help learners gain a greater understanding of the text under discussion relative to context, content, and meaning of life.

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 is used with 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.

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Standard Features

INSIDE

ADULT CHRISTIAN LIFE

The Adult Christian Life quarterly has many features that appeal to adult students.

Printed Scripture Passage: The King James Version and the New Revised Standard Version are listed side by side so learners can compare traditional and contemporary translations of God’s Word. The main thought verse is highlighted in bold text.

Suggested Opening Exercises: This feature, standard to all R.H. Boyd Publishing Corporation Sunday school quarterlies, remains popular among learners and leaders alike.

Quarterly Overview: This gives a general description of the lessons to be studied during the quarter.

Know It: Contextualizes the lesson and expands on its truths to stimulate additional questions, interest, or action on the part of the learners.

Remember It: Summary section that emphasizes the most relevant points of the lesson and highlights how the lesson applies to learners.

Hear It: An opportunity to listen to the relevant message of the lesson through music.

Live It: Suggestions for learners to take specific action to make the lesson a personal opportunity for spiritual enlightenment.

Share It: Suggestions for learners to spread the Bible truth learned through various mediums, such as social media or one-on-one talks.

Daily Devotional Readings: Daily Bible readings to prepare learners for the Sunday lesson experience.

Online Extras: Activities, quizzes, and additional resources for outside study via www.rhboyd.com.

Contents for Third Quarter

UNIT I — THE WORD: THE AGENT OF CREATION

UNIT II — THE GREAT HOPE OF THE SAINTS

UNIT III — GOD CALLS ABRAHAM’S FAMILY

Seeking God’s Guidance

Suggested Opening Exercises

1. Usual Signal for Beginning

2. Prayer (Closing with the Lord’s Prayer)

3. Singing (Song to be selected)

4. Scripture Reading:

1 Chronicles 16:8–15 (KJV)

Director: Give thanks unto the

Lord,

call upon his name, make known his deeds among the people.

School: Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him, talk ye of all his wondrous works.

Director: Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the

Lord.

School: Seek the

Lord

and his strength, seek his face continually.

Director: Remember his marvellous works that he hath done, his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;

School: O ye seed of Israel his servant, ye children of Jacob, his chosen ones.

Director: He is the

Lord

our God; his judgments are in all the earth.

All: Be ye mindful always of his covenant; the word which he commanded to a thousand generations.

Recitation in Concert: Philippians 1:2–8 (KJV)

2 Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

3 I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,

4 Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy,

5 For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now;

6 Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:

7 Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace.

8 For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.

CLOSING WORK

1. Singing

2. Sentences:

Proverbs 3:3–10 (KJV)

3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:

4 So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.

5 Trust in the

Lord

with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

7 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the

Lord,

and depart from evil.

8 It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.

9 Honour the

Lord

with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:

10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.

3.Dismissal with Prayer

Bible Study for Week of July 3, 2022 Lesson 1

THE REASON FOR IT ALL

RESOURCES: The New National Baptist Hymnal 21st Century Edition, Boyd’s Commentary for the Sunday School

KEY VERSE: All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. John 1:3, KJV

Intro

One of the tragic realities of being Black in America is having to accept that we are a stolen people. The roots of our true ancestry are scattered throughout the world. Beyond the context of industrialized slavery, there is no clear beginning for African Americans. Instead, ours is an origin born from the womb of oppression, subjugation, and unimaginable struggle. Because of this, the Black church became a surrogate for African American culture. As the oldest point of reference for what defines our sense of identity, the Black church served as an incubator for culture.

Like the ambiguity surrounding the nature of our heritage and original birthplace, the origin and nature of Jesus Christ was uncertain among many 1st century believers. For us, the question of Jesus’ nature is a settled argument. He and God are one. Our confidence in Jesus’ identity is affirmed by viewing His history through a 2,000 plus year old lens. However, during the time when this Gospel was written, the question of Jesus’ nature was still in debate.

John wastes no time in addressing the question: Who is Jesus Christ? As a prologue of this introductory chapter, John presents Jesus as the Son of God whose beginning was with God.