The Old Testament Witness to Christ and His Kingdom, Mentor's Guide, MG09

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John 3.14-15 - And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, [15] that whoever believes in him may have eternal life. Going back to God’s experience with his people Israel recorded in the OT, Jesus said, “ As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness [the OT experience] so must the Son of Man be lifted up [the NT correlation] that whoever believes in him may have eternal life [the contemporary application].” This analogy reveals the usefulness and absolute necessity of the OT for us today. It is the foundation that Jesus and the apostles used to explain who we are in Christ and what our spiritual obligation to God is in light of it . The OT is not the same as the obsolete testament ! As the Word of God, it will forever be relevant and important for us, and we ought to seek the analogies so we can be “equipped for every good work” through it. Are you ready for your lesson today, taken from the experience and truths to be learned from the history of Israel? Indeed, it was written for our instruction . After reciting and/or singing the Nicene Creed (located in the Appendix), pray the following prayer: Almighty, everlasting God, who dist give thine only Son to be a High Priest of good things to come: Hereafter grant unto us, thine unworthy servants, to have our share in the company of the blessed; through the same Jesus Christ, thy Son, our Lord. Amen.

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Nicene Creed and Prayer

~ Lutheran Church in America. Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America . Minneapolis, Minn.: Augsburg Publishing House, 1958. p. 233

Put away your notes, gather up your thoughts and reflections, and take the quiz for Lesson 1, The Promise Given.

Quiz

Scripture Memorization Review

Review with a partner, write out and/or recite the text for last class session’s assigned memory verse: Genesis 3.15 and 12.1-3.

Turn in your summary of the reading assignment for last week, that is, your brief response and explanation of the main points that the authors were seeking to make in the assigned reading (Reading Completion Sheet).

Assignments Due