The Parable of Isaac's Life
May Family Gathering
Classes
Class 1: Class 1 - God has made me to laugh - Steve Hyndman
The class explores the parable of Isaac's life, focusing on God's promise and provision, emphasizing the divine nature of salvation and eternal life. It highlights the importance of faith and God's control over human affairs.
Passages: Genesis 21:1, Genesis 22:7, Romans 9:6
Class 2: Class 1 - God has made me to laugh - Steve Hyndman
The class explores the life of Isaac, focusing on God's promise and provision, emphasizing that salvation is a work of God rather than human effort. It highlights the divine plan through Isaac's story and the importance of faith in God's promises.
Passages: Genesis 21:1, Genesis 22:7, Romans 9:6
Class 3: Class 2 - The Israel of God - Steve Hyndman
The class explores the parable of Isaac's life, focusing on the contrast between Isaac and Ishmael as symbols of the new and old covenants. It emphasizes the importance of faith and the spiritual lineage over physical descent, drawing parallels between biblical narratives and contemporary ecclesial life.
Passages: Genesis 21:9-14, Galatians 4:28-31, Romans 9:6-8
Class 4: Class 2 - The Israel of God - Steve Hyndman
The class explores the parable of Isaac's life, focusing on the allegory of Isaac and Ishmael to illustrate the contrast between the old and new covenants. It emphasizes the spiritual significance of Isaac as the true heir of God's promises, contrasting with Ishmael's physical lineage.
Passages: Genesis 21:9-14, Galatians 4:28-31, Romans 9:6-8
Class 5: Class 3 - I Will Provide; Steve Hyndman
The class explores the story of Abraham's offering of Isaac, emphasizing Isaac's perspective and the foreshadowing of Christ's sacrifice. It highlights the faith and trust required in God's plan, even when it seems impossible.
Passages: Genesis 22:2-14, Hebrews 11:17-19, Romans 4:18, 2 Corinthians 5:14-17
Class 6: Class 3 - I Will Provide; Steve Hyndman
The class explores the story of Abraham's offering of Isaac, emphasizing Isaac's perspective and the foreshadowing of Christ's sacrifice. It highlights the faith and trust required in God's plan, even in seemingly impossible situations.
Passages: Genesis 22:1-14, Hebrews 11:17-19, 2 Corinthians 5:14-17
Class 7: Class 4 A Wife for Isaac
The class discusses the parable of Isaac's life, focusing on the story of finding a wife for Isaac in Genesis 24. It emphasizes the importance of character, service, and faith in choosing a partner, drawing parallels to the bride of Christ and the Gentile inclusion in God's plan.
Passages: Genesis 24:10-28
Class 8: Class 4 A Wife for Isaac
The class discusses the parable of Isaac's life, focusing on the story of finding a wife for Isaac in Genesis 24. It emphasizes the importance of character, service, and faith in choosing a bride, paralleling the process of salvation and the relationship between Christ and the ecclesia.
Passages: Genesis 24:10-28
Class 9: Class 5 Laughter Glad Tiding of Great Joy
The class explores the parable of Isaac's life, emphasizing the themes of resurrection, salvation, and faith. It highlights how God brings life from death and how faith in God's promises leads to joy and salvation.
Passages: Genesis 21:5, Isaiah 49:13, Romans 4:17, Hebrews 11:11, Revelation 21:2-4
Class 10: Class 5 Laughter Glad Tidings of Great Joy
The class explores the parable of Isaac's life, focusing on the themes of resurrection, salvation, and faith. It emphasizes God's ability to bring life from death and the joy this brings, using Isaac's story as a template for God's eternal plan.
Passages: Genesis 21:5, Isaiah 49:13, Romans 4:17, Hebrews 11:11
Class 11: Evening Program - the Character of God.
The class explores God's character, emphasizing His attributes of mercy, grace, and long-suffering. It highlights the importance of understanding and reflecting God's character in our lives and interactions with others.
Passages: Psalm 97, Psalm 18:25, Matthew 25:22, Isaiah
Class 12: Evening Program - the Character of God
The class explores God's character, emphasizing His attributes of mercy, grace, and long-suffering, and how understanding these traits is crucial for believers to reflect God's character in their lives. The class uses biblical examples to illustrate the importance of these qualities in daily living.
Passages: Psalm 97, Psalm 18:25, Matthew 25:22, Isaiah 55:1-3
Class 13: Steve Hyndman exhort - Service.
The class explores the concept of service through the life of Jesus, emphasizing that true greatness comes from serving others, not seeking personal gain. It highlights Jesus' example of service and the importance of forgiveness and humility in ecclesial relationships.
Passages: John 13:3-5, Matthew 25:35, Luke 12:37
Class 14: Steve Hyndman exhort - Service
The class discusses the concept of service in the ecclesia, emphasizing that true greatness comes from serving others, not seeking personal gain. It draws parallels between Jesus' actions in John 13 and the broader themes of atonement and forgiveness.
Passages: John 13:3-5, Matthew 25:35, Luke 12:37