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Adult Christian Life - R.H. Boyd Publishing Corporation
ADULT CHRISTIAN LIFE
THE ADULT QUARTERLY
LARGE PRINT
THIRD QUARTER 2016
Vol. 120, No. 3
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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.
Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. www.zondervan.com. The NIV
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Adult Christian Life (USPS 006-480) (ISSN 1947-6604), copyright © 2016 by R.H. Boyd Company, 6717 Centennial Blvd., Nashville, Tennessee 37209-1017. Adult Christian Life is published quarterly by R.H. Boyd Company. Periodicals postage paid at Nashville, Tennessee.
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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)
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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.
Lee Perkins, 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.
Adult Christian Life contains Sunday school material for people ages 25 and older. 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 for life.
Know Your Writer
RICHARD MONTGOMERY lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with his wife, Racquel, and their children. Rick is a graduate of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Ft. Worth, Texas, and has served as a pastor and director of a community service non-profit organization. He served in Vietnam with the 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry of the 101st Airborne Division, and was awarded the Purple Heart for wounds sustained in combat. God led him, from his experience as a combat soldier, to write the book Kingdom Soldiers: A Warrior’s Guide to Winning Life’s Battles, dealing with the spiritual warfare Christians face every day of our lives. Rick is now retired, but he continues to volunteer as an administrator with the Pittsburgh Experiment, an evangelistic workplace ministry serving the men and women of Pittsburgh.
A Message from the President/CEO . . .
Welcome to this third quarter of study in 2016. Here at R.H. Boyd, we have worked diligently to ensure that each quarter of study offers a fresh opportunity to discover what God’s Word can teach His people today through meaningful, in-depth study. For 120 years, we have been dedicated to serving the Church throughout the world by providing Bible studies for God’s faithful people. We trust that this quarter honors our tradition of excellence.
We will begin in July with a unit titled A World Gone Wrong.
These lessons out of Paul’s epistle to the Romans highlight the brokenness of the world that has come about due to sin. As it did for the Roman Christians, this letter also convicts us of sins and encourages us to be diligent in seeking to follow God rather than allowing sin to rule in our lives.
Our lessons in Romans continue in August in the unit Life on God’s Terms.
While the previous lessons emphasized the brokenness of the world, these final lessons from Romans focus on what it means to live as the people of God in the face of the many struggles and temptations that surround us.
In September, the unit The Sovereignty of God
studies texts from the book of Isaiah. Though he prophesied doom for Israel, ultimately Isaiah offered great hope of ultimate restoration for God’s people. These prophecies were realized in the person of Jesus Christ who invites all nations to come to God and worship in His peaceful Kingdom.
As always, we look forward to sharing this quarter of study with you. The reason for our continued work here at R.H. Boyd is to help strengthen God’s Church through these Bible studies. This commitment has been renewed every year for more than a century, and we look forward to many more years serving the Lord’s people.
In His Service,
Dr. T. B. Boyd III
President/CEO
QUARTERLY OVERVIEW
This quarter has three units that explore the theme of creation and emphasize our need for new creation in Christ because of the sin and disobedience in which human beings have continually participated.
UNIT I — JULY
Unit I, titled A World Gone Wrong,
has four sessions that look at Paul’s words to the church at Rome about the need to turn from ungodliness, wickedness, and corruption and to move toward realization of the creation God intended: a loving, obedient relationship with God through the redeeming power of Jesus Christ.
UNIT II — AUGUST
Unit II, Life on God’s Terms,
is a six-session study, also in Romans, of Paul’s visions of what life is like when we become new creations in Christ.
UNIT III — SEPTEMBER
Unit III, The Sovereignty of God,
has four lessons exploring how the prophet Isaiah views the reign of God over the whole world as a peaceful kingdom, a mountain of God, the foundations of the earth, and in a new and everlasting covenant.
Features of Our
Adult Christian Life
The Adult Christian Life quarterly (large print) has many features that appeal to Sunday school students ages 25 and older. It includes a number of elements to enhance their total learning experience. This quarterly is designed to help students regard their lessons as more than simply a Sunday morning Bible study experience.
Printed Scripture Passages: The King James Version and the New Revised Standard Version are listed side by side so students can easily compare a traditional and contemporary translation of God’s holy Word.
Suggested Opening Exercises: This feature, standard to all Sunday school quarterlies published by R.H. Boyd Publishing Corporation, remains a popular feature in all of our Sunday school resources for students and teachers.
Quarterly Overview: This gives a general description of the lessons to be studied during the quarter.
Main Thought: The passage of Scripture most central to the text is featured prominently at the bottom of the lesson.
Online Extras: This feature offers activities, quizzes, and additional resources for outside study via the R.H. Boyd webpage, www.rhboydpublishing.com.
Living the Lesson: This feature contextualizes the lesson truths to stimulate additional questions, interest, or action on the part of the students.
Questions on the Lesson: These questions are designed to help students consider the people involved in the Bible story as they reflect on their own lives.
Home Daily Devotional Readings: This is a traditional favorite feature of our Sunday school books, formerly known as Home Daily Bible Readings.
CONTENTS FOR THIRD QUARTER
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:
Romans 8:28–35 (KJV)
Director: And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called