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    Immersion Bible Studies: Deuteronomy
    Immersion Bible Studies: Deuteronomy
    Immersion Bible Studies: Deuteronomy
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    Immersion Bible Studies: Deuteronomy

    By Jack A. Keller

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    How can something written so long ago really speak to life today and today’s faith journey?

    In Immersion: Deuteronomy author Jack Keller answers that question by discussing how different interpretations have emerged in different times and through the use of different translations. During this six-week study, as a contemporary reader, individuals are freed to explore the interpretation appropriate for our time, while appreciating the various meanings that can be assigned to a verse. Easy to follow, step-by-step suggestions for leading a group are provided as well as questions to facilitate class discussion.

    This volume is part of the Immersion Bible Studies series. Inspired by a fresh translation, the Common English Bible (CEB), Immersion stands firmly on Scripture and helps readers explore the emotional, spiritual, and intellectual needs of their personal faith. Whether they are using the CEB or another translation, Immersion will offer new insights into God’s Word, their own lives, and their life with God.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAbingdon Press
    Release dateMay 1, 2012
    ISBN9781426758348
    Immersion Bible Studies: Deuteronomy
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    Jack A. Keller

    Jack A. Keller, Jr. served as project editor for the critically-acclaimed and best-selling New Interpreter's Bible commentary series. Dr. Keller is co-editor of the 26-volume Immersion Bible Studies series. A regular Sunday school teacher himself, he has been writing and editing resources for laity, pastors, students, and scholars for more than 25 years.

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      Immersion Bible Studies - Jack A. Keller

      DEUTERONOMY

      Praise for IMMERSION

      IMMERSION BIBLE STUDIES is a powerful tool in helping readers to hear God speak through Scripture and to experience a deeper faith as a result.

      Adam Hamilton, author of 24 Hours That Changed the World

      IMMERSION BIBLE STUDIES is a godsend for participants who desire sound Bible study yet feel they do not have large amounts of time for study and preparation. IMMERSION is concise. It is brief but covers the material well and leads participants to apply the Bible to life. IMMERSION is a wonderful resource for today's church.

      Larry R. Baird, senior pastor of Trinity Grand Island United Methodist Church

      This beautiful series helps readers become fluent in the words and thoughts of God, for purposes of illumination, strength building, and developing a closer walk with the One who loves us so.

      Laurie Beth Jones, author of Jesus, CEO and The Path

      The IMMERSION BIBLE STUDIES series is no less than a game changer. It ignites the purpose and power of Scripture by showing us how to do more than just know God or love God; it gives us the tools to love like God as well.

      Shane Stanford, author of You Can't Do Everything . . . So Do Something

      I highly commend to you IMMERSION BIBLE STUDIES, which tells us what the Bible teaches and how to apply it personally.

      John Ed Mathison, author of Treasures of the Transformed Life

      DEUTERONOMY

      IMMERSION BIBLE STUDIES

      by Jack A. Keller, Jr.

      Copyright © 2012 by Abingdon Press

      All rights reserved.

      No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system, except as may be expressly permitted by the 1976 Copyright Act or in writing from the publisher. Requests for permission should be addressed in writing to Permissions Office, 201 Eighth Avenue, South, P. O. Box 801, Nashville, Tennessee 37202-0801, faxed to 615-749-6128, or e-mailed to: permissions@abingdonpress.com.

      Scripture quotations in this publication, unless otherwise indicated, are from the Common English Bible, © Copyright 2011 by Common English Bible, and are used by permission.

      Scripture quotations marked NRSV are from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

      Scripture quotations marked NIV are taken from the Holy Bible, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. All rights reserved throughout the world. Used by permission of International Bible Society.

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Keller, Jack A.

         Deuteronomy / Jack A. Keller, Jr.

              pages cm –– (Immersion Bible studies)

      ISBN 978-1-4267-1633-1 (curriculum--printed / text plus-cover : alk. paper) 1. Bible. O.T. Deuteronomy––Textbooks. I. Title.

      BS1275.55.K45 2012

      222'.150071––dc23

      2012004881

      Editor: Stan Purdum

      Leader Guide Writer: Martha Bettis Gee

      12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21––10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

      Manufactured in the United States of America

      Contents

      IMMERSION BIBLE STUDIES

      1. God Is on Your Side!

      2. A Relationship and a Way of Living

      3. Remembering the Lord's Provision

      4. Open Heart and Open Hand

      5. Grand Central Story

      6. Choose Life!

      Leader Guide

      REVIEW TEAM

      Diane Blum

      Pastor

      East End United Methodist Church

      Nashville, Tennessee

      Susan Cox

      Pastor

      McMurry United Methodist Church

      Claycomo, Missouri

      Margaret Ann Crain

      Professor of Christian Education

      Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary

      Evanston, Illinois

      Nan Duerling

      Curriculum Writer and Editor

      Cambridge, Maryland

      Paul Escamilla

      Pastor and Writer

      St. John's United Methodist Church

      Austin, Texas

      James Hawkins

      Pastor and Writer

      Smyrna, Delaware

      Andrew Johnson

      Professor of New Testament

      Nazarene Theological Seminary

      Kansas City, Missouri

      Snehlata Patel

      Pastor

      Woodrow United Methodist Church

      Staten Island, New York

      Emerson B. Powery

      Professor of New Testament

      Messiah College

      Grantham, Pennsylvania

      Clayton Smith

      Pastoral Staff

      Church of the Resurrection

      Leawood, Kansas

      Harold Washington

      Professor of Hebrew Bible

      Saint Paul School of Theology

      Kansas City, Missouri

      Carol Wehrheim

      Curriculum Writer and Editor

      Princeton, New Jersey

      IMMERSION BIBLE STUDIES

      A fresh new look at the Bible, from beginning to end,

      and what it means in your life.

      Welcome to IMMERSION!

      We've asked some of the leading Bible scholars, teachers, and pastors to help us with a new kind of Bible study. IMMERSION remains true to Scripture but always asks, Where are you in your life? What do you struggle with? What makes you rejoice? Then it helps you read the Scriptures to discover their deep, abiding truths. IMMERSION is about God and God's Word, and it is also about you––not just your thoughts, but your feelings and your faith.

      In each study you will prayerfully read the Scripture and reflect on it. Then you will engage it in three ways:

      Claim Your Story

      Through stories and questions, think about your life, with its struggles and joys.

      Enter the Bible Story

      Explore Scripture and consider what God is saying to you.

      Live the Story

      Reflect on what you have discovered, and put it into practice in your life.

      IMMERSION makes use of an exciting new translation of Scripture, the Common English Bible (CEB). The CEB and IMMERSION BIBLE STUDIES will offer adults:

      • the emotional expectation to find the love of God

      • the rational expectation to find the knowledge of God

      • reliable, genuine, and credible power to transform lives

      • clarity of language

      Whether you are using the Common English Bible or another translation, IMMERSION BIBLE STUDIES will offer a refreshing plunge into God's Word, your life, and your life with God.

      1.

      God Is on Your Side!

      Deuteronomy 1–4

      Claim Your Story

      How do you know whether someone is trustworthy? If he or she says, trust me, do you? If someone asks to borrow a sizeable amount of money and says, I'll pay you back—honest, do you get out your checkbook? If a salesperson says, I'm giving you a great deal, do you sign on the dotted line? How far do you trust the people you work with? If you hear, I'll stick with you through thick and thin, is the speaker a fair-weather or allweather friend? If someone whispers, I love you, do you give him or her the key to your heart? If your spouse says, I won't drink anymore, how confident do you feel that his or her behavior is going to change for the better? If your child insists that he or she is not using illegal drugs, do you feel reassured? If someone says, I'm doing the best I can, do you cut him or her a little slack? If you hear, I'm sorry, can you ever trust that person again?

      Most of us are cautious about letting down our guard when we first meet someone, regardless of what that person says or promises. Trust grows incrementally as we develop a relationship and a track record with others. If we see evidence that someone can be trusted, we normally venture more. At some point, we see enough evidence that we stop looking for evidence and simply assume that promises will be kept, that a person can be trusted with the tender places in our lives. Until a promise is broken. Until we are wounded. And then, if the damage is not too great and the chasm not too wide, the process starts over again. We watch carefully to see if someone has changed enough in a positive way to be worthy of our trust.

      In short, we decide whom to trust and how much to trust by

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