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CONTENTSHow to Use This Book .................................................................................................................. 6

Adam and Eve—Problems in the Beginning ............................................................................... 7Genesis 3:7-24Seemingly small sins can have huge consequences!

Abraham—Unshaken Faith ........................................................................................................... 9Genesis 17:17-19; 22:1-3, 7-12Strong faith can meet strong challenges.

Moses—God’s Reluctant Servant .............................................................................................. 11Exodus 4:10-16God loves you! Why not love yourself?

Moses—Discontent in the Desert .............................................................................................. 13Numbers 11:4-15When we complain we make ourselves miserable.

Joshua and Caleb—Trusting God .............................................................................................. 15Numbers 13:1-3, 26-31; 14:6-10Strong faith can meet strong challenges.

Moses and Joshua—Passing the Torch ..................................................................................... 17Deuteronomy 31:1-6Our egos must not hinder God’s work.

The First Commandment—No Other Gods ................................................................................ 19Deuteronomy 5:6, 7; 1 Corinthians 8:4-6There is one God for all people.

The Second Commandment—No Idols ..................................................................................... 21Deuteronomy 5:8-10; Romans 1:21-23Idolatry causes us to lose the rich life God has for us.

The Third Commandment—Honor God’s Name ....................................................................... 23Deuteronomy 5:11; Leviticus 24:10, 11; Matthew 5:33-37; 6:7Use God’s name with care and reverence.

The Fourth Commandment—Take Time For God ...................................................................... 25Deuteronomy 5:12-15; Isaiah 58:13, 14; Hebrews 10:25A day of worship is a precious gift.

The Fifth Commandment—Honor Your Parents ........................................................................ 27Deuteronomy 5:16; Ephesians 6:1-3Parents are important in God’s plan.


The Sixth Commandment—Do Not Murder ............................................................................... 29Deuteronomy 5:17; Genesis 9:5, 6; 1 John 3:15Human life must be valued.

The Seventh Commandment—Do Not Commit Adultery .......................................................... 31Deuteronomy 5:18; Proverbs 5:20-24; 6:32Adultery is an attractive sin with ugly consequences.

The Eighth Commandment—Do Not Steal ................................................................................ 33Deuteronomy 5:19; Psalm 37:21; Ephesians 4:28; Titus 2:9, 10We have no right to that which belongs to others.

The Ninth Commandment—Do Not Lie ...................................................................................... 35Deuteronomy 5:20; Proverbs 6:16-19; 19:9; 1 Peter 3:10Lies are anything but harmless.

The Tenth Commandment—Do Not Covet ................................................................................. 37Deuteronomy 5:21; 1 Kings 21:3-11, 14An ungodly desire for more leaves everyone with less.

Deborah—Leadership Lessons .................................................................................................. 39Judges 4:4-16Truly great leaders practice servant leadership.

Rahab—A Life Changed ............................................................................................................. 41Joshua 2:1-4, 8-13, 17, 18, 21Even the most unlikely individuals can receive God’s mercy.

Ruth—A Woman of Loyalty ......................................................................................................... 43Ruth 1:8-18May we be as loyal as Ruth!

Hannah—A Woman of Gratitude ................................................................................................ 451 Samuel 1:10, 12-18, 20, 24-28Hannah had an attitude of gratitude.

Abigail—A Woman of Peace ....................................................................................................... 471 Samuel 25:14, 15, 18-20, 23-25Let’s promote peace in a world of conflict like Abigail did.

David—Confident in God ............................................................................................................ 491 Samuel 17:4-7, 24, 32-40, 45, 47Our confidence must have firm roots.

David and Jonathan—Real Friendship ...................................................................................... 511 Samuel 18:1-4; 19:1-3; 20:16, 17, 42A godly friend is one of life’s truest riches.

David—Attitude Toward Poor Leadership .................................................................................. 531 Samuel 26:5, 8-11, 13-15, 22-24Selfish attitudes can lead to lives full of resentment.

Solomon—Wisdom From Above ................................................................................................ 551 Kings 3:5-15; 11:4-6Knowledge fills the head; wisdom changes the heart.

Jeroboam—Making It Up as He Went Along ............................................................................. 571 Kings 12:31–13:6, 33, 34We do not have the authority to make our own rules.


Elijah—Courage to Stand ........................................................................................................... 591 Kings 18:18, 20-24, 36-38Courage comes from conviction.

Elijah—Overcoming Loneliness ................................................................................................. 611 Kings 19:1-9, 15-18God provides us the means to conquer loneliness.

Esther—Power Has a Price ........................................................................................................ 63Esther 2:17; 3:13, 14; 4:13-16; 8:3, 4Use the power you have for God’s purposes.

Job—Satan and Suffering .......................................................................................................... 65Job 1:6-22There are reasons for the pain and suffering in life.

Job’s Friends—Helping the Hurting ........................................................................................... 67Job 2:11-13We can effectively comfort those who are hurting.

Job—Faith Despite Pain ............................................................................................................. 69Job 23:1-17God is with us—even in hard times.

Job—Trusting God ...................................................................................................................... 71Job 38:4-7; 39:1-4; 40:8-14We can trust God, even when we do not understand all of his ways.

Psalms—God’s Forever Family .................................................................................................. 73Psalm 78:1-8We can be part of the greatest family—the family of God!

Psalms—Meeting God Through Worship .................................................................................. 75Psalm 96:1-9Worship is as meaningful as we allow it to be.

Ezekiel—God’s Lifeguard ........................................................................................................... 77Ezekiel 33:7-11One person standing with God is a majority.

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego—Loyal Believers ............................................................. 79Daniel 3:8-18One standing up for God is never really standing alone.

Daniel—Devoted to the Lord ...................................................................................................... 81Daniel 6:1-5, 6, 7, 9-13, 15, 16, 19-23, 26, 27Total commitment to God brings amazing results.

Jonah—Roadblocks to Forgiveness .......................................................................................... 83Jonah 1:2, 3; 4:1, 2, 6-11Forgiven people can dare to forgive others.

Malachi—Robbing God ............................................................................................................... 85Malachi 3:6-10God has a claim on all of our possessions.

Indexes ........................................................................................................................................ 87


HOW TO

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BOOKIT’S AN AGE OF ENDLESS INFORMATION, AND STUDENTS ARE OVERWHELMED. FURTHERMORE, THEY HAVE A HARD TIME UNDERSTANDING HOW—AND EVEN IF—ALL THAT THEY KNOW FITS TOGETHER. THEY ARE DROWNING IN THE FLOOD OF DATA THAT POURS FORTH FROM THEIR MEDIA-RICH YET WISDOM-POOR WORLD.

Help them make a significant connection between the Bible and culture with 40 Instant Studies: Old Testament. Each two-page study is easy to prepare, yet rich with true-to-life relevance and biblical depth.

This book is designed as a resource for those in student ministry. In this volume you will find 40 easy-to-prepare lessons that can be used in a pinch or as a part of a larger strategy you have in mind. Each lesson contains:

A REAL STORYEach lesson is contained on the front and back sides of a single sheet. Remove a lesson by tearing on the handy perforations and head to the copy machine. Make a copy of the introductory story and discussion questions for each student. Start your lesson with high student interest and involvement.

AN EASY-TO-FOLLOW LESSON PLANKeep the back page of the lesson to help you guide your group through a Bible study that addresses the questions raised by the introductory article. At your fingertips you have probing discussion questions and clear Scripture commentary.

A CLOSING CHALLENGEA good Bible study should inspire one to action. At the end of each lesson is a simple activity designed to give your students something concrete to do as a result of the study. These challenges use a variety of teaching methods, but are always focused and memorable.

In addition, find a quick summary of each lesson in the table of contents. Search the Scripture index for specific Bible references used, the story index for the topics covered in the introductory activity, or the topic index to find how specific scriptural themes are handled. You will find a wealth of teaching resources at your fingertips.

In an age of information glut, you need a way to grab the attention of your students and help them apply God’s Word to the world around them. Do exactly that with 40 Instant Studies: Old Testament.

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CONFIDENTIAL SOURCE:GENESIS 3:7-24

The Cost of “Free” MusicAndrew Johnson was looking forward to having the summer off after he completed his freshman year in college. But he found himself having to work three summer jobs because of an unexpected debt. He had to pay the recording industry $3,000 to avoid being sued for music piracy.

Johnson had used his university’s network to download one hundred songs with a program called LimeWire. During the second semester of his freshman year, the eighteen-year-old was one of more than 400 college students to receive a pre-litigation letter from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The RIAA represents the major recording companies. The letters informed Johnson and the others who received them that they could settle out of court for $3,000 each or the cases would go to trial. Were the college students to lose in court, they could be liable for damages of $750 per song that they had downloaded.

A recent survey by Student Monitor found that more than half of college students download music and movies illegally. College students alone are responsible for more than 1.3 billion illegal music downloads a year. College students surveyed admitted that more than two-thirds of all their music was acquired illegally.

Sophomore Sarah Barg also settled with the RIAA. She had downloaded 381 songs with the university computers and another file sharing program called Ares. “Obviously I knew it [downloading music] was illegal, but no one got in trouble for it,” Barg said. Andrew Johnson had a similar complaint when he was caught. “It’s not like I downloaded millions of songs and sold them to people,” Johnson said.

Barg was angry about having to borrow money from her parents to pay for the settlement. “Without their help, I don’t know what I would have done. I’m only twenty years old,” she said. Barg agrees that sharing music is common and that other students don’t understand the consequences. She believes the university should warn students that the recording industry will not look the other way when someone is caught.

RIAA spokesperson Jenni Engebretsen agreed. “Any student on any campus in the country who is illegally downloading music may receive one of these letters in the coming months, [and] . . . just one song can bring a lawsuit.”

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Problems in the BeginningSEEMINGLY SMALL SINS CAN

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QUESTIONSTO CONSIDER:

How common is illegal downloading of music among your friends? Why do you think music piracy is so common? What should be done about it, in your opinion?

What lines from this article indicate that these students did not imagine the consequences of their actions when downloading music illegally? Have you ever made a single bad decision that led to a flood of negative consequences? Tell about that time.

The students mentioned in this article learned the hard way that illegal actions have consequences. Some people in the Bible seriously underestimated the consequences of disobeying a command of God. Let’s learn about one of those incidents.


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BIBLETRUTH 1The sin of Adam and Eve separated human beings from God. GENESIS 3:8-10, 21-24

What was Adam and Eve’s first reaction after sinning? Why do you think that was?

INSIDE STORY: Before they sinned, the first couple communed with God “in the cool of the day” (Genesis 3:8). They stood before him unashamed, being totally open and honest with their creator.

After they sinned, however, Adam and Eve lost that intimacy and transparency. Their first reaction was to cover themselves and hide from God’s sight.

Note that God replaced the fig leaf garments the couple fashioned for themselves with garments of animal skins (v. 21). Some speculate that God demonstrated the need for a blood sacrifice at this time. Animals were killed and blood was spilled in order to form a covering for sinful humankind (Hebrews 9:22).

BIBLETRUTH 2The sin of Adam and Eve separated human beings from each other. GENESIS 3:7, 12, 16

When Adam and Eve rebelled against God, they had become partners in crime. Give evidence that their joint lawbreaking created separation, not togetherness.

INSIDE STORY: After the fall, that unity was replaced by one of the greatest relational flaws of all time—“blame- storming.” They became adversaries rather than partners. Adam quickly blamed his God-created partner for his problems (Genesis 3:12).

Note that even their pure and holy sexual relationship was corrupted. Sexual desire would remain, but it would result in painful childbirth and an inequity between husband and wife that was not present before (v. 16).

BIBLETRUTH 3The sin of Adam and Eve separated them from the rest of the natural world. GENESIS 3:17-19

Compare the world before sin (Genesis 2:8-16) with the world after sin (Genesis 3:17-19).

INSIDE STORY: Adam and those of us who follow would have to fight a fertility-impaired earth just to survive, deal with thorny weeds, sweat to earn a living, wrestle the elements of nature and many sorrows of life, and eventually face the failing of our bodies and death. Our conflict with the natural world is obvious to this day. Our attempts to overcome the infertility of the earth with fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides have caused us to create cancer-causing agents and pollution that shorten the lives we were trying to sustain. The waste created by us may even alter the environment, contributing to floods and disruption of weather patterns. New diseases and epidemics replace ones we believe modern medicines have been able to eradicate.

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Genesis Genesis 2:3 ...............................................26 Genesis 2:8-16 ...........................................8 Genesis 2:24 .............................................32 Genesis 3:7-24 .......................................7, 8 Genesis 4:3-8 ...........................................30 Genesis 4:4-8 ...........................................66 Genesis 4:10 .............................................30 Genesis 4:13, 14 .......................................30 Genesis 6:12 .............................................30 Genesis 9:5, 6 .....................................29, 30 Genesis 17:17-19 .................................9, 10 Genesis 19:30-38 .....................................44 Genesis 22:1-3, 7-12 ............................9, 10 Genesis 31:3-18 .......................................28 Genesis 32:6, 13-21 .................................48 Genesis 39:1, 2, 20, 21 .............................28 Genesis 50:1-3 ........................................68

Exodus Exodus 2:1-4 ............................................28 Exodus 3:4-10 ..........................................12 Exodus 4:10-16 ..................................11, 12 Exodus 5:1 ................................................12 Exodus 8:9 ................................................12 Exodus 15:1-15 ........................................28 Exodus 15:22-24 ......................................14 Exodus 16:14, 15 ......................................14 Exodus 17:16 ............................................64 Exodus 19:16-19 ......................................22 Exodus 20:11 ............................................26 Exodus 20:13 ............................................30 Exodus 22:1-3 ..........................................34 Exodus 22:6, 14, 15 ..................................34 Exodus 22:7, 8 ..........................................34 Exodus 31:18 ............................................22 Exodus 32:15-19 ......................................62Leviticus Leviticus 23:15, 16 ....................................26 Leviticus 24:10, 11 ..............................23, 24 Leviticus 25:3-5 ........................................86

SCRIPTURE INDEXNumbers Numbers 3:1-13........................................58 Numbers 10:33–11:1 ................................14 Numbers 11:4-15................................13, 14 Numbers 13, 14 ........................................18 Numbers 13:1-3, 26-31 ..................... 15, 16 Numbers 13:16 .........................................18 Numbers 14:6-10................................15, 16 Numbers 20:10 .........................................18 Numbers 20:12 .........................................18 Numbers 20:29 .........................................68 Numbers 23:19 .........................................86 Numbers 24:11 .........................................28 Numbers 35:33 .........................................30

Deuteronomy Deuteronomy 5:6, 7 .............................19, 20 Deuteronomy 5:8-10 ...........................21, 22 Deuteronomy 5:11 ...............................23, 24 Deuteronomy 5:12-15 .........................25, 26 Deuteronomy 5:16 ...............................27, 28 Deuteronomy 5:17 ...............................29, 30 Deuteronomy 5:18 ...............................31, 32 Deuteronomy 5:19 ...............................33, 34 Deuteronomy 5:20 ...............................35, 36 Deuteronomy 5:21 ...............................37, 38 Deuteronomy 18:9, 10 ...............................42 Deuteronomy 19:15-21 .............................36 Deuteronomy 23:3-6 .................................44 Deuteronomy 25:5, 6 .................................44 Deuteronomy 31:1-6 ...........................17, 18 Deuteronomy 32:35 ...................................54 Deuteronomy 34:8 .....................................68Joshua Joshua 2:1-21 .....................................41, 42 Joshua 6:2-5 .............................................50 Judges Judges 4:4-16 ....................................39, 40 Judges 21:25 ............................................40

Ruth Ruth 1:8-18 ........................................43, 44


1 Samuel 1 Samuel 1:10-28 ...............................45, 46 1 Samuel 9:6 ............................................28 1 Samuel 14:1 ..........................................52 1 Samuel 15:29 ........................................86 1 Samuel 16:1, 13 ....................................52 1 Samuel 16:11 ........................................52 1 Samuel 16:23 ........................................50 1 Samuel 17 .............................................54 1 Samuel 17:4-47 ...............................49, 50 1 Samuel 18:6-9 .................................52, 54 1 Samuel 18:17, 20, 21 ............................54 1 Samuel 19:1, 2 ......................................54 1 Samuel 19:1-3 .................................51, 52 1 Samuel 19:9, 10 ....................................54 1 Samuel 20:16, 17, 42 ......................51, 52 I Samuel 22:17, 18 ...................................54 1 Samuel 24:1, 2 ......................................54 1 Samuel 24:16-21 ...................................54 1 Samuel 26:1, 2 ......................................54 1 Samuel 26:1-24 ...............................53, 54 1 Samuel 31:1-6 .......................................54

2 Samuel 2 Samuel 7:28 ..........................................16 2 Samuel 11:14-27 ...................................38 2 Samuel 23:2, 5 ......................................28

1 Kings 1 Kings 3:5-15 ....................................55, 56 1 Kings 3:7-14 ..........................................28 1 Kings 5:5 ...............................................58 1 Kings 10:1-29 ........................................56 1 Kings 11:4-6 ....................................55, 56 1 Kings 12:31–13:6, 33, 34 ................57, 58 1 Kings 16:33 ...........................................60 1 Kings 17:1 .............................................60 1 Kings 17:1-6 ..........................................62 1 Kings 18:16-39 ......................................62 1 Kings 18:18-38 ................................59, 60 1 Kings 19:1-18 ..................................61, 62 1 Kings 20:34 ...........................................38 1 Kings 21:3-11, 14 ............................37, 38

2 Kings 2 Kings 23:15-20 ......................................58

1 Chronicles 1 Chronicles 6:31, 39 ................................74 1 Chronicles 15:16-19 .............................74 1 Chronicles 16:4, 5 ..................................74 1 Chronicles 21:29 ....................................56

2 Chronicles 2 Chronicles 3:1........................................10

Nehemiah Nehemiah 13:10, 11 .................................86

Esther Esther 1 ....................................................64 Esther 2:17 .........................................63, 64 Esther 3:1-4 ..............................................64 Esther 3:13, 14 ...................................63, 64 Esther 4:13-16 ....................................63, 64 Esther 5:1-4 ..............................................64 Esther 7:1-9 ..............................................64 Esther 8:3, 4 .......................................63, 64 Esther 9:1-17 ............................................64

Job Job 1 ........................................................66 Job 1:1 .....................................................70 Job 1:11 ...................................................70 Job 2:4 .....................................................70 Job 2:11-13 ........................................67, 68 Job 23:1-17 ........................................69, 70 Job 38:4-7 ..........................................71, 72 Job 39:1-4 ..........................................71, 72 Job 40:8-14 ........................................71, 72

Psalms Psalm 5:1, 3 .............................................70 Psalm 9:10 ...............................................16 Psalm 10:1 ...............................................70 Psalm 13:1 ...............................................70 Psalm 17:1, 2 ...........................................70 Psalm 20:6, 7 ...........................................16 Psalm 21:1, 5 ...........................................16 Psalm 22:1, 2 ...........................................70 Psalm 22:3-5 ............................................16 Psalm 23:4 ...............................................16 Psalm 26:1 ...............................................70 Psalm 33:3 ...............................................76 Psalm 34:10 .............................................16 Psalm 37:21 .......................................33, 34 Psalm 40:3 ...............................................76 Psalm 47:7 ...............................................76 Psalm 66:4 ...............................................76 Psalms 73–78 ...........................................74 Psalm 78:1-8 ......................................73, 74 Psalm 78:23, 24 .......................................86 Psalm 86:12 .............................................28 Psalm 89:6, 9 ...........................................72 Psalm 96:1-9 ......................................75, 76 Psalm 96:5 ...............................................20 Psalm 98:1 ...............................................76 Psalm 98:4 ...............................................76 Psalm 100:1 .............................................76 Psalm 105:5 .............................................76


Psalm 106:7-10 ........................................20 Psalm 115:3-7 ..........................................20 Psalm 144:9 .............................................76 Psalm 145:16 ...........................................72 Psalm 149:1 .............................................76

Proverbs Proverbs 1:8..............................................28 Proverbs 5:20-24 ................................31, 32 Proverbs 6:16-19 ................................35, 36 Proverbs 6:28-34 ......................................32 Proverbs 6:32, 34.................................31 32 Proverbs 8:17............................................16 Proverbs 10:7............................................54 Proverbs 10:19..........................................68 Proverbs 11:1............................................34 Proverbs 12:15..........................................48 Proverbs 16:18..........................................50 Proverbs 17:17..........................................52 Proverbs 17:17..........................................68 Proverbs 17:25..........................................14 Proverbs 18:4............................................68 Proverbs 18:24..........................................52 Proverbs 19:9......................................35, 36 Proverbs 22:1............................................38 Proverbs 23:22..........................................28 Proverbs 26:11..........................................58 Proverbs 27:6............................................52 Proverbs 27:10..........................................68 Proverbs 27:14..........................................68 Proverbs 29:23..........................................50

Ecclesiastes Ecclesiastes 4:9-12...................................52 Ecclesiastes 7:1 ........................................38

Isaiah Isaiah 12:2 ................................................16 Isaiah 42:10 ..............................................76 Isaiah 52 ...................................................26 Isaiah 58:13, 14 ..................................25, 26

Jeremiah Jeremiah 12:1 ...........................................70 Jeremiah 17:9 ...........................................86

Ezekiel Ezekiel 33:7-11 ...................................77, 78Daniel Daniel 1:1-17 ............................................82 Daniel 3:8-18 ......................................79, 80 Daniel 6:1-22 ......................................81, 82

Jonah Jonah 1:2, 3 ........................................83, 84 Jonah 2 ....................................................84 Jonah 4:1-11 ......................................83, 84

Amos Amos 8:5 ..................................................34Nahum Nahum 1:9 ................................................84 Nahum 2:12, 13 ........................................84 Nahum 3:4, 16, 19 ....................................84

Habakkuk Habakkuk 1:13 ..........................................70 Habakkuk 2:6 ............................................28 Habakkuk 2:18-20 .....................................20

Malachi Malachi 3:6-10 ...................................85, 86 Malachi 4:6 ...............................................28

NEW TESTAMENT

Matthew Matthew 1:5 ..............................................42 Matthew 3:10 ............................................78 Matthew 5:21, 22 ......................................30 Matthew 5:23-26.......................................48 Matthew 5:33-37.................................23, 24 Matthew 6:7 ........................................23, 24 Matthew 6:21 ............................................76 Matthew 6:26 ............................................72 Matthew 6:31, 32 ......................................14 Matthew 7:13, 14 ......................................16 Matthew 10:8 ............................................46 Matthew 17:1-17.......................................62 Matthew 17:3 ............................................18 Matthew 26:75 ..........................................36 Matthew 28:19, 20 ....................................78

Mark Mark 4:41 .................................................72 Mark 6:7-29 ..............................................62 Mark 15:27 ...............................................34

Luke Luke 10:30-37 ..........................................68 Luke 12:15 ................................................38 Luke 18:7 ..................................................72 Luke 19:8 ..................................................34 Luke 19:41-44 ..........................................84

John John 8:42-47 ............................................36 John 8:44 .................................................66 John 11:33-35 ..........................................68 John 15:13 ...............................................52 John 15:18, 19 .........................................66 John 20:1, 19, 26 .....................................26


SCRIPTURETOPIC INDEX

Acts Acts 2:1 ....................................................26 Acts 2:42 ..................................................26 Acts 5:1-4 .................................................86 Acts 20:7 ..................................................26 Acts 20:35 ................................................40

Romans Romans 1:20 .......................................72, 78 Romans 1:21-23 .................................21, 22 Romans 1:28 .............................................58 Romans 2:13-15 .......................................78 Romans 2:19-24 .......................................24 Romans 2:21 .............................................34 Romans 4:18-21 .......................................10 Romans 5:6 ...............................................78 Romans 7:7 ...............................................60 Romans 9:14 .............................................72 Romans 12:18 ...........................................48

1 Corinthians 1 Corinthians 1:20.....................................50 1 Corinthians 2:3.......................................12 1 Corinthians 4:2.......................................56 1 Corinthians 6:13-16 ...............................32 1 Corinthians 7:4.......................................32 1 Corinthians 8:4-6 .............................19, 20 1 Corinthians 10:13.............................66, 74 1 Corinthians 11:17-34 .............................76 1 Corinthians 16:2.....................................26

2 Corinthians 2 Corinthians 3:5, 6...................................12 2 Corinthians 9:7.......................................46 2 Corinthians 9:8-11 .................................86

Galatians Galatians 2:20 ..........................................12 Galatians 5:22-24 .....................................12

Ephesians Ephesians 2:5 ...........................................78 Ephesians 3:20 .........................................16 Ephesians 4:15 .........................................36 Ephesians 4:28 ...................................33, 34 Ephesians 4:29, 30 ...................................14 Ephesians 5:18 .........................................46 Ephesians 6:1-3 ..................................27, 28

Philippians Philippians 4:9 ..........................................40

2 Thessalonians 2 Thessalonians 3:7-9 ...............................40 2 Thessalonians 3:11, 12 ..........................34

1 Timothy 1 Timothy 4:2 ............................................36 1 Timothy 6:6-8 ........................................56

2 Timothy 2 Timothy 2:2 ............................................40 2 Timothy 4:2 ............................................78

Titus Titus 1:2 ....................................................86 Titus 2:9, 10 ........................................33, 34

Hebrews Hebrews 6:18 ............................................86 Hebrews 9:22 ..............................................8 Hebrews 10:23-25 ....................................62 Hebrews 10:25 ....................................25, 26 Hebrews 11:4–12:1 ...................................62 Hebrews 11:6 ............................................16 Hebrews 11:11 ..........................................10 Hebrews 11:19 ..........................................10 Hebrews 11:31 ..........................................42 Hebrews 12:28, 29 ....................................22 Hebrews 13:17 ..........................................14

James James 1:2-4 .............................................66 James 1:17 ...............................................86 James 1:19 ...............................................48 James 2:25, 26 .........................................42 James 4:7 .................................................66 James 4:17 ...............................................78 James 5:13-16 .........................................46 James 5:16 ...............................................48 James 5:17 ...............................................62

1 Peter 1 Peter 3:10 ........................................35, 36 1 Peter 4:12-14 .........................................66 1 Peter 5:8 ................................................66

2 Peter 2 Peter 3:9 ................................................78

1 John 1 John 2:15 ..............................................84 1 John 2:16 ..............................................50 1 John 3:12-15 ...................................29, 30 1 John 4:4 ................................................66 1 John 5:4 ................................................16

Revelation Revelation 1:10 .........................................26 Revelation 5:9 .....................................52, 76 Revelation 12:12, 17 .................................66 Revelation 14:3 .........................................76 Revelation 15:3 .........................................18 Revelation 17:5 .........................................70


SCRIPTURETOPIC INDEX

A Abednego .................................................80 Abigail ......................................................48 Abraham ...................................................10 Adam ..........................................................8 Adultery ....................................................32 Attitude .....................................................54

B Barak ........................................................40 Blasphemy ................................................24 C Caleb ........................................................16 Challenge..................................................60 Commitment .............................................52 Complain ..................................................14 Confidence..........................................12, 50 Consequences ............................................8 Courage .................................. 16, 50, 60, 80 Covet ........................................................38 Cursing .....................................................24 D Daniel .................................................80, 82 David ............................................ 50, 52, 54 Deborah ....................................................40 Depression ................................................62 Devotion ...................................................82 Discontent.................................................14

E Eli .............................................................46 Elijah ..................................................60, 62 Esther .......................................................64 Evangelism ...............................................78 Eve .............................................................8 Ezekiel ......................................................78

F Faith ............................................. 10, 70, 72 Fall .............................................................8 False gods ................................................20 False witness ............................................36 Family of God............................................74 Forgiveness ...............................................84 Friendship ..................................... 44, 52, 68 Furnace .....................................................80

G Garden of Eden ............................................8 Generations ...............................................74 Goliath ......................................................50 Gratitude ...................................................46 Greed ........................................................38

H Hannah .....................................................46 Heritage ....................................................74 Human life ................................................30

I Idolatry.................................... 20, 22, 58, 80 Isaac .........................................................10


STORY TOPIC INDEX

J Jeroboam ..................................................58 Job ......................................... 66, 68, 70, 72 Jonah ........................................................84 Jonathan ...................................................52 Joshua ................................................16, 18 Judge........................................................40 Judgment ..................................................84

L Leadership ..........................................40, 54 Lie ............................................................36 Loneliness .................................................62 Loyalty .......................................... 44, 80, 82

M Malachi .....................................................86 Manna ......................................................14 Mercy .......................................................84 Meshach ...................................................80 Moab ........................................................44 Moses ........................................... 12, 14, 18 Murder ......................................................30

N Name of God .............................................24 Naomi .......................................................44 Nebuchadnezzar ........................................80 New song ..................................................76 Nineveh ....................................................84

O Obedience...........................................10, 28 Offering .....................................................86

P Parents ......................................................28 Peacemaker ...............................................48 Power ........................................................64 Property ....................................................34 Prostitute ..................................................42

Q Queen .......................................................64

R Rahab .......................................................42 Rebellion ..................................................58 Redemption...............................................42 Rejection ...................................................18 Repentance ...............................................84 Risk ..........................................................64 Roadblocks ...............................................84 Robbing God .............................................86 Ruth ..........................................................44

S Sabbath ....................................................26 Sacrifice ...................................................10 Samuel .....................................................46 Satan ........................................................66 Saul ..........................................................54 Self-esteem ..............................................12 Separation ...................................................8 Sexual sin .................................................32 Shadrach...................................................80 Sin ..............................................................8 Sisera .......................................................40 Solomon ...................................................56 Stealing ....................................................34 Successor .................................................18 Suffering ................................. 66, 68, 70, 72 Sympathy ..................................................68T Ten Commandments ............... 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38 Testing God ...............................................86 Theft ...................................................34, 86 Tithe..........................................................86 Trust ........................................ 10, 16, 70, 72 W Watchman .................................................78 Wisdom ....................................................56 Worship .................................. 22, 26, 76, 80


STORY TOPIC INDEXA Abercrombie & Fitch .................................63 Activism ....................................................39 Al-Qaida....................................................49 Alienware ..................................................51 American Dreamz ......................................75 American Idol ........................................9, 75 Anger ........................................................47 Aniston, Jennifer .......................................75 Ares ............................................................7 Attitude .....................................................53 Auction .....................................................37

B Barrymore, Drew ........................................11 Beckham, David ........................................37 Bernsen, Corbin ........................................31 Best Buy ...................................................21 Betrayal .....................................................43 Birmingham ..............................................13 Bombing ...................................................65 Bond, James .............................................73 Brain ........................................................83 Budapest ...................................................13 Buffett, Warren ..........................................27 Burial box ..................................................35 Bush, George W. .......................................59

C Cats ..........................................................41 Celebrity ...................................... 37, 75, 77 Cell phone ..........................................17, 19 Cent ..........................................................29 Cheat ........................................................85 Cheetahs ...................................................41 China ........................................................69 Cho, Seung-Hui ........................................55 Cleveland ..................................................61 Clinton, Hillary ............................................9 Collectibles ...............................................37 College ..............................................67, 73 Complaint choirs .......................................13 Computers ..........................................21, 51 Confidence................................................11 Conflict ...............................................39, 47 Consumers ..............................................63 Cooper, Alice ............................................31 Courage ....................................................59 Cowell, Simon ............................................9 Creed ........................................................77


D Deception .................................................85 Depp, Johnny ............................................11 Devotion .............................................79, 81 Disappointment ........................................69 Dismissal ..................................................17 Disqualification .........................................71 Do-not-call list ..........................................53 Dogs .........................................................41 Download ....................................................7 Drug abuse ...............................................45 Drunken driving .........................................57 E Envy .........................................................85

F Family .......................................................73 FBI ............................................................43 Fleming, Ian ..............................................73 Food .........................................................39 Forgery .....................................................35 Fraud ........................................................35 Friendship ...........................................43, 51

G G8 ............................................................33 Gamers .....................................................51 Games ......................................................73 Garden gnome ...........................................85 Gates, Bill .................................................27 Generosity ................................................27 Good intentions .........................................67 Gratitude ...................................................45 Grease ......................................................85 Greed ..................................................37, 85 Gunman ....................................................55

H Hamm, Mia ...............................................11 Hasbro ......................................................73 Health .......................................................25 Helpless....................................................77 Helsinki .....................................................13 Hillary, Sir Edmund ...................................73 Hilton, Paris ..............................................57 Hit lists .....................................................47 Hopelessness ............................................69 Hostage ..............................................45, 85 Human life ................................................59

I Impersonation ..........................................67 Incomprehensible .....................................65 Influence ..................................................63 Inheritance ................................................15 Injury ........................................................69 Intelligence ...............................................55 Internet .....................................................31 Iraq .....................................................49, 81 Islam ........................................................65

J James, the brother of Jesus .......................35 Jerusalem .................................................13 Jetliner ......................................................41 Job .....................................................17, 25 Jolie, Angelina ..........................................11 Jones, Jim ................................................79 Jonestown .................................................79 Junk food ..................................................39

K KISS .........................................................31 Kool-Aid® .................................................79 Kutcher, Ashton ........................................11

L Law ...........................................................59 Law breaking ...............................................7 Learning ...................................................83 Legally dead ..............................................61 Limewire .....................................................7 London ......................................................65 Loneliness .................................................61 Loyalty .......................................... 43, 79, 81

M Malakar, Sanjaya .........................................9 Marketing ..................................................63 Melanie C .................................................11 Money ......................................................29 Motive ......................................................65 Murder ...............................................43, 79 Music ........................................................7

N Name ........................................................23 Norgay, Tenzing .........................................73 Nutrition ....................................................39

O Obedience.................................................79 Olympics ..................................................69 Opposition ................................................59 Osmund, Donny ........................................75 Owens, Terrell............................................11


P Paper clip ..................................................31 Partnership ................................................51 Penn State University ................................13 Penny ........................................................29 Peoples Temple .........................................79 Pet ............................................................15 Peterson, Laci ............................................59 Piracy ..........................................................7 Power ........................................................63 Preston, Kelly ............................................75 Principles..................................................59 Prison .................................................57, 81 Prisoner ..............................................57, 81 Privacy ......................................................21 Privilege....................................................57 Problems ..................................................77 Property ..............................................15, 33 Purpose-Driven Life, The ...........................45

R Ransom ....................................................85 Reading ...................................................83 Reality TV ..................................................75 Rebellion ..................................................57 Repentance ..............................................45 Research ..................................................67 Responsibility ...........................................27 Roadblocks ...............................................83 Rules ...................................... 19, 23, 57, 71

S School rules ..............................................19 School violence ..................................47, 55 Schwarzenegger, Arnold ............................77 Security ....................................................21 Self-esteem ..............................................11 Simpson, Jessica ......................................11 Sniper .......................................................43 Social security ..........................................61 Soup kitchen .............................................41 Spending ..................................................63 St. Petersburg ............................................13 Stallone, Sylvester.....................................77 Stapp, Scott ..............................................77 Stern, Howard .............................................9 Strategy ....................................................49 Street signs ...............................................23 Stress .......................................................25 Suicide .....................................................79 Surprising .................................................41 Sutherland, Kiefer ......................................11

T Telemarketers ............................................53 Terrorism ....................................... 49, 65, 81 Text message ......................................17, 19 Threats .....................................................47 Trade .........................................................31 Traditions .................................................73 Tragedy .....................................................79 Tweens .....................................................63

U Unborn children ........................................59 Understanding .....................................67, 71 Unexpected ...............................................41

V Valituskuoro ...............................................13 Value ............................................ 29, 33, 59 Vandalism .................................................85 Virginia Tech .............................................55

W Wealth ................................................27, 33 Winfrey, Oprah ..........................................75

X Xiang, Liu ..................................................69

Y Yo-Yo Ma ...................................................75 Youth baseball ...........................................71


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