Sunday School October 4, 2015 at Zion

9:30am  Sunday School

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Lesson Title: Simon Is Rebuked

Devotional Reading: Hebrews 13:5-10

Background Scripture: Acts 8:9-25

Acts 8:9-24
9Now for some time a man named Simon had practiced sorcery in the city and amazed all the people of Samaria. He boasted that he was someone great, 10and all the people, both high and low, gave him their attention and exclaimed, “This man is the divine power known as the Great Power.” 11They followed him because he had amazed them for a long time with his magic. 12But when they believed Philip as he preached the good news of the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women. 13Simon himself believed and was baptized. And he followed Philip everywhere, astonished by the great signs and miracles he saw.
14When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them. 15When they arrived, they prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit, 16because the Holy Spirit had not yet come upon any of them; they had simply been baptized into£ the name of the Lord Jesus. 17Then Peter and John placed their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
18When Simon saw that the Spirit was given at the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money 19and said, “Give me also this ability so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”
20Peter answered: “May your money perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money! 21You have no part or share in this ministry, because your heart is not right before God. 22Repent of this wickedness and pray to the Lord. Perhaps he will forgive you for having such a thought in your heart. 23For I see that you are full of bitterness and captive to sin.”
24Then Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord for me so that nothing you have said may happen to me.” (NIV)

Key Verse
22Repent of this wickedness and pray to the Lord. Perhaps he will forgive you for having such a thought in your heart.—Acts 8:22

Note: Sunday School Teachers Meeting will be held on Wednesday September 30th
7:00-8:00pm

Sunday School September 27, 2015 at Zion

9:30am First Day of Sunday School

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Lesson Title: Standing Firm Against Opposition

Devotional Reading: 1 Corinthians 1:1-9

Background Scripture: Acts 7:1-53

Acts 7:2-4, 8-10, 17, 33-34, 45-47, 52-53

2 And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,
3 And said unto him, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall shew thee.
4 Then came he out of the land of the Chaldaeans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell.

8 And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs.
9 And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,
10 And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.
17 But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt.
 
33 Then said the Lord to him, Put off thy shoes from thy feet: for the place where thou standest is holy ground.
34 I have seen, I have seen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send thee into Egypt.
 
45 Which also our fathers that came after brought in with Jesus into the possession of the Gentiles, whom God drave out before the face of our fathers, unto the days of David;
46 Who found favour before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.
47 But Solomon built him an house.

52 Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers:
53 Who have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have not kept it.

Key Verse
Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest? —Acts 7:49

Sunday September 20, 2015 at Zion

9:30am Sunday School Fellowship and Introduction
We welcome the the beginning of  the new Sunday School Year.
Come and meet the teachers and prepare for an exciting year of learning the Lord's word.

Regular Sunday School lessons will resume next week September 27th at 9:30am.