Cross Section from the Summit View Church of Christ

Guest lesson by Jim Mendenhall — A lesson on how the congregation's appointment of a new elder on this day fits in with God's overarching plan of salvation. Text: selections from Ephesians 3-4

This episode covers the fourth segment of Section 6 (The Spiritual Realm in Judah after the Fall of Israel). We examine the "men," especially the "man clothed in linen," in Ezekiel 8-10, and also the mysterious "man" who appeared in the blazing furnace with Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in Daniel 3.

This episode covers the third segment of Section 6 (The Spiritual Realm in Judah after the Fall of Israel), focusing on Ezekiel's vision of four bizarre "living creatures" in Ezekiel 1-11.

Sunday sermon by Kevin Jensen — As we consider appointing a new elder for our church, we look at what the apostles Paul and Peter taught about what it means for elders to serve as shepherds over God's flock. Texts: Acts 20:17-38, 1 Peter 5:1-5

Sunday sermon by Kevin Jensen — A tragedy in the young church became the best bad news it could have heard and a source of strange hope: God loves his church enough to discipline us so that we may receive eternal life. Text: Acts 4:32 to 5:16.

Sunday sermon by Kevin Jensen — When the first great persecution hit the young church, it must have discouraged the believers. But they responded in the best possible way: they prayed. And so they became a model for us whenever we face discouragement in our faith. Text: Acts 4:23-37.

This episode covers the second segment of Section 6 (The Spiritual Realm in Judah after the Fall of Israel). This class looks especially at occurrences of, and warnings against, attempts to communicate with the dead. We delve deeply into why people might seek to speak with spirits of the departed and how we might minister to them. We also examine the story of an angel saving Judah from an enemy army and a prophecy foretelling that God will one day punish "the powers in the heavens above."

Sunday sermon by Kevin Jensen — What is the good news (the "gospel" of Jesus? In this third of three lessons on the good news, we look at the glorious fellowship shared in the very early church. Through our rich fellowship with one another, we live out the good news of Jesus. Text: Acts 2:36-47.

This episode covers the fourth segment of Section 5 (The Spiritual Realm During Israel's Divided Kingdom) and the first segment of Section 6 (The Spiritual Realm in Judah after the Fall of Israel). In three passages from the book of the prophet Isaiah, we examine the Bible's sole text describing seraphim, another warning against consulting mediums and spiritists, and the text that spawned our culture's identification of Lucifer as Satan.

Sunday sermon by Kevin Jensen — What is the good news (the "gospel" of Jesus? In this second of three lessons on the good news, we focus on forgiveness—what it means, how it works, and how it blesses our relationship with God. Text: Acts 2:22-41