Subject:  “Called to Evangelize”

Background:  “John 1:37-51 & 4:25-42”

Printed Text:  “John 4:25-42”

Aim for Change:
“By the end of this lesson, we will
    IDENTIFY the barriers Jesus crossed
        in speaking with the Samaritan woman,
    SENSE the wonder the Samaritan woman felt
        in her meeting with Jesus,    and
    SHARE with others the transforming power
        of God at work in their lives.”

Keep in Mind:
“And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him
     for the saying of the woman,
  which testified, He told me all that ever I did”
              John 4:39 (KJV)

Excerpt From:
Urban Ministries, Inc.  “Precepts For Living (2020-2021).” Apple Books.
https://books.apple.com/us/book/precepts-for-living-2020-2021/id1526579195

Subject:  “Prophesying Daughters”

Background:  “LUKE 2:36-38; ACTS 1:12-14, 2:16-21, 21:8-9”

Printed Text:  “LUKE 2:36-38; ACTS 2:16-21, 21:8-9”

Aim for Change:
“By the end of this lesson,  we will
  EXAMINE how God called and empowered women to proclaim His message,
  AFFIRM contributions of godly women to the church's mission,   and
  ADVOCATE for greater recognition of God-called women in the church.”

Keep in Mind:
“And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God,
  I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh:  and
  your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,  and
  your young men shall see visions,  and
  your old men shall dream dreams”
              Acts 2:17  (KJV)

Excerpt From:
Urban Ministries, Inc.  “Precepts For Living (2020-2021).” Apple Books.
https://books.apple.com/us/book/precepts-for-living-2020-2021/id1526579195

Subject:  “Called as the Intercessor”

Background:  “John 17:14 - 24”

Printed Text:  “John 17:14 - 24”

Aim for Change:
“By the end of this lesson,   we will
EXPLORE Jesus' intercessory prayer for His disciples,
LONG for Jesus' prayer to be answered more fully in their lives and the church, and
PRAY for others and work for unity in the body of Christ.”

Keep in Mind:
“Neither pray I for these alone,
  but for them also which shall believe on me
  through their word”
              Johm 17:20  (KJV)

Excerpt From:
Urban Ministries, Inc.  “Precepts For Living (2020-2021).” Apple Books.
https://books.apple.com/us/book/precepts-for-living-2020-2021/id1526579195

Subject:  “Called to Heal”

Background:  “Mark 2:1 - 12”

Printed Text:  “Mark 2:1 - 12”

Aim for Change:
“By the end of this lesson, we will
  STUDY Mark's account of Jesus healing the man who was paralyzed,
  APPRECIATE how one's physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs
      are intertwined,     and
  PRAY for God's healing grace to touch us at our particular point of need.”


Keep in Mind:
“Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy,
  Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say,
  Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk?”
              Mark 2:9  (KJV)

Excerpt From:
Urban Ministries, Inc.  “Precepts For Living (2020-2021).” Apple Books.
https://books.apple.com/us/book/precepts-for-living-2020-2021/id1526579195

Subject:  “Called to Significance”

Background:  “LUKE 5:1 - 11”

Printed Text:  “LUKE 5:1 - 11”

Aim for Change:
“By the end of this lesson, we will
 CONTEMPLATE a miraculous catch of fish,
 REFLECT on Simon's changing attitude toward Jesus,   and
  HEAR Jesus' instructions    and    eagerly obey them.”

Keep in Mind:
   Jesus said unto Simon,
    “Fear not;    from henceforth thou shalt catch men”
              LUKE 5:10b  (KJV)

Excerpt From:
Urban Ministries, Inc.  “Precepts For Living (2020-2021).” Apple Books.
https://books.apple.com/us/book/precepts-for-living-2020-2021/id1526579195

Subject:  “Called to Proclaim”

Background:  “LUKE 4”

Printed Text:  “LUKE 4:14- 22”

Aim for Change:
“By the end of this lesson, we will
      COMPREHEND the meaning and significance of Jesus'
             inaugural sermon in Nazareth,
      SENSE the impact of Jesus' pronouncement at Nazareth, and
      ALIGN our faith response with Jesus' call and mission.”

Keep in Mind:
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
   because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor;
   he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted,
   to preach deliverance to the captives,   and
   recovering of sight to the blind,
   to set at liberty them that are bruised,
   To preach the acceptable year of the Lord”
              LUKE 4:18-19  (KJV)

Excerpt From:
Urban Ministries, Inc.  “Precepts For Living (2020-2021).” Apple Books.
https://books.apple.com/us/book/precepts-for-living-2020-2021/id1526579195

Subject:  “Called to Prepare the Way”

Background:  “MATTHEW 3”

Printed Text:  “MATTHEW 3:1 - 12”

Aim for Change:
“By the end of this lesson, we will
    RECOGNIZE the reality of sin and the necessity of repentance,
    IDENTIFY with John the Baptist in his call to prepare the way for Christ, and
    REPENT of their sins and bear witness to this repentance through their deeds.”

Keep in Mind:
“For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying,
    The voice of one crying in the wilderness,
     Prepare ye the way of the Lord,
     make his paths straight.”
              Matthew 3:3  (KJV)

Excerpt From:
Urban Ministries, Inc.  “Precepts For Living (2020-2021).” Apple Books.
https://books.apple.com/us/book/precepts-for-living-2020-2021/id1526579195

Subject:  “A Regal Response to Holy Light”

Background:  “MATTHEW 2:7 - 15”

Printed Text:  “MATTHEW 2:7 - 15”

Aim for Change:
“By the end of this lesson, we will
   EXPLAIN how the wise men
       point to the universality of Jesus' mission,
   GRIEVE for those who suffer innocently
       due to the world's brokenness and sin, and
   JOIN with peoples of every ethnicity and culture
       to worship Jesus, the King of all nations.”

Keep in Mind:
“And when they were come into the house,
they saw the young child with Mary his mother,
  and fell down, and worshipped him:
  and when they had opened their treasures,
they presented unto him gifts;
gold, and frankincense and myrrh”
               Matthew 2:11  (KJV)

Excerpt From:
Urban Ministries, Inc.  “Precepts For Living (2020-2021).” Apple Books.
https://books.apple.com/us/book/precepts-for-living-2020-2021/id1526579195

Subject:  “Called Before Birth”

Background:  “MATTHEW 1:18 - 25”

Printed Text:  “MATTHEW 1:18 - 25”

Aim for Change:
“By the end of this lesson, we will
    REMEMBER the story
       of the angel's announcement to Joseph of Jesus' birth,
    REJOICE that the birth of Jesus fulfilled
       God's promise to be with His people,   and
    LIVE with greater awareness of God's abiding presence.”

Keep in Mind:
“Joseph, thou son of David,
  fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife:
  for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.
  And she shall bring forth a son,
  and thou shalt call his name JESUS:
  for he shall save his people from their sins”
               Matthew 1:20-21  (KJV)

Excerpt From:
Urban Ministries, Inc.  “Precepts For Living (2020-2021).” Apple Books.
https://books.apple.com/us/book/precepts-for-living-2020-2021/id1526579195

Subject:  “Called Through Heritage”

Background:  “MATTHEW 1:1-17; HEBREWS 1”

Printed Text:  “MATTHEW 1:1-6, 16-17; HEBREWS 1:1-5”

Aim for Change:
“By the end of this lesson, we will
   GRASP the significance of
     Jesus' earthly heritage and His heavenly origins,
   WONDER at the depth and scope of God's
     eternal plan to bring salvation through Jesus, and
   WORSHIP Jesus as God's definitive word to humanity.”

Keep in Mind:
“[God] hath in these last days
    spoken unto us by his Son,
    whom he hath appointed heir of all things,
    by whom also he made the worlds”
                   Hebrews 1:2  (KJV)

Excerpt From:
Urban Ministries, Inc.  “Precepts For Living (2020-2021).” Apple Books.
https://books.apple.com/us/book/precepts-for-living-2020-2021/id1526579195