In Luke 2:41–49 we see the distraction, the detection, the diligence, and the discovery. Scriptures for Study: What do the following verses say about seeking: Deuteronomy 4:29; Psalm 119:2, 10? Continue

The level of commitment, in which we wee a life that is sacrificed, sanctified, and steadfast. Scriptures for Study: Read Ephesians 4:22–32. What are the characteristics of the “new man”? Continue

This is the level of communion, in which we see: fellowship, failure, and fate. Scriptures for Study: Read 1 Corinthians 12:12–27. What observations can you make concerning the Body of Christ? Continue

This is the level of constancy, in which we see: selection, security, and service. Scriptures for Study: What do the following verses say about the preacher and his preaching: 1 Timothy 2:7; 2 Timothy 1:11; 4:2–4; 2 Peter 2:5? Continue

This is the level of concern, in which we see: declaration, the denunciation, and the delight. Scriptures for Study: What do the following verses say about laboring in the field: John 4:35–38; 1 Corinthians 3:6–9; 1 Thessalonians 2:9? Continue

The level of curiosity. We see these seeking, skeptical striving, and stumbling. Scriptures for Study: What do the following verses tell us about “seekers”: Luke 9:57–62; Romans 16:17–18; Philippians 2:21? Continue

A Peter declares, that there is no other person to follow, no other place to flee, and no other precept to fathom. Scriptures for Study: What is the psalmist’s testimony in Psalm 73:25?   Continue

Part 2 of 2. In this verse, we recognize the passing of many of the gifts, realize the permanence of three gifts, and rejoice in the primacy of the one. Scriptures for Study: How does Mark 12:29–31 sum up what we have been studying? What does 1 Corinthians 16:14 add? Continue

In this tragic verse, we see: our Lord’s regard for this church, we note our Lord’s rebuke to this church, and we observe our Lord’s requirement of this church. Scriptures for Study: What was Jesus’ final reassurance to this church (v. 7)? Continue

In this wonderful verse, we see: the Unseen Loved One. the uncommon love, and the unequalled luster. Scriptures for Study: What did Paul write in 2 Corinthians 9:15 and 12:4? Continue