Keep in Mind: “For it is better, if the will of God he so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.” (1 Peter 3:17 KJV).

By the end of this lesson, you will 1. Comprehend how Christians are to react to suffering and challenges to their faith. 2. Value the challenge that Peter set forth as a response to suffering for the faith. and 3. Defend the faith when facing suffering for Christ.

Keep in Mind: “Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?” (2 Corinthians 13:5a KJV).

By the end of this lesson, you will 1. Evaluate their concept of self-examination in the Christian faith. 2. Embrace critical self-reflection in the Christian faith. and 3. Practice ongoing self-examination in the Christian faith.

Keep in Mind: “But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost. Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.” (Jude 20-21 KJV).

By the end of this lesson, you will 1. Discern the factors that create tension when Christian values clash with societal values. 2. Deepen their trust in God’s promise to restore them when they fall. and 3. Build faithful practices that reflect God’s restorative work in us.

Keep in Mind: “For the vision is you for an appointed time, but at die end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.” (Habakkuk 2:3 KJV).

By the end of this lesson, you will 1. Critique the historical circumstances that resulted in the prophet’s question and the Lord’s response. 2. Appreciate the benefits of waiting on God’s time. and 3. Identify barriers to their patience when God’s response to prayer is not immediate.

Keep in Mind: “My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions’ mouths, that they have not hurt me: and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.” (Daniel 6:22 KJV).

By the end of this lesson, you will 1. Analyze Daniel’s personal conviction of faith in God amid injustice, 2. Prayerfully raise awareness of God’s power and favor in times of difficulty, and 3. Create opportunities (or increase the effectiveness of existing opportunities) to stand together against injustice.