By the end of this lesson, you will 1. Wrestle with the interaction between Jesus and the Canaanite woman. 2. Persist in faith when there is no assurance of a certain outcome. and 3. Identify a person or group of people whom they have previously been reluctant to accept but to whom they could be persuaded to extend grace.

By the end of this lesson, you will 1. Analyze how the sinful woman rose above her shame to give honor to Jesus. 2. Recognize Jesus’ acceptance of and unconditional love for them as they are. and 3. Celebrate the complete acceptance and forgiveness they receive from God’s unconditional love.

Keep in Mind: “Wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come unto thee: but say in a word, and my servant shall be healed.” (Luke 7:7 KJV).

By the end of this lesson, you will 1. Discover the factors that influenced the centurion ‘s faith in Christ to heal the servant. 2. Confess their need for God in the face of feelings of helplessness and hopelessness. and 3. Engage in a practice of prayer that can see them through helpless and hopeless circumstances.

Keep in Mind: “And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy: and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him. And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus.” (Luke 5:18-19 KJV).

By the end of this lesson, you will 1. Understand the importance of Christian friends in building up faith in Christ. 2. Value the encouragement and support that they can offer their friends in the faith. and 3. Seek to create habits of compassionate and faith-filled action.

Keep in Mind: “And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him.” (Mark 16:6 KJV).

By the end of this lesson, you will 1. Validate how the women pushed through their grief and fear to accomplish their task. 2. Value God’s presence and guidance amid the difficult an unknown. and 3. Move out in faith instead of fear as they confront challenges.