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.

Keep in Mind: “Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen. And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.” (Acts 6:9-10 KJV).

By the end of this lesson, you will 1. Consider ways that Stephen was strengthened when faced with false accusations and persecutions. 2. Acknowledge ways that the love of Christ and the Holy Spirit encourage and strengthen out faith. and 3. Bear witness to their faith and trust in Christ in the face of threat and dangers.

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.