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Higher Purpose Sunday School
​Previous Lessons

Self-Paced reading lessons below
​Teacher: Deac. Edward Wood

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Higher Purpose Sunday School

Self-Paced reading lessons below
​Teacher: Deac. Edward Wood
Week 1 discusses human suffering and affliction.  It is an ailment we all suffer from.  
Week 1 - Suffering and Afflictions
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Week 2 discusses what the bible says about contentment.  This has been a challenge in light of social distancing as the result of COVID-19.
Week 2 - Learning to be Content
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Week 3 talks about the process of contentment.  It ask, what is God up to, as we go through the process of "shaping".
Week 3 - God Is Up To Something
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Week 4 challenges us to be persistent in our prayers and faith.  This lesson gives real-life examples of people who were persistent.
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Persistence in Prayer and Faith
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Week 5 is part 1, discusses the perplexing the question of why do bad things happen to good people.  Does God tolerate tragedy and injustice?  The subject is called "theodicy".
Theodicy - Bad things and Good People
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Week 6 is part 2 of the perplexing question of why do bad things happen to good people.  We talk about the fall of Satan and how our environment turned against us after the sin of Adam.
Theodicy - Bad things and Good People - Part 2
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Week 7 is part 3 of our discussion on theodicy.  This week, we give the "stars" an opportunity to witness about God's overall plan for mankind.
Theodicy - Bad things and Good People - Part 3
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Week 8 is part 4 of our discussion on theodicy.  I discuss how we inherited Adam's sin nature.
Theodicy - Bad things and Good People - Part 4
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Week 9 is part 5 of our discussion on theodicy.  We will discuss how Moses fit into the picture.
Theodicy - Bad things and Good People - Part 5
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Week 10 is part 6 of our discussion on theodicy.  We will discuss how blessings from trials!
Theodicy - Bad things and Good People - Part 6
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Week 11 is part 7 of our discussion on theodicy.  We look at how theodicy plays into the Civil Rights Movement.
Theodicy - Bad things and Good People - Part 7
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Week 12 is part 1 of our discussion on racism.  We study its origins. 
Racism - Part 1
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​Week 13 is part 2 of our discussion on racism.  We study hidden biases.
Racism - Part 2
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Week 14 is part 3 of our discussion on racism.  We study implicit and anchoring biases.
Racism - Part 3
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Week 15 is part 4 of our discussion on racism.  We learn how to make the best of a bad situation.
Racism - Part 4
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Week 16 is part 5 of our discussion on racism.  We learn how to be successful in a bad situation.
Racism - Part 5
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Week 17 is part 6 of our discussion on racism.  Victory through meekness and wisdom.
Racism - Part 6
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Week 18   Victory over disappointments.
Victory over disappointments
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Week 19  Decision making when disappointed.
Decisions when Disappointed
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