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Christian Education Summer 2019: COVENANT IN GOD Unit 2: A Heartfelt Covenant
Human relationships are built on interpersonal agreements. We formalize these agreements as contracts or covenants. Covenants promise that debts will be paid or services will be performed regardless of the situations in which the parties may find themselves after the contract is finalized. At times, a party to a contract may be deemed a poor risk. That person may have a history that does not provide adequate assurance that he or she will be able to meet the obligations of a covenant. Situations such as these may require a guarantor or cosigner. The guarantor assumes the responsibility for terms of the covenant when a party defaults on the agreement.
During this quarter, we will develop a clearer understanding as to why our relationship with God through Christ is expressed as a covenant.
Help in Difficult Times
Life is filled with challenges. Sometimes those trials make it difficult to live as a forgiven, reborn child of God. The third unit in this quarter is a series of case studies of God-followers overcoming those difficulties and living as faithful children of the Father. David (King Saul’s anointed successor) and Jonathan (a bloodline heir to Saul’s throne) maintained a friendship despite the conflict inherent in their respective positions. What could have been an adversarial relationship between Ruth and Naomi became one of mutual support because of their relationship with the God of Israel. The joining of Boaz and Ruth with a marriage covenant was preparatory to an immeasurably greater covenant to come.
May this quarter cause us to rejoice in the remarkable covenant we have with God. Through Jesus, our guarantor, our sin-debt to God is paid, our behavior is empowered by the Spirit, and the most difficult, faith-shaking tests can be overcome!
Lesson 1 A COVENANT BETWEEN FRIENDS 1 SAMUEL 18:1–5 1 SAMUEL 19:1–7
Lesson 2 A MOTHER-DAUGHTER COVENANT RUTH 1:6–11, 14–18
Lesson 3 A COVENANT TO MARRY RUTH 3:1–6, 8–12, 16–18
Lesson 4 A COVENANT OF LOVE EPHESIANS 5:21–33

READING PLAN #1
WEEK #	Book(s)	Pages	Audio Links
Week 1	Genesis	1-45	Day 01 Day 02 Day 03
Week 2	Genesis	45-80	Day 04 Day 05
Week 3	Exodus	81-116	Day 06 Day 07 Day 08
Week 4	Exodus	116-139	Day 09 Day 10
Week 5	Leviticus	141-181	Day 11 Day 12 Day 13
Week 6	Numbers	183-225	Day 14 Day 15 Day 16
Week 7	Numbers, Deuteronomy	225-262	Day 17 Day 18
Week 8	Deuteronomy	262-296	Day 19 Day 20

READING PLAN #2
WEEK #	Book(s)	Pages	Audio Links
Week 1	Joshua	297-333	Day 21 Day 22
Week 2	Judges, Ruth	333-375	Day 23 Day 24 Day 25 Day 26
Week 3	Samuel – Kings	377-404	Day 27 Day 28
Week 4	Samuel – Kings	405-429	Day 29 Day 30
Week 5	Samuel – Kings	430-466	Day 31 Day 32 Day 33
Week 6	Samuel – Kings	466-490	Day 34 Day 35
Week 7	Samuel – Kings	490-525	Day 36 Day 37 Day 38
Week 8	Samuel – Kings	525-551	Day 39 Day 40

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