Explore the Bible Teacher Helps 2016-2017

These helps are provided as a service of Founders Ministries to teachers who use the LifeWay Explore the Bible Sunday School curriculum. They are currently being written by Dr. Tom J. Nettles, Professor of Historical Theology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, KY.

1 and 2 Peter, Jude | Joshua, Judges, Ruth | Matthew (Part 2) | Psalms

	Topic	Passage
1 AND 2 PETER, JUDE
September 4	A Living Hope	(1 Peter 1:1-12)
September 11	Be Holy	(1 Peter 1:13-25)
September 18	Building Our Faith	(1 Peter 2:1-10)
September 25	Living as Strangers	(1 Peter 2:11-25)
October 2	Living in Relationship	(1 Peter 3:1-12)
October 9	Always Ready	(1 Peter 3:13-22)
October 16	Equipped to Live	(1 Peter 4:1-11)
October 23	When Ridiculed	(1 Peter 4:12-19)
October 30	Alert Living	(1 Peter 5:1-14)
November 6	Being Useful	(2 Peter 1:1-11)
November 13	With Trust	(2 Peter 1:12-21)
November 20	On Guard	(2 Peter 2:1-22; Jude 1-25)
November 27	With Anticipation	(2 Peter 3:1-18)
JOSHUA, JUDGES, RUTH
December 4	Commissioned	(Joshua 1:1-18)
December 11	Conquest	(Joshua 2:1–6:27)
December 18	Commitment Kept	(Joshua 7:1–12:24)
December 25	Savior Announced	(Luke 1–2)
January 1	Settled	(Joshua 13:1–22:24)
January 8	Challenged	(Joshua 23:1–24:33)
January 15	Value All	(Proverbs 24; Mark 10)
January 22	Rebellion’s Cycle	(Judges 1:1–3:6)
January 29	Willing Servants	(Judges 3:7–5:31)
February 5	Timid Warrior	(Judges 6:1–12:15)
February 12	Compromised Potential	(Judges 13:1–21:29)
February 19	Faith Through Trials	(Ruth 1:1-22)
February 26	Redeemed and Secure	(Ruth 2:1–4:22)
MATTHEW 14-28
March 5	Who Is Jesus?	(Matthew 14:1–16:28)
March 12	Is Jesus Fully God?	(Matthew 17:1–18:35)
March 19	What Is Required?	(Matthew 19:1–20:34)
March 26	More Than a Prophet?	(Matthew 21:1-17)
April 2	If I Reject Jesus?	(Matthew 21:18-46)
April 9	Offered to All?	(Matthew 22:1–23:39)
April 16	Where Is Jesus?	(Matthew 28:1-15)
April 23	What About the Future?	(Matthew 24:1–25:46)
April 30	How Do We Remember?	(Matthew 26:1-35)
May 7	Do I Have the Strength?	(Matthew 26:36-46)
May 14	Loyal?	(Matthew 26:47–27:32)
May 21	Crucified	(Matthew 27:33-66)
May 28	What Do We Do Now?	(Matthew 28:16-20)
PSALMS
June 4	The Path	(Psalm 1)
June 11	The Past	(Psalm 78)
June 18	The Shepherd	(Psalm 23)
June 25	Our Response	(Psalm 138)
July 2	His Presence	(Psalm 84)
July 9	The Creator	(Psalm 95)
July 16	God Revealed	(Psalm 19)
July 23	His Love	(Psalm 136)
July 30	His Faithfulness	(Psalm 146)
August 6	The Confession	(Psalm 51)
August 13	The Cleansing	(Psalm 32)
August 20	The Protector	(Psalm 141)
August 27	The Longing	(Psalms 42, 43)

Related Links
LifeWay: Teacher — EXTRA
Spurgeon Sermons by book of the Bible
Matthew Henry’s Commentary on the Whole Bible (index by book of the Bible)
John Piper’s Sermons: John Piper’s Sermons on the Old Testament John Piper’s Sermons on the New Testament