2022 Q4 | On Death, Dying, and the Future Hope


PROGRAM 1 (SSP220040)

(September 24 – September 30)

Lesson 1: Rebellion in a Perfect Universe

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Reading: 1 John 4:8,16 | 1 John 4:7-16 | Ezek. 28:12-19 | Isa. 14:12-15 | Rev. 12:1-17

Memory Text: “ ‘How you have fallen from heaven, you star of the morning, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the earth, you who defeated the nations!’ ” (Isa. 14:12, NASB).


Sunday (James Rafferty) - “Creation, an Expression of Love”
Monday (Shelley Quinn) - “Free Will, the Basis for Love”
Tuesday (John Dinzey) - “Mysterious Ingratitude”
Wednesday (Jill Morikone) - “The Price of Pride”
Thursday (Ryan Day) - “The Spread of Unbelief”


PROGRAM 2 (SSP220041)

(October 1 – October 7)

Lesson 2: Death in a Sinful World

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Reading: Gen. 2:16,17 | Gen. 3:1-7 | Ps. 115:17 | John 5:28,29 | Rom. 5:12 | 2 Cor. 5:21

Memory Text: “Therefore, just as though one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned. ” (Romans 5:12 NKJV).


Sunday (Ryan Day) - “Statements in Tension”
Monday (John Dinzey) - “Deceived by the Serpent”
Tuesday (Jill Morikone) - “You Will Not Die”
Wednesday (James Rafferty) - “Consequences of Sin”
Thursday (Shelley Quinn) - “The First Gospel Promise”


PROGRAM 3 (SSP220042)

(October 8 – October 14)

Lesson 3: Understanding Human Nature

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Reading: Gen. 1:24-27 | Gen. 2:7,19 | Matt. 10:28 | Ec. 12:1-7 | 1 Kings 2:10 | 1 Kings 22:40

Memory Text: “And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.” (Genesis 2:7 NKJV).


Sunday (Jill Morikone) - “A Living Being”
Monday (Ryan Day) - “The Soul Who Sins Shall Die”
Tuesday (James Rafferty) - “The Spirit Returns to God”
Wednesday (Shelley Quinn) - “The Dead Know Nothing”
Thursday (John Dinzey) - “Resting With the Forefathers”


PROGRAM 4 (SSP220043)

(October 15 – October 21)

Lesson 4: The Old Testament Hope

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Reading: Job 19:25-27 | 1 Tim. 6:16 | Psalm 49:1-20 | Psalm 71:1-24 | Isa. 26:14,19 | Daniel 12:1-13

Memory Text: “By faith Abraham, when put to the test, offered up Isaac. He who had received the promises was ready to offer up his only son….He considered the fact that God is able even to raise someone from the dead—and figuratively speaking, he did receive him back” (Hebrews 11:17, 19, NRSV).


Sunday (John Dinzey) - “I Shall See God”
Monday (Jill Morikone) - “From the Power of the Grave”
Tuesday (Ryan Day) - “From the Depths of the Earth”
Wednesday (James Rafferty) - “Your Dead Shall Live”
Thursday (Shelley Quinn) - “Those Who Sleep in the Dust”


PROGRAM 5 (SSP220044)

(October 22 – October 28)

Lesson 5: Resurrections Before the Cross

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Reading: Jude 1:1-25 | Luke 9:28-36 | 1 Kings 17:8-24 | Luke 7:11-17 | Mark 5:35-43 | John 11:1-44

Memory Text: “Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me, even if he dies, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die forever. Do you believe this?” (John 11:25, 26, LEB).


Sunday (James Rafferty) - “The Resurrection of Moses”
Monday (Ryan Day) - “Two Old Testament Cases”
Tuesday (Shelley Quinn) - “The Son of the Widow of Nain”
Wednesday (John Dinzey) - “Jairus's Daughter”
Thursday (Jill Morikone) - “Lazarus”


PROGRAM 6 (SSP220045)

( October 29 – November 4)

Lesson 6: He Died for Us

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Reading: Rev. 13:8 | Matt. 17:22,23 | Mark 9:30–32 | John 19:1–30 | Rom. 6:23 | 1 Cor. 1:18–24.

Memory Text: “‘And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life’ ” (John 3:14, 15, NKJV).


Sunday (Shelley Quinn) - “From the Foundation of the World”
Monday (James Rafferty) - “A Preface to the Cross”
Tuesday (Jill Morikone) - “It Is Finished”
Wednesday (Ryan Day) - “He Died for Us”
Thursday (John Dinzey) - “The Meaning of the Cross”


PROGRAM 7 (SSP220046)

(November 5 - November 11)

Lesson 7: Christ’s Victory Over Death

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Reading: Matt. 27:62–66 | John 10:17,18 | Matt. 27:51–53 | John 20:11–29 | 1 Cor. 15:5–8.

Memory Text: “When I saw him, I fell down at his feet like a dead man. He put his right hand on me and said, ‘Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last. I am the One who lives; I was dead, but look, I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys to death and to the place of the dead’ ” (Rev. 1:17,18, NCV).


Sunday (Ryan Day) - “A Sealed Tomb”
Monday (Shelley Quinn) - “He Is Risen!”
Tuesday (James Rafferty) - “Many Arose With Him”
Wednesday (Jill Morikone) - “Witnesses of the Risen Christ”
Thursday (John Dinzey) - “The First Fruits of Those Who Have Died”


PROGRAM 8 (SSP220047)

(November 12 – November 18)

Lesson 8: The New Testament Hope

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Reading: 1 Cor. 15:12–19 | John 14:1–3 | John 6:26–51 | 1 Thess. 4:13–18 | 1 Cor. 15:51–55.

Memory Text: “And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life” (1 John 5:11,12, NKJV).


Sunday (Jill Morikone) - “Hope Beyond This Life”
Monday (Terry Shelton) - “I Will Come Again”
Tuesday (John Dinzey) - “‘I Will Raise Him Up’”
Wednesday (Shelley Quinn) - “At the Sound of the Trumpet”
Thursday (Ryan Day) - “The Everlasting Encounter”


PROGRAM 9 (SSP220048)

(November 19 – November 25)

Lesson 9: Contrary Passages?

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Reading: Luke 16:19–31 | Luke 23:43 | John 20:17 | Phil. 1:21–24 | 1 Pet. 3:13–20 | Rev. 6:9–11.

Memory Text: “‘You search the Scriptures for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me’” (John 5:39, NKJV).


Sunday (John Dinzey) - “The Rich Man and Lazarus”
Monday (Shelley Quinn) - “Today…With Me in Paradise”
Tuesday (Terry Shelton) - “To Depart and Be With Christ”
Wednesday (Ryan Day) - “Preaching to the Spirits in Prison”
Thursday (James Rafferty) - “The Souls Under the Altar”


PROGRAM 10 (SSP220049)

(November 26 – December 2)

Lesson 10: The Fires of Hell

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Reading: Mark 9:42–48 | Mal. 4:1 | Jude 7 | 1 Tim. 2:5 | Acts 2:29, 34, 35 | 1 John 5:3–12.

Memory Text: “Test all things; hold fast what is good”(1Thessalonians 5:21, NKJV).


Sunday (Ryan Day) - “Immortal Worms?”
Monday (Terry Shelton) - “The Fires of Hell”
Tuesday (James Rafferty) - “The Saints in Purgatory”
Wednesday (Jill Morikone) - “A Paradise With Disembodied Souls”
Thursday (Shelley Quinn) - “The Biblical View”


PROGRAM 11 (SSP220050)

(December 3 – December 9)

Lesson 11: End-Time Deceptions

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Reading: Matt. 7:21–27 | John 11:40–44 | 1 Pet. 3:18 | 1 Sam. 28:3–25 | Eph. 6:10–18.

Memory Text: “And no wonder! Even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. So it is not strange if his ministers also disguise themselves as ministers of righteousness. Their end will match their deeds” (2 Corinthians 11:14,15, NRSV).


Sunday (James Rafferty) - “Mysticism”
Monday (John Dinzey) - “Near-Death Experiences”
Tuesday (Shelley Quinn) - “Reincarnation”
Wednesday (Ryan Day) - “Necromancy and Ancestor Worship”
Thursday (Jill Morikone) - “Personations and Other Appearances”


PROGRAM 12 (SSP220051)

(December 10 – December 16)

Lesson 12: The Biblical Worldview

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Reading: Luke 2:52 | Matt. 4:23 | 1 Cor. 6:19, 20 | Ps. 24:3, 4 | Acts 8:4–24 | 1 John 3:1–3.

Memory Text: “Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Thessalonians 5:23, NKJV).


Sunday (John Dinzey) - “The Model of Jesus”
Monday (James Rafferty) - “The Body as a Temple”
Tuesday (Jill Morikone) - “The Mind of Christ”
Wednesday (Shelley Quinn) - “The Guidance of the Spirit”
Thursday (Ryan Day) - “Ready for His Appearing”


PROGRAM 13 (SSP220052)

(December 17 – December 23)

Lesson 13: The Judging Process

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Reading: Matt. 25:31–46 | Dan. 7:9–14 | 1 Cor. 6:2, 3 | 2 Pet. 2:4–6 | Mal. 4:1 | Rev. 21:8.

Memory Text: “For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad” (2 Corinthians 5:10, NIV).


Sunday (Shelley Quinn) - “The Final Judgment”
Monday (James Rafferty) - “The Pre-Advent Judgment”
Tuesday (John Dinzey) - “The Millennial Judgment”
Wednesday (Ryan Day) - “The Executive Judgment”
Thursday (Jill Morikone) - “The Second Death”


PROGRAM 14 (SSP220053)

(December 24 – December 30)

Lesson 14: All Things New

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Reading: 2 Pet. 3:13 | Rev. 21:3, 22 | 1 John 3:2, 3 | 1 Pet. 1:22 | Isa. 25:8 | Rev. 22:3–5.

Memory Text: “Then He who sat on the throne said, ‘Behold, I make all things new.’ And He said to me, ‘Write, for these words are true and faithful’” (Revelation 21:5, NKJV).


Sunday (Jill Morikone) - “A New Heavens and a New Earth”
Monday (James Rafferty) - “In the Temple of God”
Tuesday (Shelley Quinn) - “In the Presence of God”
Wednesday (John Dinzey) - “No More Death and Tears”
Thursday (Ryan Day) - “His Name on Their Foreheads”