Sunday School

Elder Andrew Smith, Superintendent

Lesson 1: September 1, 2026

THE PEACEFUL KINGDOM

BIBLE BASIS: ISAIAH 11:1-9

BIBLE TRUTH: The sovereignty of God will bring peace and an end to painful problems, persistent evil, and other troubles.

LESSON AIM: By the end of the lesson, we will: DISTINGGUISH the descriptors of God's peaceful Kingdom; ANTICIPATE the day when Christian communities will be known for their godly life of peace; and EVALUATE an area of church or community life that does not meet God's intention for peace and develop a strategy to address it.

MEMORY VERSE: "They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea" (Isaiah 11:9).

BACKGROUND SCRIPTURES: Isaiah 11:1-9, Psalm 72:1-7 - Read and incorporate the insights gained from the Background Scriptures into your study of the lessons.

Lesson 2: September 13, 2026

THE MOUNTAIN OF GOD

BIBLE BASIS: ISAIAH 25:6-10a

BIBLE TRUTH: The Lord will create a feast for the faithful and end death forever.

LESSON AIM: By the end of the lesson, we will: DECIDE that God acts in the best interest of all peoples and nations; APPRECIATE that God removes the barriers that cause people to feel separated from Him and one another; and REJOICE that God gives hope to all oppressed people.

MEMORY VERSE: "He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the LORD hath spoken" (Isaiah 25:8).

BACKGROUND SCRIPTURES: Isaiah 11:1-9, Psalms 72:1-7 - Read and incorporate the insights gained from the Background Scriptures into your study of the lesson.

Lesson 3: September 20, 2026

FOUNDATIONS OF THE EARTH

BIBLE BASIS: ISAIAH 40:21-31

BIBLE TRUTH: Isaiah declares that God is the absolute power in who we should depend.

LESSON AIM: By the end of the lesson, we will: DISTINGUISH God's power to control the effect change with human inability to do the same; REFLECT on the poetic imagery of the writer uses to witness to God's sovereign power and personal presence with the people; and EMBRACE God's sovereignty and ability to address people's situations and needs.

MEMORY VERSE: "Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding" (Isaiah 40:28).

BACKGROUND SCRIPTURES: Isaiah 40:1-8 - Read and incorporate the insights gained from the Background Scriptures into your study of the lesson.

Lesson 4: September 27, 2026

EVERLASTING COVENANT

BIBLE BASIS: ISAIAH 61:1-4, 8-11

BIBLE TRUTH: God promises an everlasting covenant.

LESSON AIM: By the end of the lesson, we will: DECIDE that God has high ethical standards and enters into secure andenduring covenants with people; APPRECIATE what it means to live justly and faithfully according to God's covenant expectations ; and PREPARE a statement in response to God's covenant that reflects life today.

MEMORY VERSE: "For I the LORD love judgement, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them" (Isaiah 61:8).

BACKGROUND SCRIPTURES: Isaiah 42:5-9, Isaiah 61 - Read and incorporate the insights gained from the Background Scriptures into your study of the lesson.