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Bible Lesson: MAN

From the Christian Science Quarterly

Citations from the Holy Bible, New International Version

and the New American Standard Bible

For week of Aug. 30-Sept. 5, citations compiled by Bruce Cunningham,

e-mail: cunninghambruce123@yahoo.com

Golden Text New International Version

Psalm 115:15 May you be blessed by the LORD,
the Maker of heaven and earth.

Responsive Reading

Genesis 1: The Beginning

1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

26 Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let

them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground." 27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. 28 God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground."

Psalm 115:12 The LORD remembers us and will bless us: . . . .

14 May the LORD make you increase, both you and your children.

18 . . . we . . extol the LORD, both now and forevermore.

Section 1 NIV

Malachi 1:2 "I have loved you," says the LORD.
1 John 5:6 . . . . it is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.

18 We know that anyone born of God does not continue to sin; . . .

Romans 4:3 What does the Scripture say? 8 Blessed is the man
whose sin the Lord will never count against him."

Job 16:19 . . . my witness is in heaven; my advocate is on high.

Psalm 8:1 O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!
You have set your glory above the heavens.

4 what is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for

him? 5 You made him a little lower than the heavenly beings and crowned him with glory and honor. 6 You made him ruler over the works of your hands; you put everything under his feet:

Psalm 3:8 . . . May your blessing be on your people.

Section 2 NIV

Jeremiah 17:7 "But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose

confidence is in him. 8 He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought
and never fails to bear fruit."

1 Chronicles 4:10 Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, "Oh, that you would

bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain." And God granted his request.

Psalm 84:1 How lovely is your dwelling place, O LORD Almighty!

8 Hear my prayer, O LORD God Almighty; . . .

11 For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD bestows favor and honor;

no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless.

12 O LORD Almighty, blessed is the man who trusts in you.

Section 3 NIV

Deuteronomy 28:3 You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country.

5 Your basket and your kneading trough will be blessed.

Matthew 21:9 . . . . "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!"

Matthew 14:14 When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had

compassion on them and healed their sick.

15 As evening approached, the disciples came to him and said, "This is a

remote place, and it's already getting late. Send the crowds away, so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food."

16 Jesus replied, "They do not need to go away. You give them something

to eat."

17 "We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish," they answered.

18 "Bring them here to me," he said. 19 And he directed the people to sit

down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.

20 They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve

basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. 21 The number of those

who ate was about five thousand men, besides women and children.

Section 4 New American Standard Bible

Matthew 4: Ministry in Galilee

23 Jesus was going throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and every kind of sickness among the people.

24 The news about Him spread throughout all Syria; and they brought to Him

all who were ill, those suffering with various diseases and pains, demoniacs, epileptics, paralytics; and He healed them.

25 Large crowds followed Him from Galilee and the Decapolis and Jerusalem

and Judea and from beyond the Jordan.

Matthew 5: The Sermon on the Mount; The Beatitudes

1 When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain;

and after He sat down, His disciples came to Him.

2 He opened His mouth and began to teach them, saying,

3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

5 Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth.

6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall

be satisfied. 7 Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.

8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

9 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.

10 Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of

righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

48 Therefore you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.”

Leviticus 19:2 . . . “You shall be holy, for I the LORD your God am holy.”

Proverbs 28:20 A faithful man will abound with blessings, . . . .

Section 5 NASB

James 1:2 Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials,

12 Blessed is a man who perseveres under trial; for once he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.

13 Let no one say when he is tempted, "I am being tempted by God"; for

God cannot be tempted by evil, and He Himself does not tempt anyone.

17 Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming

down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow. 18 In the exercise of His will He brought us forth by the word of truth, so that we would be a kind of first fruits among His creatures.

25 . . one who looks intently at the perfect law, the law of liberty, and

abides by it, not having become a forgetful hearer but an effectual doer,

this man will be blessed in what he does.

James 5:15 and the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick,

and the Lord will raise him up, and if he has committed sins,

they will be forgiven him.

2 Corinthians 9:8 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that

always having all sufficiency in everything, you may have

an abundance for every good deed;

Section 6

Ephesians 1:2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord

Jesus Christ. 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus

Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the

heavenly places in Christ,

Revelation 21: The New Heaven and Earth

1 . . . I saw a new heaven and a new earth; . . . .

2 And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from

God, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband.

3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne, saying, "Behold, the tabernacle

of God is among men, and He will dwell among them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself will be among them, 4 and He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer be any death; there will no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain; . . . . “

The New Jerusalem

10 And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and

showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,

11 having the glory of God . . . .

22 I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb are

its temple. 23 And the city has no need of the sun or of the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God has illumined it, and its lamp is the Lamb.

Cross references:

A.Revelation 21:22 : Matt 24:2; John 4:21

B.Revelation 21:22 : Rev 1:8

C.Revelation 21:22 : Rev 5:6; 7:17; 14:4

D.Revelation 21:23 : Is 24:23; 60:19, 20; Rev 21:25; 22:5

E.Revelation 21:23 : Rev 21:11

F.Revelation 21:23 : Rev 5:6; 7:17; 14:4

Psalm 89:15 How blessed are the people who know the joyful sound!
O LORD, they walk in the light of Your countenance.