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10/20/2026

Rev. Ricky V. Burgess, Pastor
Nazarene Baptist Church
Wednesday Bible Study
October 21, 2026
Fall Quarter
Lesson 8 (NIV) A Lack of Instruction
Devotional Reading: Deuteronomy 6:10–16
Background Scripture: Judges 17–18
Lesson Text: Judges 17:1–6; 18:18–19, 27
Key Text: In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as they saw fit.—Judges 17:6

Introduction
A. Muddling Along
B. Lesson Context

I. Misguided Worship (Judges 17:1–6)

A. Stolen Silver (vv. 1–2) Now a man named Micah from the hill country of Ephraim 2 said to his mother, “The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from you and about which I heard you utter a curse—I have that silver with me; I took it.” Then his mother said, “The LORD bless you, my son!”

B. Imaged Idol (vv. 3–4) When he returned the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, she said, “I solemnly consecrate my silver to the LORD for my son to make an image overlaid with silver. I will give it back to you.” 4 So after he returned the silver to his mother, she took two hundred shekels of silver and gave them to a silversmith, who used them to make the idol. And it was put in Micah’s house.

C. Private Priest (vv. 5–6) Now this man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and some household gods and installed one of his sons as his priest. 6 In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as they saw fit.

II. Misguided Engagement (Judges 18:18–19, 27)

A. Persuaded Priest (vv. 18–19) 18 When the five men went into Micah’s house and took the idol, the ephod and the household gods, the priest said to them, “What are you doing?” 19 They answered him, “Be quiet! Don’t say a word. Come with us, and be our father and priest. Isn’t it better that you serve a tribe and clan in Israel as priest rather than just one man’s household?”

B. Cruel Conquest (v. 27) Then they took what Micah had made, and his priest, and went on to Laish, against a people at peace and secure. They attacked them with the sword and burned down their city.

Conclusion
A. Maintaining Continuity
B.Thought to Remember
C. Prayer

10/18/2026

Sunday service

10/13/2026

Rev. Ricky V. Burgess, Pastor
Nazarene Baptist Church
Wednesday Bible Study
October 14, 2026

Fall Quarter
Lesson 7 (NIV) An Unlikely Deliverer
Devotional Reading: Ecclesiastes 7:1–13
Background Scripture: Judges 3
Lesson Text: Judges 3:15–23, 30

Key Text: When the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man lefthanded.—Judges 3:15

Introduction
A. Surprising Solution
B. Lesson Context: Literary
C. Lesson Context: Historical

I. Public Tribute (Judges 3:15–18)

A. Deliverer with a Mission (v. 15a) Again the Israelites cried out to the LORD, and he gave them a deliverer—Ehud, a left-handed man, the son of Gera the Benjamite.

B. Delegate with a Weapon (vv. 15b–18) The Israelites sent him with tribute to Eglon king of Moab. 16 Now Ehud had made a double-edged sword about a cubit long, which he strapped to his right thigh under his clothing. 17 He presented the tribute to Eglon king of Moab, who was a very fat man. 18 After Ehud had presented the tribute, he sent on their way those who had carried it.

II. Private Message (Judges 3:19–23)

A. Deceit (vv. 19–20) But on reaching the stone images near Gilgal he himself went back to Eglon and said, “Your Majesty, I have a secret message for you.” The king said to his attendants, “Leave us!” And they all left. 20 Ehud then approached him while he was sitting alone in the upper room of his palace and said, “I have a message from God for you.” As the king rose from his seat,

B. Dispensation (vv. 21–23) Ehud reached with his left hand, drew the sword from his right thigh and plunged it into the king’s belly. 22 Even the handle sank in after the blade, and his bowels discharged. Ehud did not pull the sword out, and the fat closed in over it. 23 Then Ehud went out to the porch; he shut the doors of the upper room behind him and locked them.

III. Peace Regained (Judges 3:30) That day Moab was made subject to Israel, and the land had peace for eighty years.

Conclusion
A. Uniquely Equipped
B.Thought to Remember
C. Prayer

10/05/2026

Rev. Ricky V. Burgess, Pastor
Nazarene Baptist Church
Wednesday Bible Study
October 5, 2026
Fall Quarter
Lesson 6 (NIV) A Faithless Generation
Devotional Reading: 1 Corinthians 10:1–14
Background Scripture: Judges 1–2
Lesson Text: Judges 2:6–15
Key Text Then the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the LORD and served the Baals.—Judges 2:11

Introduction
A. Caught in a Loop
B. Lesson Context

I. Generation Gathered (Judges 2:6–9)

A. Dismissal (vv. 6–7) After Joshua had dismissed the Israelites, they went to take possession of the land, each to their own inheritance.
7 The people served the LORD throughout the lifetime of Joshua and of the elders who outlived him and who had seen all the great things the LORD had done for Israel.

B. Death (vv. 8–9) Joshua son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died at the age of a hundred and ten. 9 And they buried him in the land of his inheritance, at Timnath Heres in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.

II. Generation Grown (Judges 2:10–15)

A. Disobedience (vv. 10–13) After that whole generation had been gathered to their ancestors, another generation grew up who knew neither the LORD nor what he had done for Israel. 11 Then the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the LORD and served the Baals. 12 They forsook the LORD, the God of their ancestors, who had brought them out of Egypt. They followed and worshiped various gods of the peoples around them. They aroused the LORD’s anger 13 because they forsook him and served Baal and the Ashtoreths.

B. Defeat (vv. 14–15) In his anger against Israel the LORD gave them into the hands of raiders who plundered plundered them. He sold them into the hands of their enemies all around, whom they were no longer able to resist. 15 Whenever Israel went out to fight, the hand of the LORD was against them to defeat them, just as he had sworn to them. They were in great distress.

Conclusion
A. Spirals of Life
B.Thought to Remember
C. Prayer

09/30/2026

Rev. Ricky V. Burgess, Pastor
Nazarene Baptist Church
Wednesday Bible Study
September 30, 2026

Fall Quarter
Lesson 5 (NIV) A Renewed Covenant
Devotional Reading: Jeremiah 31:27–34
Background Scripture: Deuteronomy 29:1–20; Joshua 23–24 Joshua
Lesson Text: 24:18–27

Key Text “Throw away the gods your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt, and serve the LORD.”—Joshua 24:14b


Introduction
A. Picking and Choosing
B. Lesson Context

I. He Is Our God (Joshua 24:18–24)

A. Divine Delivery (v. 18) And the LORD drove out before us all the nations, including the Amorites, who lived in the land. We too will serve the LORD, because he is our God.” 21

B. Word of Warning (vv. 19–20) Joshua said to the people, “You are not able to serve the LORD. He is a holy God; he is a jealous God. He will not forgive your rebellion and your sins. 20 If you forsake the LORD and serve foreign gods, he will turn and bring disaster on you and make an end of you, after he has been good to you.”

C. Sworn to Serve (vv. 21–24) But the people said to Joshua, “No! We will serve the LORD.” 22 Then Joshua said, “You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen to serve the LORD.” “Yes, we are witnesses,” they replied. 23 “Now then,” said Joshua, “throw away the foreign gods that are among you and yield your hearts to the LORD, the God of Israel.” 24 And the people said to Joshua, “We will serve the LORD our God and obey him.”

II. We Give Our Witness (Joshua 24:25–27)

A. Promise of Obedience (v. 25) On that day Joshua made a covenant for the people, and there at Shechem he reaffirmed for them decrees and laws.

B. Stone of Accountability (vv. 26–27) 26 And Joshua recorded these things in the Book of the Law of God. Then he took a large stone and set it up there under the oak near the holy place of the LORD. 27 “See!” he said to all the people. “This stone will be a witness against us. It has heard all the words the LORD has said to us. It will be a witness against you if you are untrue to your God.”

Conclusion
A. We Will Serve the Lord
B.Thought to Remember
C. Prayer

09/22/2026

Rev. Ricky V. Burgess, Pastor
Nazarene Baptist Church
Wednesday Bible Study
September 23, 2026

Fall Quarter
Lesson 4 (NIV) Rahab Welcomes Spies
Devotional Reading: Matthew 25:31–46
Background Scripture: Joshua 2; 6:16–25; Matthew 1:5; James 2:25; Hebrews 11:31
Leson Text: Joshua 2:8–13; Joshua 6:16–17

Key Text: The city and all that is in it are to be devoted to the LORD. Only Rahab the pr******te and all who are with her in her house shall be spared, because she hid the spies we sent.—Joshua 6:17

Introduction
A. Help in Surprising Places
B. Lesson Context

I. The Lord’s Reputation (Joshua 2:8–13)

A. Feeling Fearful (vv. 8–9) Before the spies lay down for the night, she went up on the roof 9 and said to them, “I know that the LORD has given you this land and that a great fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who live in this country are melting in fear because of you.

B. Melting Hearts (vv. 10–11) We have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red Sea for you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to Sihon and Og, the two kings of the Amorites east of the Jordan, whom you completely destroyed. 11 When we heard of it, our hearts melted in fear and everyone’s courage failed because of you, for the LORD your God is God in heaven above and on the earth below.

C. Swearing Kindness (vv. 12–13) “Now then, please swear to me by the LORD that you will show kindness to my family, because I have shown kindness to you. Give me a sure sign 13 that you will spare the lives of my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all who belong to them—and that you will save us from death.”

II. The Lord’s Victory (Joshua 6:16–17)

A. The Final Lap (v. 16) The seventh time around, when the priests sounded the trumpet blast, Joshua commanded the army, “Shout! For the LORD has given you the city!

B. The Results (v. 17) The city and all that is in it are to be devoted to the LORD. Only Rahab the pr******te and all who are with her in her house shall be spared, because she hid the spies we sent.

Conclusion
A. Faith Prompts the Unexpected
B.Thought to Remember
C. Prayer

07/29/2026

Rev. Ricky V. Burgess, Pastor
Nazarene Baptist Church
Wednesday Bible Study
July 29, 2026

Summer Quarter
Lesson 9 (NIV) Thomas, the Hesitant Believer
Devotional Reading: Psalm 91:1–6
Background Scripture: John 11:14–16; 14:5–8; 20:24–29; 21:1–2

Lesson Text: John 11:14–16; John 14:5–8; John 20:24–29; John 21:1–2
Key Text: Then [Jesus] said to Thomas, “Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.”—John 20:27

Introduction
A. From Doubt to Faith
B. Lesson Context

I. Physical Death (John 11:14–16)
A. Bound to See Lazarus (vv. 14–15) So then he told them plainly, “Lazarus is dead, 15 and for your sake I am glad I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.”

B. Bold Suggestion (v. 16) Then Thomas (also known as Didymus) said to the rest of the disciples, “Let us also go, that we may die with him.”

II. Heavenly Realities (John 14:5–8)
A. Confused Questioner (v. 5) Thomas said to him, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way?”

B. Way to the Father (vv. 6–7) Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 7 If you really know me, you will know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him

C. Imprudent Request (v. 8)” Philip said, “Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us.”

III. Resurrection Appearances (John 20:24–29)
A. Thomas’s Stipulation (vv. 24–25) Now Thomas (also known as Didymus), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. 25 So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.”

B. Visit and Invitation (vv. 26–27) A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” 27 Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.”

C. Belief and Response (vv. 28–29) Thomas said to him, “My Lord and my God!” 29 Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”

IV. At the Sea of Galilee (John 21:1–2)
A.Important Appearance (v. 1) Afterward Jesus appeared again to his disciples, by the Sea of Galilee. It happened this way:

B. Important Audience (v. 2) Simon Peter, Thomas (also known as Didymus), Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together.

Conclusion
A. Faith Beyond Doubt
B.Thought to Remember
C. Prayer

07/22/2026

Rev. Ricky V. Burgess, Pastor
Nazarene Baptist Church
Wednesday Bible Study
July 22, 2026

Summer Quarter
Lesson 8 (NIV) Mary, the Loyal Mother
Devotional Reading: Revelation 12:1–6
Background Scripture: Luke 1:26–56; 2:15–19; John 2:1–5; 19:25–27

Leson Text: Luke 2:15–19; John 2:1–5 ; John 19:25–27
Key Text: Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.—Luke 2:19

Introduction
A. Hidden Treasure
B. Lesson Context: Luke
C. Lesson Context: John

I. Mother’s Amazement (Luke 2:15–19)

A. Visited at the Manger (vv. 15–18) When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.” 16 So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. 17 When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, 18 and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them.

B. Pondered in Her Heart (v. 19) But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.

II. Mother’s Request (John 2:1–5)

A. The Setting (vv. 1–2) On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, 2 and Jesus and his
disciples had also been invited to the wedding.

B. The Need (vv. 3–5) When the w**e was gone, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They have no more w**e.” 4 “Woman, why do you involve me?” Jesus replied. “My hour has not yet come.” 5 His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”

III. Mother’s Future (John 19:25–27)

A. New Son (vv. 25–26) Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. 26 When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to her, “Woman, here is your son,”

B. Responsible Caretaker (v. 27) and to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” From that time on, this disciple took her into his home.

Conclusion
A. Steadfast “Yes”
B.Thought to Remember
C. Prayer

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