The Young Adult Quarterly • October/November/December 2020 • Vol. 48, No. 4
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College & Career Features
The College and Career quarterly contains many features that sustain its popular appeal among young adult learners, addressing the unique needs and experiences of a life stage that encompasses educational attainment and career development. College and Career features elements to enhance and extend the learning experience for Bible study participants and those seeking greater understanding through personal study.
Printed Scripture Passages: Parallels the King James Version and the New Revised Standard Version so students are easily able to compare a traditional and contemporary translation of God’s Holy Word.
Let’s Get Started: A brief introduction that sets the lesson tone for learners.
Life.Point: Questions and statements related to life to guide learners in giving contemporary application to biblical passages. Life.Points can lead to a more complete understanding of spiritual principles as they are reflected in the lives of learners.
Lesson.Point: Succinctly declares the focal point of the lesson to aid in internalizing and retaining the message.
Remember This: The passage of Scripture most central to the text is featured prominently toward the bottom of the page.
Sidebar Questions/Activities: Sidebars offer thought-provoking questions to spark deeper personal reflection and/or class discussions of important spiritual applications of God’s Word. Learners may answer these questions individually or as a small-group activity.
Online Extras: Provides additional resources via www.rhboyd.com.
Lesson Summary: Gives students a synopsis of the lesson, citing its essential truths.
Life.Point Discussion: Contextualizes the lesson’s truths to stimulate additional questions, interest, or a relevant call to action from students.
Life.Point Action: Offers learners a call to action based on the main point of the lesson.
What’s in This Quarter
God commands us to love one another as God loves us. This quarter begins with David and Jonathan’s friendship as a model of love. It continues with God’s laws requiring care and concern for the poor, loving and embracing of the stranger, and the demands of love for one another in the teachings of Jesus. These sessions elaborate on themes of love for one another in the epistles and the expressions of love in the early formations of the Church. Finally, the quarter ends with call stories from the New Testament.
UNIT 1 — INCLUSIVE LOVE
Unit I, “Inclusive Love,” has four sessions that center on love for the stranger, the poor, and enemies, as well as divine love reflected in human life. First Samuel shows David’s love for others. Luke explores the teachings of Jesus regarding love for one’s enemies and Jesus’ Parable of the Good Samaritan. First Corinthians explores the sermon on love from Paul’s writing, which depicts the height of human love coming from divine love.
UNIT 2 — GODLY LOVE AMONG BELIEVERS
Unit II, “Godly Love among Believers,” contains five sessions. John elaborates on how believers love by serving and portrays Jesus’ explanation of the intertwining love of God for Jesus and for those who abide in Christ. First John clarifies the abiding love of God through the Holy Spirit, which makes it possible for us to love one another. Acts reveals the expression of the love of God in the formation of the early Christian community by the workings of the Holy Spirit. James tells of the love of neighbor as the fulfillment of the law of God.
UNIT 3 — THE BEGINNING OF A CALL
Unit III, “The Beginning of a Call,” has four sessions from the Gospel of Matthew. Session one highlights the heritage of Jesus. Session two tells the story of Jesus’ birth. Session three speaks