RICHES
2026-09-12 | Main Church, 124 Dewey St., Worcester, Massachusetts, 01610, United States
Scripture Reading: James 5:1-6
Memory Verse: James 5:2
Introduction: Riches. Are they a blessing or a curse?
1. Where do we get the power to get wealth? Deuteronomy 8:18.
2. Even though this power comes from God, what warning comes
with this power? Psalm 62:10cd.
3. Can the act of hoarding riches be harmful? Ecclesiastes 5:13.
4. Is it easy for the rich to enter the kingdom of God? Mark 10:23.
5. Should we trust in riches? 1 Timothy 6:17.
6. What is a dangerous side-effect of riches? 1 Timothy 6:9.
7. Does happiness depend on earthly possessions? Luke 12:15.
8. What words are addressed to the rich oppressor? James 5:2-3.
9. How should riches be used? 1 Timothy 6:18-19.
10. How do we honor God? Proverbs 3:9.
11. Who possesses the eternal riches of the Saints? Isaiah 64:4.
12. While waiting upon Jesus’s return, what wealth do we enjoy now?
James 2:5.
Conclusion: Wealth is a tool. It should be used wisely.

PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN
2026-09-19
Scripture Reading: Ephesians 6:1-4
Memory Verse: Proverbs 22:15
Introduction: If left to themselves, children will learn from the friends, the television, the computer, or their music. Who should teach them?
1. What duty does God require of children? Exodus 20:12.
2. How should parents instruct their children? Deuteronomy 6:6-7.
3. How and why did God honor Abraham? Genesis 18:19.
4. What is the reward of correcting a child? Proverbs 29:17.
5. What is the reward of not correcting a child? Proverbs 29:15.
6. What is the reward to the child? Proverbs 23:13-15.
7. Is there danger in delaying correction? Proverbs 19:18.
8. If a parent corrects a child, is that love? Proverbs 13:24.
9. How should children honor the elderly? Leviticus 19:32.
10. Is the Lord pleased with obedient children? Colossians 3:20.
11. How long should children honor their parents? Proverbs 23:22.
Conclusion: There are many teachers in our world. However, a child’s primary teacher should be their parents. According to these scriptures,
it is the parents’ responsibility to raise obedient, well-behaved children.

NEW TESTAMENT SABBATH
2026-09-26
Scripture Reading: Psalm 102:25-27
Memory Verse: Malachi 3:6
Introduction: Is there a New Testament Sabbath Day? Has the holiness of the Sabbath been transferred to another day of the week?
1. After the crucifixion, what day was observed by the women who
followed Jesus? Luke 23:55-56.
2. According to the commandment, what day is the Sabbath Day?
Exodus 20:10.
3. Why is the seventh day the Sabbath Day? Exodus 20:11.
4. How did the women regard the first day of the week? Luke 24:1.
Note: The women brought spices; they worked on that day.
5. When prophesying the overthrow of Jerusalem, what did Jesus tell
the Saints to pray for? Matthew 24:20.
6. What does the writer of Hebrews say about the Sabbath Day?
Hebrews 4:9.
7. What does the writer tell us to do? v 10-11.
Conclusion: Even in the New Testament, the seventh day of the week is still the Sabbath Day. It has not changed.

JESUS CHRIST IN THE OLD TESTAMENT
2026-10-03
Scripture Reading: John 1:1-3
Memory Verse: John 17:5
Introduction: Jesus Christ is not a New Testament invention. Jesus was from the beginning.
1. While Jesus was on earth, there was no New Testament. So, what
did Jesus say about the Old Testament scriptures? John 5:39.
2. When, and to whom, was the gospel first preached? Galatians 3:8.
3. Who was the subject of the gospel taught to Abraham? John 8:56.
4. Jesus was before the New Testament. He was also before
Abraham. Did He exist before Creation? Colossians 1:(12-15), 16-17.
5. As the children of Israel wandered in the desert, who was with
them? 1 Corinthians 10:1-4.
6. Why did Moses abandon the riches of Egypt? Hebrews 11:24-26.
7. We know that the New Testament Apostles are built on the
foundation of Jesus Christ. Who were the Old Testament prophets built
upon? Ephesians 2:19-20.
Conclusion: Jesus is the Creator. All things were created by Him. He is even called the express image of God. Hebrews 1:1-3.

THE SURE WORD OF PROPHECY
2026-10-10
Scripture Reading: Isaiah 46:9-11
Memory Verse: Matthew 24:35
Introduction: Prophecy is the divine forecast of future events. How accurate are the prophecies of the Bible?
1. By what means is all scripture given? 2 Timothy 3:16a.
2. How was this inspiration delivered to the prophets? 2 Peter 1:21.
3. Who was prophesied by name, about 277 years before he became
king? 1 Kings 13:1-2.
4. Was that prophecy fulfilled? Is prophecy reliable? 2 Kings 23:16.
5. Was the birth of Jesus foretold in the Old Testament? Micah 5:2.
6. Was that prophecy fulfilled? Is prophecy reliable? Matthew 2:3-6.
7. The last book of the Bible is all prophecy. What is that book
called? Revelation 1:1.
8. What is in store for those who read this book? Revelation 1:3.
9. What future event is prophesied in that book? Revelation 6:12-17.
Conclusion: There are many fulfilled prophecies in the Bible, and also prophecies waiting to be fulfilled. The many examples of fulfilled prophecies confirm the sure word of prophecy. Revelation 22:6-7.

PROPHECIES RELATING TO CHRIST’S BIRTH
2026-10-17
Scripture Reading: Luke 1:26-38 Octob
Memory Verse: Isaiah 7:14
Introduction: Does Jesus Christ’s birth confirm that He is the Saviour?
1. How does Moses refer to Jesus Christ? Deuteronomy 18:15.
2. How does Peter let us know that Moses was speaking of Jesus
Christ? Acts 3:20, 22, 24.
3. What was supposed to be special about His birth? Isaiah 7:14.
4. How did Mary help fulfill this prophecy? Luke 1:26-28, 31.
5. Where was He supposed to be born? Micah 5:2.
6. Was this prophecy of His birth fulfilled? Matthew 2:1.
7. According to prophecy, how was Jesus Christ to be introduced to
the world? Isaiah 40:3.
8. Who was the fulfillment of this prophecy? John 1:19,23.
Conclusion: From Moses, and even from the book of Genesis, there have been prophecies of Jesus Christ. These prophecies pointed to the
coming Saviour. When Jesus was born, the fulfillment of prophecies concerning His birth, and other events, verified that He was the One
who was to come.

THE LORD’S DAY (The Seventh Day)
2026-10-24
Scripture Reading: Exodus 20:8-10
Memory Verse: Genesis 2:1-3
Introduction: Does the Bible call the Lord’s Day the Sabbath Day?
1. While on the isle of Patmos, what day was John in the spirit?
Revelation 1:10.
2. What day does Christ say he is Lord of? Mark 2:28.
3. Which day is the Sabbath of the Lord? Exodus 20:10.
4. For whom was the Sabbath Day made? Mark 2:27.
5. When was the Sabbath Day made? Genesis 2:1-2.
Note: The Sabbath was made at creation, from the beginning.
6. How did God set the Sabbath Day apart? Genesis 2:3.
7. Why did He bless and sanctify the seventh day? Genesis 2:3.
8. Who spoke the Ten Commandments from Mount Sinai?
Exodus 20:1, (2-17).
9. In the Ten Commandments, what is the Sabbath Day called?
Exodus 20:9-10.
Conclusion: While speaking from Mount Sinai, God Himself called the seventh day the sabbath of the LORD thy God.

LORD’S DAY (Sabbath Observance)
2026-10-31
Scripture Reading: Acts 13:42-44
Memory Verse: Acts 18:4
Introduction: Are there examples of Saints keeping the Sabbath Day after Jesus was crucified and resurrected? Yes, there are.
1. Isaiah, speaking for God, calls the Sabbath what? Isaiah 58:13.
2. What was Jesus’ custom on the Sabbath Day? Luke 4:16.
3. What day of the week did Jesus rise from the dead? Matthew 28:1.
4. Immediately after Jesus’s crucifixion, did Jesus’s followers
continue keeping the Sabbath Day? Luke 23:56.
5. Did Jesus’s followers keep the Sabbath Day after His resurrection?
Acts 17:2, Acts 13:14, 42, 44, Acts 16:13, Acts 18:1-4, 11.
6. Since Paul and Jesus were both Sabbath Day observers, should we
be followers of them? 1 Corinthians 11:1.
7. Was Jesus’s life to be a light for the world? Should we follow His
example? John 8:12.
Conclusion: If Jesus had abolished the Sabbath Day, why are there so many examples of Saints observing the Sabbath Day after His resurrection? Jesus is our example. Also, Paul is our example.

THE FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK (Holy or Not?)
2026-11-07
Scripture Reading: Matthew 28:1-6
Memory Verse: Matthew 28:1
Introduction: Is Sunday, the first day of the week, holy?
1. Did God rest or work on the first day of Creation? Genesis 1:3-5.
2. In the New Testament, how often is the first day mentioned?
Answer: Eight, Matthew 28:1, Mark 16:2, 9, Luke 24:1, John 20:1, 19,
Acts 20:7, 1 Corinthians 16:2.
3. Is the first day ever spoken of as a holy day? No.
4. Did Jesus Christ ever use the words first day? No.
5. How do the gospel writers speak of the first day? Matthew 28:1,
Mark 16:2, 9, Luke 24:1, John 20:1.
Note: In all of these verses, no special mention of the first day is
made. The first day is only the day that the women came to the tomb.
6. Was there ever a meeting on the first day of the week? John 20:19.
Note: Notice that it says that they were gathered for fear of the Jews. This was not a worship service; they were hiding from the authorities.
Conclusion: So far, we have not found any evidence that the first day of the week is holy. What we have found is that it is just another day.

THE FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK (A New Sabbath or Not?)
2026-11-14
Scripture Reading: 3 John 1:1-4
Memory Verse: John 8:12
Introduction: Here are two other scriptures that many Christians use to support their erroneous belief of Sunday, the first day of the week.
1. Was there another first day meeting? Acts 20:7.
Note: Notice that it says that they were gathered to break bread. But
why? Because Paul was ready to depart on the morrow. This was a
farewell gathering for the beloved Apostle.
2. What first day request did Paul make of the Corinthians?
1 Corinthians 16:1-2.
Note: This was not a meeting at all, because Paul asks each person to
“lay by him in store.” That is to say, gather your contribution in your
own home. This shows they were definitely not having a church service
on that day.
3. So, what day did Paul observe? For how long? Acts 18:4, 11.
4. Was the Sabbath Day Paul’s custom? Acts 17:2.
5. Was the Sabbath Day Jesus’s custom? Luke 4:16.
6. Should we follow Jesus? John 8:12.
Conclusion: No scripture supports Sunday as being God’s Sabbath.

WHAT IS SIN AND WHO ARE SINNERS?
2026-11-21
Scripture Reading: 1 John 3:4-9
Memory Verse: 1 John 5:17
Introduction: The Bible does an excellent job of defining what sin is and who sinners are. Let us investigate.
1. What is the Bible’s definition of sin? 1 John 3:4.
2. According to Jesus, who are sinners? John 8:34.
3. How does John make the same statement? 1 John 3:4.
4. What law is John speaking of? 1 John 5:3.
5. How long ago have these laws been violated? Genesis 3:6-7.
6. Are there other violations? Nehemiah 13:16-17.
7. If God’s law is violated in ignorance, is that a sin? Leviticus 4:2.
8. If only a part of God’s law is violated, is that a sin? James 2:10.
9. What law is James speaking of? James 2:11.
10. When this woman’s sins, adultery, were made public, what
command did Jesus give her? John 8:11.
11. By obeying God’s law, what change will take place? Psalm 19:7.
Conclusion: Jesus commanded the woman caught in adultery to sin no more. We should also sin no more.

WHAT IS DEATH?
2026-11-28
Scripture Reading: Job 14:12-15
Memory Verse: Psalm 13:3
Introduction: What is death? Is it a life in a subterranean cavern? Is it torment by devils with whips and instruments of torture? What is it?
1. How does the Bible represent death? 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14.
2. Where do the dead sleep? Daniel 12:2.
3. How long will the dead sleep in the dust of the ground? Job 14:12.
4. As a dead man, what does Job say he will wait for? v 14.
5. While dead, where is the person? Job 17:13.
6. While dead, what does he know of his relatives? Job 14:21.
7. When a man dies, what else also dies? Psalm 146:4.
8. Do the dead know anything at all? Ecclesiastes 9:5-6.
9. Can a dead man praise God? Psalm 115:17, Psalm 6:5.
Conclusion: The Bible speaks of death as sleep. The Saints will sleep until the second coming of Jesus Christ. As Job said, “so man lieth
down, and riseth not; till the heavens be no more.” So, while the dead are in the grave, they have no life, no thoughts, no love, nothing. The
bodies of the Saints will decay, until we are resurrected.

ARE MEN JUDGED AT DEATH?
2026-12-05
Scripture Reading: Revelation 20
Memory Verse: Revelation 20:12
Introduction: Are men judged at death or in the future?
1. How far back is the judgement spoken of? 1 Chronicles 16:33.
2. Is there a time to judge the righteous and the wicked?
Ecclesiastes 3:17.
3. Has God appointed a day in which to judge the world? Acts 17:31.
4. Did Paul expect a future judgement to come? Acts 24:24-25.
5. So what time is this future judgement? 2 Timothy 4:1.
6. Did John see the coming judgement? Revelation 20:12.
7. At that time, how complete will the resurrection be? v 13ab.
8. After the sea and grave gave up their dead, what happens? v 13c.
9. How old is the doctrine of Christ’s judgement? Jude 1:14-15.
10. How many must appear in the judgement? 2 Corinthians 5:10.
11. When will the righteous be separated from the wicked?
Matthew 25:31-32.
12. What exactly will be judged? Ecclesiastes 12:14.
Conclusion: Men are judged in the future, at the end of the world.

WHAT WILL FINALLY BECOME OF THE WICKED?
2026-12-12
Scripture Reading: Malachi 4
Memory Verse: Romans 6:23
Introduction: Will the wicked receive eternal torment? Or, does something else await?
1. How long will the wicked be punished? Matthew 25:45-46.
2. What is the punishment of the wicked? Romans 6:23, James 1:15.
3. What is said of the soul that sinneth? Ezekiel 18:4, 20ab, 26.
4. How will the wicked be destroyed? Matthew 13:24-25, 30,
Nahum 1:9-10.
5. What day does Malachi say is coming? Malachi 4:1abcd.
6. In that day, what will the wicked become? Malachi 4:1efgh, 3.
7. How complete is their destruction? Malachi 4:1ijk.
8. Since the wages of sin is death, where will the wicked receive their
reward? Proverbs 11:31.
9. Does this agree with the book of Revelation? Revelation 20:9.
10. What is this final punishment declared to be? v 14.
Conclusion: According to these scriptures, the wicked will be totally destroyed, consumed. They will become ashes. Nothing will remain.

IMMORTALITY
2026-12-19
Scripture Reading: 1 Corinthians 15:51-58
Memory Verse: 1 Corinthians 15:53
Introduction: Man is a mortal being. Is immortality in our future?
1. What does the word mortal mean?
Answer: Subject to death.
2. The word mortal is used to describe who? Job 4:17.
3. What is the mortal body subject to? Romans 6:12. What do the
words immortal and immortality mean?
Answer: 1) Not subject to death. 2) The quality of eternal life.
4. How many times is the word immortal found in the Bible? One.
5. Who is described as immortal? 1 Timothy 1:17.
6. How many times is the word immortality found in the Bible? Five.
7. How may we gain immortality? Romans 2:7.
8. What part of man will put on immortality? 1 Corinthians 15:53.
9. What is said when mortality has put on immortality? v 54.
10. At the present, who only has immortality? 1 Timothy 6:15-16.
11. Who has made immortality manifest to man? 2 Timothy 1:10.
Conclusion: We are born mortal, but through the blood of Jesus Christ we will be granted immortality, eternal life.

ETERNAL LIFE
2026-12-26
Scripture Reading: John 3:14-17
Memory Verse: John 3:14-15
Introduction: What is the reward of the Saints? What will we receive for following the Son of God?
1. Mortal life was given at the Creation in Genesis 1. Who is the
source of all mortal life that we see on earth? Acts 17:24-25.
2. Who is declared to be the author of life? Psalm 36:5, 9.
3. How does Jesus relate life to Himself? Is Jesus speaking of mortal
life or eternal life? John 6:35.
4. We have eternal life. Where is that life now? Colossians 3:3.
5. When will this eternal life be granted to the Saints? Colossians 3:4.
6. Is eternal life something that is earned? Romans 6:23.
7. To whom will this gift be granted? Romans 2:7.
8. The reward is a gift, but based on what? Matthew 16:27.
9. After the Saints are resurrected, is there any possibility of death?
Whose children will we become? Luke 20:36.
Conclusion: As a gift, eternal life is granted to the Saints according to their righteous works. Romans 6:22.
