Dear Friends, Below are some ideas to further your study for this week's Lesson.
RESEARCH: Nehemiah and the wall for Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, in May 28 Bible Lesson
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Articles from the periodicals on Nehemiah:
"Evil: No portion, nor right, nor memorial," by Carolyn E. Holte, March 1982, CSJ
"The Rebuilding, by Nehemiah, of the Wall of Jerusalem by Annie Colt, CSJ, September 1889
"He Will Prosper Us" by Dorothy Roberts, August 1920, CSJ
"Gashmu saith it" Bustavus S. Paine, Feb. 17, 1917, CSS
Photo of a section of the remaining wall of Nehemiah in Jerusalem
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Research. Luke 13 woman bowed over
Notes: Womanhood in Jesus day (stereotypical view)
Notes: Jesus view on womanhood
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The Director's Window in the original Mother Church depicting the "Holy City." Can you find all the symbols for the four sides?
There are three panels per side: Word, Christ, Christianity, divine Science. (SH 575:17) Find a larger picture in the book "Building the Mother Church" by Joseph Armstrong.What does each panel symbolize?
Diagram of the four sides of the Holy City
SOME MORE VIEWS OF THE MOTHER CHURCH, April 1895 CSJ
"New Jerusalem," William D. McCrackan, April 1919, CSJ
"The Holy City," Luman Field, February 13, 1909 CSS
"The City of God" Albert Gilmore, December 11, 1926 CSS
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CHILDREN'S IDEAS:
Nehemiah's Wall for preschool or home schooling
http://www.biblefunforkids.com/2017/04/nehemiah-rebuilds-walls-of-jerusalem.html#more
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Older children:
true womanhood chart (for discussion with teenage girls)
Questions to ask ourselves in a relationship
COMPLETENESS (use for a discussion with teenagers)
What is our spiritual mission? (use for a discussion with teenagers)
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I hope these ideas are helpful!
With love,
Kathy