Old Testament Newsletter #40
Isaiah 50-57 
"He Hath Borne Our Griefs,
and Carried Our Sorrows" 
(September 26-October 2)
 
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A note from Emily & David
The timeline piece this week is the word, “Messiah”. This week you get the lesson AND a fun preview of what next year in the New Testament is going to look like.  Next year’s study supplies are described at the end of this video and are available for presale now.  We are looking forward to spending the next four years studying together… and we have some fun new ideas and tools to help!  This week in Come, Follow Me we will be studying Isaiah 50-57.
 
Here is what you have to look forward to:
 
God’s thoughts are higher
Enlarge, stretch, spare not and strengthen
The Unexpected Deliverer
 
 
Promises to covenant
Israel from this week:
Isaiah 50-57
 
I will comfort Zion
You will obtain gladness and joy
I have covered you in the shadow of mine hand
I will speak to you
With great mercies will I gather thee
With everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee
The covenant of my peace will not be removed
No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper
I will heal you
I will lead you
I will restore comfort to you
 
 
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Most weeks you will find a picture of the board here to help you fill out your journal papers.
 
 
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Teaching tips for kids:
 
Take some blankets and build a fort in your family room.  Make it big enough for everyone to gather inside.  Read Isaiah 54:2 and talk about enlarging and stretching and strengthening.
 
Teaching tips for teens:
 
Read Isaiah 50:10-11. 
 
Talk about the difference between creating your own fire and walking in the Lord’s light.  Why might one bring you joy and the other bring you sorrow?
 
 
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THE APP
 
We created a Don’t Miss This App hoping to make your Come, Follow Me study easier and more convenient.
 
Here is what you will find at your fingertips all in one place:
  • YouTube videos
  • Podcasts
  • Newsletters with teaching tips for young kids, teens and adults.
  • Five minute DAILY studies to use first thing in the morning or just before bed.
  • A personal journal section where you can gather all things Come, Follow Me including pictures, videos, PDF’s, webpages. You can keep all of your study elements into one place.
  • The Old Testament timeline and other visual teaching helps.
We wanted to make this family friendly, so each subscription will include up to five users in the same household.
 
Before downloading the app from the app store 
 
FIRST VISIT
Sign up for your subscription THEN download the app.
 
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interactive timeline
 
Don't Miss This in the New Testament
Preorders for 2023 Come Follow Me
Maybe you know this about us by now, but we are both visual, hands on learners.  Because of that, we are always trying to discover study tools that will help bring the scriptures to life in your home.  We will be using several different study tools this year, here is what we love most about each of them:

Videos:
For the New Testament we will be recording all new hour long vides, but this year they will be broken into ten minute segments in case you want to watch them for ten minutes every weekday, or you can watch them all at once.  These videos are totally free and can be found on YouTube or on our APP.

Journal:
The journals for the next four years have been totally redesigned with a theme in mind.  You will find questions to ponder daily that can be used for teaching or family discussions.  There are workbook pages based off of our most favorite part of each lesson that week.  You can also use these workbook pages for lessons or discussion.  There will also be a space for recording one name of Jesus Christ each week.

Devotional Book:
Perfect for a 5-10 minute lesson, these books can be used as a devotional every day.  This book is designed for personal study or family study.  We love to use ours around the dinner or breakfast table.

Word a Week Posters:
Perfect for a three minute study, these posters include one word and one verse a week for pondering.  Hang them somewhere in your home where they will be a daily reminder of Come, Follow Me.  This year we will be studying one name of Jesus Christ found in that week’s lesson.  By the end of the year we will have come up with 52 names.

Tip Ins:
These are small papers that can be glued right in your scriptures with tips and truths that will help to improve your study.

Stickers:
Use these colorful stickers in the margins of your Scriptures or in your Don’t Miss This Daily study journal.

Hopefully these tools will make your scripture study something you look forward to!

 
 
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We love studying with you!
Emily and David
 
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