"Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us."
Hebrews 12:1 (NIV)
Marathon Fellowship is a multi-generational group focused on Bible study, prayer, fellowship, and serving others—both at Stonebriar Community Church. and through missions around the world.
We meet weekly on Sundays at 10:45 a.m. in B219. Our current teacher is Dr. Stephen Kim, Professor of Bible Exposition at Dallas Theological Seminary. Previous teachers include Dr. Stanley Toussaint, Wayne Stiles, and Rhome van Dyck. You can explore archives of their lessons on this website.
For questions about our class or weekly activities, email us at Marathon@MarathonFellowship.org.
Apr 06, 2025
John Lesson 9: Jesus’ Two Passover Miracles
Scripture: John 6
Dr. Kim continues his teaching on John 6 of Jesus’ two Passover Miracles of Feeding the 5,000 and Walking on Water.
Scripture: John 5
Dr. Stephen Kim continues his teaching series on the Gospel of John from Chapter 5.
Mar 23, 2025
John Lesson 7: Jesus’ Second and Third Miracles
Scripture: John 20:31; 4:46-54; 5:1-18
Dr. Stephen Kim continues his teaching series on the Gospel of John and covers the second and third miracles in John’s Gospel and discusses Biblical miracles in general.
Mar 09, 2025
John Lesson 6: The Living Water
Scripture: John 4:1-42
Dr. Stephen Kim continues his series on the Gospel of John, focusing on “The Living Water” in John 4:1-42. He examines Jesus’ encounter with the Samaritan woman, exploring the setting, conversation, confrontation, and response, and highlights her response as a model for ours: to represent Christ in the world and to make Him known. This passage emphasizes how Jesus offers eternal life and calls His followers to be His ambassadors.
Lesson Outline
- The Setting (John 4:1-6)
- The Conversation (John 4:7-15)
- The Confrontation (John 4:16-26)
- The Response (John 4:27-42)
Mar 02, 2025
John Lesson 5: The “Cana Cycle”
Scripture: John 2-4
Dr. Stephen Kim continues his teaching series on the Gospel of John, emphasizing Jesus as the divine Messiah who grants life through faith, and contrasting Nicodemus with the Samaritan woman to explore spiritual rebirth versus religion based on works.
Feb 23, 2025
John Lesson 4: Jesus’ First Miracle—Water into Wine
Scripture: John 2:1-11
Dr. Stephen Kim continues his teaching series on the Gospel of John, teaching on Jesus’ First Miracle of Turning of Water into Wine.
Feb 16, 2025
John Lesson 3: The Testimonium (Part 2)
Scripture: John 1:19-51
Dr. Stephen Kim continues his teaching series on the Gospel of John and finishes covering “The Testimonium.”
Feb 09, 2025
John Lesson 2: Prologue and Testimonium
Scripture: John 1:19-51
Dr. Stephen Kim continues his teaching series on the Gospel of John. He wraps up “the Prologue” in John 1:1-18 and then covers the next section in John 1:19-51, known as “the Testimonium.”
Feb 02, 2025
John Lesson 1: Introduction and Prologue
Scripture: John 1:1-18
Dr. Stephen Kim begins his teaching series on the Gospel of John, presenting an introduction of the fourth Gospel in the New Testament and examining the Prologue.
Scripture: Isaiah 2:1-5, 11:1-16; Zephaniah 3:8-15; Jeremiah 30-31
Stephen Kim concludes his teaching series, “Ten Landmarks of Israel: Understanding the Old Testament Story,” focusing on the 10th and final landmark of the Old Testament, Israel’s Consummation, which is also known as the millennial kingdom or the thousand-year reign of Christ.