C.S. Lewis “The Great Divorce” Syllabus    (includes links to sermons and worksheets)

 Title

Chapters
In Book

Pages
(in Harper1 addition)

 Scriptures

The Grey Town ,
The Golden Bus, &
the Diamond Grass

Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3

1 – 6
7-17
19-24

Class 1

1/17

Proverbs 16

The Big Man

Chapter 4

25-31

Class 2

Luke 18:9-17,Deuteronomy 9:6,Isaiah 30:15,Psalms 10:4 ,Proverbs 13:10,Proverbs 16:18, ,Luke 15:27-32,Luke 6:36,Isaiah 12:2-3,Luke 15:1-7,
Romans 14:4,Luke 6:31-38

The Bishop

Chapter 5

33-44

Class 3

2nd Peter 1:16-2: 22,2 Timothy 3:2-7,Ephesians 4:14-19 ,
1 Corinthians 8:1-3,Romans 1:21-22 ,Proverbs 9:10

The Business Man
& The Hard Bitten Man

Chapter 6
Chapter 7

45-49
51-56

Class 4

2/7

1 Timothy 6:4-11, Ecclesiastes 1,Ecclesiastes 2:1-23,John 1:45-46 ,Matthew 18:1-3 ,Matthew 5:8 ,1 Corinthians 1:22-24 ,Psalms 51:17 ,2 Corinthians 4:4

The Fashionable Woman

Chapter 8

57-63

Class 5

2/21

Matthew 23:5-8,23-27, Proverbs 31:20-21 Psalms 30:11-12,Isaiah 61:10 ,Romans 12:3 ,Psalms 91:15-16 ,Proverbs 15:33 ,Proverbs 21:21,Proverbs 25:27 ,1 Samuel 16:7 , ,Mark 12:38-40, Luke 14:8-11 ,Proverbs 31:20-31,Philippians 2:5-11,
1 Peter 3:3-5

George McDonald, & the Grumbling Lady

George McDonald &
The Artist

Chapter 9a

Chapter 9b

65-82

82-87

Class 6b

9/4

Jude 1:12-16,(Philippians 2:12-16 ,2 Corinthians 4:16-18 Joshua 24:15 ,Deuteronomy 30:19-20, Psalms 16:11, Psalms 51:10-12,Luke 2:10-11,Hebrews 12:2

Exodus35:30-35 Isaiah 40:18-26, Romans 1:18-25 ,Isaiah 29:23,1 Peter 17-25,Hebrews 8:1-9:15,Colossians 2:20-23,Colossians 3:1-2 ,Ecclesiastes 9:7-12

The “Fix Him” Wife &
the Helicopter Mom

Chapter 10
Chapter 11a

89-95
97-106

Class 7

1 Kings 3:6-28,Hebrews 11:17-19,Matthew 19:27-30,Exodus 3,
Galatians 5: 14-15,Ephesians 6:4

The Red Lizard

Chapter 11b

106 -115

Class 8

Colossians 3:1 -17,Genesis 1:31, Jeremiah 17:9 ,Ephesians 4:17-24,HEBREWS 12:1-2,Isaiah 55:1-13,Isaiah 35:1-10, ;Galatians 4:3-9,1 Peter 4:1-4,Ecclesiastes 7:4 Romans 8:12-14 ,Colossians 2:20-23 , ,Song of Songs 7:8-13 ,Psalms 104:14-15 ,Ecclesiastes 5:18-20 ,Ecclesiastes 7:16-18 ,Philippians 4:12-13

Sarah Smith

Chapter 12
Chapter 13a

117-127
129-137

Sarah: Matthew 25:34-36 ,Colossians 1:10-14,1 Peter 1:3-7,Colossians 3:23-24 ;Frank: Revelation 21:3-8 ,Jude 1:16,1 John 1:8-9,Colossians 3:8-13

Choice, Time, &
The Sovereignty of God

Chapter 13b
Chapter 14

138-141
143-145

Class 10

3/18

Philippians 2:10-16,Genesis 1:26-28 ,Genesis 2:15-17,(John 8:31-36 ,2 Corinthians 3:17,Galatians 5:1 ,Galatians 5:13,1 Corinthians 8:9,Joshua 24:15,Proverbs 1:28-31,John 15:16 ,Ephesians 1:4-11,
Romans 8:29-30,Deuteronomy 30:19-20

Postlude
   – Heaven & Hell

Heaven: John 14:1-4, 2 Corinthians 5:1-4, Hell: Mark 9:47-48, Luke 16:19-31,  Both: Revelation 20:10 – 22:15, 2 Peter 2:4-9, Guiding Principles: 1 Corinthians 13:9-12, John 3:16-21, Ephesians 2:3-5, 1 Timothy 2:3-4