Week 48 Mission |
More than a Ritual

How do you take your coffee? In a monogrammed travel mug, from a single-serving coffee pod, by the trayful at the drive thru? Whether it’s three cups before noon or the return of a seasonal flavor, many of our routines revolve around where we get our morning caffeine. Routines are comfortable, for better or for […]

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Week 48
Study Questions

Use one or both of these questions to introduce the lesson. 1. Have you ever thought you were doing an important project according to a particular format, only to find out you were doing it completely wrong? How did it make you feel? 2. Think of a time when someone seemed eager to hear your […]

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Week 47
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Use one or both of these questions to introduce the lesson. 1. Have you ever promised God you would stop doing a particular sin only to find yourself doing it again? 2. If you’ve ever found yourself in this vicious cycle, what did you do to try to escape it? Read Isaiah 1:10-14 1. Right […]

Week 47 Study |
Empty Worship

Henry Alford (1810-1871) wrote Come, Ye Thankful People, Come. But on this Thanksgiving Sunday, what if our worship is not thankful? What if it is empty? During Isaiah’s prophetic ministry Israel’s worship was anything but thankful. The lack of inward righteousness made a mockery of Israel’s external worship of the Lord. This theme began the […]