By Keith Short When our two boys were growing up, we encouraged them to read. There was a little elementary school down the road from us, and we made arrangements with the school to take their discarded books. Some of the books were interesting to our kids, while others, well, they were just pushed […]
A Messianic Priest-King–The Uniform Lesson for April 13, 2014
By Sam E. Stone All of the Old Testament prophecies about the Messiah were fulfilled in Jesus. Today we hear from two prophets, Jeremiah and Zechariah, before turning to John’s Gospel to see how their predictions came true. Jeremiah is often called “the weeping prophet” because of the difficult message he had to deliver. […]
Partners with God–1 Corinthians 3:9
By David Faust If you were asked to sing a duet, what musician would you select to sing harmony with you? If you could run a marathon with a great athlete trotting alongside, who would you want for your companion? If you started a new company, who would you choose for your business partner? […]
Where You Live — for April 13, 2014
By Dan Lentz 1. If you had to define yourself to someone who didn’t know you and could only use five descriptive words, what words would you choose? Read Jeremiah 23:5, 6; Zechariah 6:9-15; John 19:1-5. 2 Make a list of as many descriptive words about Jesus as you can find from these passages. […]
David Berkowitz: From Son of Sam to Son of Hope
By Terrell Clemmons The capacity crowd assembled in the Suffolk, Virginia, National Guard Armory for the 2012 annual Suffolk Leadership Prayer Breakfast was in for a surprise. Attendees aren’t told in advance who the featured speaker or musician will be, but that year’s guest was the most astonishing in the event’s 28-year history. Randy […]
