Today your heart is beating steadily, but one day it will beat no more. Today your lungs invigorate your body with oxygen, but someday you will take your last breath. Each morning brings opportunities to do good or evil, to love our neighbors or shun them, to worship God or ignore him. Physical life is […]
Use one or both of these questions to introduce the lesson: 1. If you were a judge, what creative sentences would you give out to people convicted of the following crimes: spraying graffiti on public property, stealing a library book, bullying someone on social media? Why do you think your sentence is appropriate? 2. Most […]
Christians throughout the world devote their lives to fulfill the Great Commission. With deep love and faithful endurance, followers of Christ obey his command to “go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything […]
Have you ever been the recipient of kindness with no strings attached, leaving you feeling extremely grateful? I certainly have but wonder if those moments could be more prevalent today and question how often I really extend that type of blessing toward others. Paul wrote about the fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5:22, 23. […]
MONDAY Reading for Today: Luke 5:1-11 Philippians 1:12-20 Psalm 119:113-120 2 Kings 4–5 2 Kings 4–5 Before Elijah left this world in a fiery chariot, Elisha requested a double portion of his mentor’s spirit. Whether he was simply asking to be Elijah’s successor or was seeking the power to accomplish more is not clear. Scripture […]
