Week 41
Week 41 Character | Godliness: Is It Attainable Anymore?
A few weeks ago I attended the funeral of my wife’s aunt, who was the twin of my mother-in-law. We spent a week with our family who had gathered in Columbia, Tennessee, to comfort one another, enjoy time together, and celebrate the wonderful life of this selfless servant, the one we all called Aunt Donna. […]
Week 40 Study |
Living Through Suffering
Be honest—much of what we call suffering in the western world is inconvenience. But there is such a thing as genuine suffering. Believers who go through it, because of the gospel, learn to leverage it for the world’s good and for God’s glory. Ultimately the devil is to blame for suffering (Job 1:11). Sometimes we […]
Week 40 Application |
Ministering in the Night
Are you a morning person or a night owl? Are you more productive during the daylight hours, or after the sun goes down? A college roommate of mine liked to get up early to study, while I preferred staying up into the wee hours of the night. Sometimes I went to bed about the same time […]
Week 40
Study Questions
Use one or both of these questions to introduce the lesson. 1. When have you or someone you know been out of favor with others because of choosing the harder, ethical right over the easier, sinful wrong? 2. Have you or someone you know experienced suffering, or been passed over or left out simply because […]