MONDAY Reading for Today: John 2:12-25 James 3:13-18 Ecclesiastes 5 Jeremiah 14–15 Ecclesiastes 5 We all want to feel heard. We want to have someone in our lives who will listen—really listen—when we speak. Unfortunately, there are not enough good listeners in this world. Most of us are better talkers than listeners. This is even […]
One of the warmest words in the English language is “come.” In the original language, the form of that word used in our text today appears 636 times in the New Testament alone. The God of the Bible is a God who invites. Through the prophet God said, “Come” (Isaiah 55:1). Jesus himself said, “Come” […]
The earth teems with life. Just read the first chapter of Genesis. God filled the earth with “plants bearing seed . . . and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good” (Genesis 1:12). God decreed that the water would “teem with living creatures,” and […]
Use one or both of these questions to introduce the lesson: 1. In chess, the term endgame refers to using remaining pieces in play to maneuver the opponent’s king into a position in which it is impossible to avoid capture, thus ending a match. Choose two or three other games and describe their endgames. 2. […]
Years ago, John Lennon wrote a song, Imagine, that contained the line, “Imagine there’s no Heaven.” The song became a bestseller in the United Kingdom. In 2001, MercyMe recorded “I Can Only Imagine,” a song about what it might be like to stand before Jesus in Heaven. With 2.5 million copies sold, it is the […]
