The basis for discerning the whole truth of a matter is assessing “testimony.” Geologists look at the testimony of rocks. Paleontologists look at the testimony of bones. Astronomers look at the testimony of stars. Mathematicians look at the testimony of numbers. Inspired Bible writers looked at the testimony of God’s mighty acts in history. In […]
When you go to the hospital for surgery, you count on the doctors and everyone else in the operating room to be professional, skillful, and trustworthy. You ask questions like, “What is the success rate of this procedure? Are there other options I should consider?” You might ask the surgeon, “How many of these operations […]
Use one or both of these questions to introduce the lesson: 1. Before social media memes and before email forwards, there were supermarket tabloids spreading stories that seemed unbelievable. How do you test stories in these media to know whether to believe them? 2. Can you think of a story that seemed unbelievable at first, […]
In December we celebrate the incarnation of Christ. Jesus came into the world for many reasons (Luke 19:10; Mark 10:45; Matthew 10:34; 1 Timothy 1:15). But one reason he came into the world was to destroy the works of the devil (1 John 3:8). Since the church is to continue what Jesus began to do […]
In our land of abundance it’s tempting to eat more than our bodies require and accumulate more possessions than we need. Keep buying new clothes and soon your closet will overflow. Keep acquiring more books and eventually you will run out of shelf space and feel like you live in a library. Keep buying tools […]
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