Use one or both of these questions to introduce the lesson. 1. What does it mean to be mature? 2. Describe the phases of life from infant to adult. How do they differ? Read 1 Peter 2:1-3 1. First Peter was written for Jewish and Gentile believers early in the life of the church. In […]
Back in the day youth groups sang, “I’m really livin’ since I met my Lord.” Ongoing verses would substitute other words for “livin” (e.g. lovin’, servin’, prayin’, etc.). If sung with smugness it is the height of religious arrogance, but if sung with humility it highlights that the Christian life is life lived at the […]
I keep an hour glass on the shelf in my office. It was a gift from a friend. About a foot tall, my hour glass has a brass frame surrounding a clear glass bottle that’s narrow in the middle with a couple inches of white sand inside. Turn the contraption over, and the sand flows […]
Use one or both of these questions to introduce the lesson. 1. Who or what guides your decision making? 2. Do you have a “big picture” view for your life or are you caught up in the details of the everyday grind? Read 1 Peter 1:3-5 1. Peter describes our inheritance (a legacy, a birthright, […]
