By David Faust When you go grocery shopping, do you ever get one of those shopping carts that has a crooked wheel? It’s hard to push the cart when it’s out of alignment. Alignment is important in a car. If all four wheels aren’t aligned, the tires wear out faster, the steering wheel shakes, and […]
That Day is Coming—The Uniform Lesson for June 12, 2016
By Dr. Mark Scott “Turn out the lights” or “00:00” or “Pay day some day” are all ways of expressing the inevitable, “Time is up.” Last week’s lesson from Zephaniah predicted the day of the Lord. This week’s lesson is focused on that day actually coming. God had an appointment with his people to judge […]
Where You Live for June 5, 2016—Questions and Activities for Small Groups
By Michael Mack 1. What day of the year do you look forward to the most and why? What day do you fear or despise? Read Zephaniah 1:4-6, 14-16; 2:3. 2. What caused the coming of the Lord’s wrath on the Israelites? 3. In your own words, how does this passage describe what the day […]
The Day of the Lord—The Uniform Lesson for June 5, 2016
By Mark Scott The Bible is full of contrasts related to God’s people. There was the line of Seth and the way of Cain; the sons of God and the daughters of men; the seed of promise (Isaac) and the house of Ishmael; the kingdom of God and the domain of darkness; the church and […]
The Lesson and Life for June 5, 2016
Devotional thoughts on Zephaniah 1:4-6, 14-16; 2:3 By Alan Dowd It may be easy to dismiss Zephaniah’s words. After all, none of us worship Baal or Molek or go up to the roof to praise the moon and stars. But how often do we place other things—money, the world, self—ahead of the one true God? […]
