It takes the same letters to spell “I’m mature” and “Immature,” but there’s a big difference between the two outcomes. Cheese matures. So do savings bonds and life insurance policies. But what does it mean to be a mature person? Is mature merely a nice-sounding euphemism for old and outdated? The Greek term for maturity, […]
Week 29 Application |
Week 29
Study Questions
Use one or both of these questions to introduce the lesson. 1. What does it mean to be “mature” or “grown up”? 2. What are the similarities and differences of being clever and being wise? Read Colossians 1:24-27. 1. In prison, Paul’s suffering and affliction were key components to his knowing Christ more completely and […]
Week 29
Daily Reading
2 Chronicles 13–16Finish well. Judah’s King Asa was a breath of fresh air. In his devotion to God, he destroyed the nation’s rampant idolatry, led the people in a renewal of their covenant with God, and even deposed his grandmother because of the repulsive image she worshiped. When Asa’s army was overwhelmingly outnumbered, he turned […]
Week 28 Study |
Speak Up by Giving
Famous Methodist preacher Clovis Chappell said, “I love to preach on giving. I love to watch the generous smile and love to watch the stingy squirm.” We preach sermons by what we say, by how we live, and by how we give. Our coined life is a sermon of sorts. Our testimony of giving goes […]
Week 28 Application |
Because You Give
In the Christmas carol, Hark the Herald Angels Sing, there’s a line that says, “God and sinners reconciled.” In a materialistic society the question becomes, “Can gold and sinners be reconciled?” Money is a tricky subject. Someone quipped, “It’s funny how a dollar looks so big when you take it to church, and so small […]
