By Dan Lentz 1. Form smaller groups of three or four people. Ask each group to come up with a practical example of following the letter of the law and another example of following the spirit of the law. Have each group share its examples with the larger group. Ask individual group members to […]
By Sam E. Stone Questions about fasting arose early in Christ’s ministry (see Luke 5:33-35). It seems as though the disciples of John the Baptist joined the Pharisees in asking Jesus questions about fasting. Mark suggests that the questions were asked on one of the fasting days observed by both the disciples of […]
By Cindy Tuttle From the time I was a baby, my parents blessed me by taking me to church. They taught me to put God first. They read God’s Word to my brother and me and taught us to turn to God and his Word when we needed answers for life’s problems. They taught […]
By Sam E. Stone This month’s lessons have followed the theme, “God Sends Jesus,” based on Luke’s Gospel. We have seen how God called various individuals to have part in these events. In today’s study Simeon and Anna touch the life of Jesus when he is just a baby. Their hopes were realized in […]
By David Faust Jesus said nothing about the Christmas holiday, but he did mention his birth. The Bible tells us where, when, and how Jesus was born. Where? In Bethlehem of Judea. When? At the intersection of BC and AD, “when the set time had fully come” (Galatians 4:4). How? Miraculously a virgin conceived […]
