By Dan Lentz 1. In what places do you feel most at home at Christmastime? Read Luke 2:1-17. 2. Even though the Christmas story might be familiar, what still amazes you about the circumstances surrounding Jesus’ birth? 3. The key characters in the Christmas story were not in their homes at […]
By David Faust When the chemical engineer Alfred Nobel died in 1896, his will established a trust fund for rewarding outstanding achievements in physics, chemistry, literature, and medicine, as well as the famous Nobel Peace Prize. Ironically, Nobel gained a significant portion of his fortune from inventing dynamite and explosives used in war. It’s […]
By Tom Cash I woke up around 4 a.m. as my Uncle Bob passed two trucks. He began drifting toward the left into the median. Assuming he fell asleep, I called his name. He did not respond. Bob couldn’t respond; he died at the wheel. The car went off I-80, became airborne, flipped, and landed upright […]
By Dan Lentz 1. What act of service do you most enjoy doing for others? Tell the group what you like most about that act of service and why you find fulfillment doing it. Read Luke 1:57, 58, 67-79. 2. The prophesy in these verses is about John the Baptist who would […]
By Sam E. Stone It had been 400 years since the last of the Old Testament prophets appeared on the scene in Israel. The angel Gabriel’s announcement—first to Zechariah, then to Mary—broke Heaven’s silence. When Zechariah was told that he and his elderly wife, Elizabeth, would be the parents of a son (John), the […]
