MONDAY Reading for Today:Mark 15:33-41 Galatians 5:1-12 Psalm 1162 Samuel 20–21 Galatians 5:1-12What holds you captive? Most of us would claim that nothing does. In reality, though, many of us—even those who claim Jesus as their Lord and Savior—aren’t completely free. For some, their past holds them captive, whispering lies into their ears about how […]
Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and Philemon are known as “the prison epistles” because they were written from prison (either Caesarea or Rome, Acts 24-26 or 28). Ephesians is known as “the queen of the prison epistles.” It was written by Paul as a circular letter, meant to be read and distributed among churches in the Asia […]
The longer I live, the more I understand Job’s lament that “man is born to trouble as surely as sparks fly upward” (Job 5:7). Sadness flares up regularly, and I encounter a lot of it in my daily work. After more than 40 years in the ministry, I am accustomed to walking through seasons of […]
Use one or both of these questions to introduce the lesson: 1. What things did you have to stop or start when you acknowledged Christ as Lord of your life? 2. What attitude and behavior changes have you seen in others who have accepted Jesus? Read Ephesians 2:1-3 1. Paul described Satan as “the ruler […]
MONDAY Reading for Today:Mark 14:32-42 Galatians 1 Psalm 1102 Samuel 8–10 Galatians 1Paul’s life was drastically changed when he met Jesus. Before, he was a persecutor of Christians. After, he was a Christian himself. Before, he was “zealous for the traditions” of his fathers and ready to murder anyone who claimed Jesus was the Christ […]
