By Dan Lentz 1. What is your favorite book (other than the Bible)? What is your favorite movie? Do you tend to like specific books and movies because of themes, or because of surprise endings? Read 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; 5:1-11. 2. These verses command us to encourage one another with words about […]
By Dan Lentz 1. Do you tend to be a person who is intrigued, or annoyed by conspiracy theories? What is a conspiracy theory you’ve heard lately and what do you think about it? (A conspiracy theory is the belief that something or someone is responsible for the outcome of seemingly unrelated events.) […]
By Dr. Barry Thornton “God is more interested in our availability than our ability.” The wisdom in this statement is illustrated over and over again in Scripture as God often chose average individuals to fulfill his extraordinary purposes. “Utterly amazed, they asked: ‘Aren’t all these who are speaking Galileans?’” (Acts 2:7). Incredulous, the crowd […]
By Sam E. Stone Jesus had told his disciples that he would send the Holy Spirit to them (John 14:15-17). Today’s lesson tells when that occurred. It happened on the Day of Pentecost, immediately following his resurrection. Pente means 50th. Pentecost was observed on the 50th day after the Sabbath of Passover week. At […]
By David Faust Today most cars shift gears automatically, but drivers who grew up prior to 1970 remember manual transmissions. Eventually it became second nature, but at first it was difficult to shift gears. Everything had to synchronize. Left foot on the clutch. Right foot on the accelerator. Right hand on the stick. Lots […]
