Some say 12 is a perfect number. Thereare 12 months in a year and 12 hours on a clock. A dozen seems like the right quantity when we buy eggs or donuts. (The English term dozen comes from douzaine, French for a group of 12 items.) A holiday song celebrates “The 12 Days of Christmas,” […]
MONDAY Reading for Today:Mark 9:1-131 Corinthians 15:29-58Psalm 93Ruth 2–3 Mark 9:1-13 Don’t put anyone else on the pedestal that belongs to Jesus. Someone might be a great preacher. She might write powerful books. He might speak with words that challenge and empower. But these people are not Jesus, so we shouldn’t treat them as equal […]
If Jesus can conquer death (last week’s lesson) then he can certainly calm a storm. And not just figurative, metaphoric, or spiritual storms, but real, physical, honest-to-goodness storms. When sin entered the world creation experienced a separation from its creator (Genesis 3:17b-19; Romans 8:22). The coming of Jesus into the world began the process of […]
Did you ever have a close call? Were you nearly involved in a serious accident, or barely missed getting hit by a car? Perhaps you narrowly averted a disastrous mistake on the job. It’s a relief to realize you avoided a serious problem. Jesus’ disciples had a close call on the Sea of Galilee. A […]
Use one or both of these questions to introduce the lesson: 1. What is the worst storm you have ever experienced? Was it a tornado, a blizzard, hailstorm, or hurricane? Describe how you got through it. 2. What is the worst figurative storm you have experienced? Was it an illness, family issue, job loss, or […]
