By David Faust Pick up any book about leadership these days, and you can read about the importance of vision. Without the “vision thing,” it’s often said, leaders are doomed to fail. Bill Hybels defines vision as “a picture of the future that produces passion.” George Barna says vision is “foresight with insight based on […]
Faith instills love–The Uniform Lesson for September 30
By Sam E. Stone The book of Hebrews teaches us a number of things about true faith. In this unit’s final lesson, a familiar text—1 Corinthians 13—is added to show how the believer’s faith is expressed in love. Consistency of Love Hebrews 13:1-3, 6 Although brotherly love was not a common virtue in […]
Where You Live — for September 30, 2012
By Dan Lentz 1. Give group members pieces of paper and have them write a question on their paper they would like to ask other people, but rarely do. (Some examples: What’s your biggest struggle right now? If you could have any job in the world, what would it be? What childhood dream do […]
Where You Live — for September 23, 2012
By Dan Lentz 1. What was the biggest surprise you received this past week? Read Hebrews 12:18-29. 2. Verses 18-24 compare and contrast the old and the new covenants. What major differences do you see between the two? 3. The writer of Hebrews says we are receiving a kingdom that cannot […]
Faith inspires gratitude–The Uniform Lesson for September 23, 2012
By Sam E. Stone The supremacy of the new covenant over the old is the theme of today’s text. Thomas Hewitt explained, “The author’s aim in this is to show that higher privileges carry with them greater responsibilities.” He makes his point by contrasting two mountains, Mount Sinai (also called Mount Horeb) and […]
