Use one or both of these questions to introduce the lesson: 1. What do you think each of these sayings means: write off one’s losses, try Plan B, raise a white flag, chalk it up to experience, throw in the towel, go on damage control, sing one’s swan song? What is the common theme? 2. […]
Some historians trace the origin of April Fool’s Day to between the fourteenth and the sixteenth centuries—some trace it clear back to the time of Noah. The original name may have been “All Fool’s Day.” Regardless of its origin, April Fool’s Day celebrates foolishness, naiveté, and gullibility. But the resurrection of Jesus is no joke, […]
Have you ever been the last to hear some big news? Maybe you took a vacation, and upon returning to work you learned that major changes had taken place while you were gone. When Jesus starting walking with two disciples on the road to Emmaus, they thought he didn’t know what was going on. They […]
Use one or both of these questions to introduce the lesson: 1. Easter and April Fool’s Day fall on the same date this year! Did anyone try to play an April Fool’s joke on you this week? Tell about it, or a memorable prank from the past. 2. People may react to shocking news by […]
Praise should not be divorced from obedience. To praise God and then not obey God is hypocrisy. That was the problem on Palm Sunday. On Sunday the crowd said, “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” (Matthew 21:9), but by Friday the same crowd said, “Let him be crucified!” (Matthew 27:22, […]
