Study Text: Acts 13:1-12 Use one or both of these questions to introduce the lesson: 1. What is the best description of how you organize your day? a) I plan my work and work my plan. b) I have set goals for the day that are addressed as circumstances allow. c) I play it by […]
In this Advent month, our lesson today celebrates the coming of the gospel to the nations. The tidings of great joy would come to the island of Cyprus. A proconsul would receive the Christ of Christmas and a sorcerer would cry, “Bah, humbug!” In both cases great discernment would be necessary to understand the victory […]
Why do we say that something “rings true”? The expression comes from the way manufacturers would test the quality of metal or glass by striking it and evaluating the sound it makes. Bells can clang with dissonant noise, but it’s better when they chime with pleasant tones. Based on intuition and experience we say things […]
The call to discipleship almost wrecked our lives. It seemed so illogical. Recently married, my wife and I were settling down and enjoying our first jobs, with our first child on the way. We were both raised in Christian homes, attended Christian churches, and met at a Christian college. We assumed our upbringing was all […]
Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ (Romans 10:17). Faith is an interesting thing. The apostles asked the Lord to increase their faith (see Luke 17:5) and Jesus responded with a story about a tree and the sea that reflected their lack of faith. It […]
