Use one or both of these questions to introduce the lesson: 1. Consider the words, “Who do you think you are.” Do they make up a question or an exclamation? Under what circumstances could they be one or the other? 2. Nineteenth-century poet William Ernest Henley ended his classic poem “Invictus” with these often-quoted words: […]
What do you believe about Jesus? That is the most important question you’ll ever have to answer. Remember what Jesus told Nicodemus: “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have everlasting life” (John 3:16). What do you believe about […]
As followers of Christ we want to please God in all that we do. However, the enemy cleverly provides multiple distractions, ensuring that pleasing God remains one of the greatest challenges in our walk of faith. We may have the best intentions, but our selfish desires and bad habits often prevent us from achieving our […]
MONDAY Reading for Today: Luke 16:19-31 2 Timothy 1:1-7 Proverbs 10:17-32 Nehemiah 4–5 Nehemiah 4–5 When the three stooges of the Bible—Sanballat, Tobiah, and Geshem—learned that Nehemiah had started rebuilding Jerusalem’s walls, they did their best to discourage him. Critics are never in short supply. Just like when 17-year-old Bob Heft submitted a 50-star American […]
Three activities occupied center stage for the earliest church in the book of Acts. Those three activities were preaching the gospel, baptizing the converts, and planting the church. But running under the radar of those three was the collection for the saints. Jesus had taught his disciples to care for the poor (John 12:5-8). The […]
