But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law (Galatians 5:22, 23, English Standard Version). Perhaps more than any of its fellow traits, goodness is a tricky attribute to pin down. It’s one of those things we know when we see […]
MONDAY Reading for Today: Luke 11:29-36 2 Thessalonians 1:1-7 Psalm 144 2 Chronicles 17–19 Luke 11:29-36 The human eye is incredible, picking up the faintest glimmer of light. The eye’s retina contains over 10 million nerve cells interacting with each other to process the image of light you see. And in those nerve cells, 10 […]
God is sovereign over his kingdom. He decides who gets in and who is put out. Still he invites, entices, and pleads with people to accept the invitation into his kingdom. It is his good pleasure to give his people the kingdom (Luke 12:32). But those who are invited must respond. Our text comes once […]
Have you ever heard of unpaired words? Language experts consider a word unpaired if it stands alone even though on the surface it looks like it should have a straightforward opposite. For example, “dismayed” has no corresponding opposite (“mayed”). Here are some more examples: If you’re not disgruntled, are you gruntled? Since disheveled means you […]
Use one or both of these questions to introduce the lesson: 1. What were the best seats you’ve ever had to an event like a concert, baseball game, or stage play? Why were those the best seats? What are some ways people manage to get front row seats to big events? 2. Think of an […]
