MONDAY Reading for Today: Luke 6:17-26 Philippians 3:10-14 Psalm 119:161-168 2 Kings 16–17 Psalm 119:161-168 I have a Bible that was printed in London, England in 1630, just 10 years after the Pilgrims set foot in America. Though yellowed with age, it was obviously treasured and carefully preserved. Undoubtedly, it was the only Bible for […]
Reaping is the language of harvest in the Bible, and therefore sometimes reaping is a metaphor for judgment (Hosea 8:7; Revelation 14:15, 16). The law of harvest is universally true. You reap what you sow (Galatians 6:7). But it is uniquely true when it comes to the use of our money for others. Generosity begets […]
Today your heart is beating steadily, but one day it will beat no more. Today your lungs invigorate your body with oxygen, but someday you will take your last breath. Each morning brings opportunities to do good or evil, to love our neighbors or shun them, to worship God or ignore him. Physical life is […]
Use one or both of these questions to introduce the lesson: 1. If you were a judge, what creative sentences would you give out to people convicted of the following crimes: spraying graffiti on public property, stealing a library book, bullying someone on social media? Why do you think your sentence is appropriate? 2. Most […]
Christians throughout the world devote their lives to fulfill the Great Commission. With deep love and faithful endurance, followers of Christ obey his command to “go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything […]
