Use one or both of these questions to introduce the lesson: 1. Who are some people who seem to get away with wrongdoing? Why is it troubling to you that these people never seem to have any consequences for their actions? 2. What do we mean when we talk about someone’s past catching up to […]
“I’m already a believer. Why do I need to become a disciple?” You may hear comments like this when discussing discipleship. It’s not uncommon to meet with confusion or even skepticism when talking about our call to carry out the Great Commission. In some cases, it’s a matter of fearing what we don’t understand. Confusion […]
My sister-in-law’s bucket list got shorter over the Christmas holidays. She went skydiving in Hawaii. Of course, she didn’t jump out of the plane on her own. She was harnessed to an experienced skydiver who had jumped out of an airplane hundreds of times. And although she felt slightly afraid, especially when he told her […]
MONDAY Reading for Today: Luke 1:39-56 Ephesians 2:1-10 Psalm 119:17-24 1 Kings 4–5 Ephesians 2:1-10 Why did God save us? It was because of his love for us. He loved us so much he allowed—no, caused—his only child to be tortured and killed. He orchestrated Jesus’ death because he loved us so much he couldn’t […]
In Mere Christianity C. S. Lewis wrote about the law of fair play. It goes like this. “I gave you a bite of my orange; give me a bite of yours.” Or, “Don’t hit me; I didn’t hit you.” From where did such laws arise? They seem to be innate. It would seem that there […]
