MONDAY Reading for Today: Matthew 1:1-17 Acts 1:1-11 Psalm 1 Genesis 1–2 Acts 1:1-11 Jesus told his disciples to be his witnesses in Jerusalem, in Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth (Acts 1:8). He started with where they were, Jerusalem, and went out from there. In essence Jesus said, “Reach those […]
I keep looking for a little dirt on Daniel, but I find nothing. At some point nearly every person in the Bible is shown to have feet of clay, but Daniel was squeaky clean. God said to the prophet Ezekiel that even if Noah, Daniel, and Job were to strive to deliver Israel, they would […]
In a New Year’s article called “Resolve to Stop Making Resolutions,” the humorist Dave Barry wrote, “Many people give up because they set their sights too high.” He suggested pursuing more realistic goals. • Unrealistic goal: “I will learn to speak Chinese.” • Realistic goal: “I will order some Chinese food.” • Unrealistic goal: “I […]
Use one or both of these questions to introduce the lesson: 1. Fill in the blank: “I think it would be difficult for someone to be a (name a common occupation) and remain a Christian.” Why do you think it would be difficult? 2. How do the ways of the world tempt you to compromise […]
Compromise is woven throughout our lives, whether in politics, workplaces, churches, marriages, or families. We compromise our preferences, our dreams, and (sometimes) even our values. In a broken world, and with broken lives, none of us gets what we want, does what we want, or even knows what to want all the time. But when […]
