Use one or both of these questions to introduce the lesson: 1. Why do you think the availability of healthcare is a perennial issue in American politics? What do we hope universal availability of medical treatment will accomplish? Will those hopes ever be fully realized? Explain. 2. How does a disfiguring accident or chronic health […]
MONDAY Reading for Today:Mark 9:1-131 Corinthians 15:29-58Psalm 93Ruth 2–3 Mark 9:1-13 Don’t put anyone else on the pedestal that belongs to Jesus. Someone might be a great preacher. She might write powerful books. He might speak with words that challenge and empower. But these people are not Jesus, so we shouldn’t treat them as equal […]
Use one or both of these questions to introduce the lesson: 1. What is the worst storm you have ever experienced? Was it a tornado, a blizzard, hailstorm, or hurricane? Describe how you got through it. 2. What is the worst figurative storm you have experienced? Was it an illness, family issue, job loss, or […]
MONDAY Reading for Today:Mark 7:24-371 Corinthians 12:14-31Psalm 89:1-18 Judges 16 Judges 16 Samson put his trust in a woman who wasn’t trustworthy. Have you ever done something similar? Have you ever trusted someone you shouldn’t have? Most of us probably have at some point or another. Delilah used her looks and her words to deceive […]
Use one or both of these questions to introduce the lesson: 1. What is the difference between these two phrases: “the beginning of the end” and “the end of the beginning”? 2. When have you experienced a loss that seemed to be the end of the life you knew, only to discover later that it […]
