MONDAY Reading for Today: Matthew 8:1-13 Acts 11:1-18 Psalm 18:25-50 Genesis 41 Genesis 41 The real Field of Dreams had nothing in common with baseball. Joseph had a dream about bowing wheat sheaves. The palace baker and cupbearer had dreams about wheat bread and grape clusters. Pharaoh had dreams about cows and heads of grain. […]
Use one or both of these questions to introduce the lesson: 1. What are some items on your home or work to-do list? How will you determine which items have priority? How will you approach those tasks? 2. What is one of the most difficult tasks at home or work you have ever undertaken? What […]
MONDAY Reading for Today: Matthew 5:33-48 Acts 8:1-25 Psalm 13 Genesis 31 Matthew 5:33-48 You hurt me, and I respond with an equal vengeance. That was the “eye for an eye” reasoning of the day. Imagine the impact of Jesus’ words to forego any kind of retaliation or to do more than was asked in […]
Use one or both of these questions to introduce the lesson: 1. Do you ever walk for exercise? If so, do you ever walk with a friend? What is the value in doing so? 2. What do we mean by the phrases “going with the flow” and “swimming against the tide?” How do you decide […]
MONDAY Reading for Today: Matthew 4:1-11 Acts 4:23-37 Psalm 7 Genesis 18–20 Psalm 7 Have you ever been accused of something you didn’t do? Managing our emotions during such times of injustice can be challenging. In this Psalm, David appears to have been falsely accused and he immediately pled his case before the Lord, asking […]
