Use one or both of these questions to introduce the lesson: 1. What is the meaning of the expression, “a perfect storm”? Tell about a time in your life when many seemingly random circumstances came together all at once to create an earth-shaking event. 2. Complete this statement: “I remember where I was when [a […]
MONDAY Reading for Today: John 18:28-40 Revelation 12 Job 35 Micah 4–5 Revelation 12 There are some things worse than death. One of those things is life without Jesus. The believers who are mentioned in Revelation 12 must have understood this too, because they stood strong against the devil’s schemes and refused to turn their […]
Use one or both of these questions to introduce the lesson: 1. What comes to mind when you think of these words: overhaul, makeover, restoration? Give an example of things that have gone through one or more of those radical changes. 2. When have you said, “It’s just too small for me anymore” or “It […]
MONDAY Reading for Today: John 16:25-33 Revelation 6 Job 31:24-40 Amos 3–4 John 16:25-33 Loneliness is a liar. It can cause our thoughts to veer into dangerous territory. It tells us God is no longer with us. It tells us we have no one to lean upon. It whispers that just as our friends have […]
Use one or both of these questions to introduce the lesson: 1. Before social media memes and before email forwards, there were supermarket tabloids spreading stories that seemed unbelievable. How do you test stories in these media to know whether to believe them? 2. Can you think of a story that seemed unbelievable at first, […]
