By David Faust Have you ever attended the grand opening of a restaurant or a store complete with balloons, cake, and a ribbon cutting? Perhaps you may have wished Heaven would have such a grand opening. Have you prayed but God stayed silent? Have you asked God for clear direction but the fog didn’t lift? […]
Evaluation Questions for July 23, 2017
By David Faust These questions coordinate with Engage Your Faith and This Week with the Word. Sunday School Lesson Text: Ezekiel 3:1-11 1. What impresses you most about the visions and instructions Ezekiel received in the opening chapters of his book? 2. What puzzles you about Heaven? What excites you about it? 3. What do […]
Evaluation Questions for July 16, 2017
By David Faust These questions coordinate with Engage Your Faith and This Week with the Word. Sunday School Lesson Text: Jeremiah 1:4-10 1. What do you admire most about the prophet Jeremiah? What do you consider his greatest accomplishments? 2. What prayers do you offer on behalf of the next generation? 3. In your own […]
Called to Shape the Future—Life Application for July 16, 2017
By David Faust On the day after my new granddaughter was born earlier this year, I cradled her in my arms with happy tears in my eyes, overwhelmed with gratitude for this precious new life. A baby makes us think about the future. Assuming my granddaughter lives into the twenty-second century, what kind of world […]
Prayers That Set the Tone—Life Application for July 9, 2017
By David Faust If you strike a tuning fork and hold it near another tuning fork—even when the forks don’t touch—vibrations will pass through the air and the second tuning fork will make the same sound as the first one. Christ is our middle C. We need him to set the tone. The prophet’s encounter […]