By Sam E. Stone Someone has said the book known as “The Acts of the Apostles” could more accurately be titled, “Some of the Acts of Some of the Apostles.” Philip was not an apostle, yet he was a key figure in the early days of the church. He first appears in Acts […]
Faith instills love–The Uniform Lesson for September 30
By Sam E. Stone The book of Hebrews teaches us a number of things about true faith. In this unit’s final lesson, a familiar text—1 Corinthians 13—is added to show how the believer’s faith is expressed in love. Consistency of Love Hebrews 13:1-3, 6 Although brotherly love was not a common virtue in […]
Faith inspires gratitude–The Uniform Lesson for September 23, 2012
By Sam E. Stone The supremacy of the new covenant over the old is the theme of today’s text. Thomas Hewitt explained, “The author’s aim in this is to show that higher privileges carry with them greater responsibilities.” He makes his point by contrasting two mountains, Mount Sinai (also called Mount Horeb) and […]
Faith calls for perseverance–The Uniform lesson for September 2, 2012
By Sam E. Stone The letter to the Hebrews does not tell us the name of its author. For years Paul was assumed to have written it. Others think Barnabas or Apollos did. Though we cannot be certain of the author, the book was clearly accepted by the early church as part of the […]
God promised to be with us–The Uniform Lesson for August 26, 2012
By Sam E. Stone Ezekiel’s prophetic ministry began while the Jews were in Babylonian captivity. He warned of the coming destruction of Jerusalem (Ezekiel 1-24). Later he delivered God’s judgment on various nations (Ezekiel 25-32). Our text today is taken from the latter period of Ezekiel’s preaching, as he brought hope for the exiles […]
