By Michael C. Mack 1. Who is the most generous person you’ve ever known? What makes the person so generous? Read Matthew 23:2-12; Mark 12:38-44. 2. Come up with as many contrasts as you can between the religious leaders and the widow. Consider their dress, titles, how they were treated, how they may have prayed, […]
By Michael C. Mack What family Christmas traditions are you using this year to focus on Christ and why he came into the world? Read Exodus 13:13b-15; Luke 2:22-32. The dedication of the firstborn looked back and forward: back to the Passover, when God saved the firstborn of the Israelites from death (Exodus 12:12, 13), […]
By Michael C. Mack 1. What is the most special Christmas gift you’ve ever received? What makes a gift special to you? Read Leviticus 22:17-25, 31-33. 2. The phrase, “I am the Lord,” and the word holy are each used three times in the final three verses. How do they relate to the commandments in […]
By Michael C. Mack 1. What would a perfect day of rest look like for you? Read Exodus 20:8-11; 31:12-16. 2. How is this commandment related to the first two commandments (20:1-6)? 3. What purposes for the Sabbath do you see in these passages? 4. What do you learn from these passages about being a […]
By Michael C. Mack What is the best team you’ve ever been a part of? What made it so great? How did they encourage you? How did they partner to accomplish more than any one person alone? How did they help you face difficulties? Read Acts 18:1-11, 18-21a. Who were some of Paul’s partners in […]
