Their world had become a peer pressure cooker, and the pressure was on. The young faith of these Christians was being pressurized from all around by old friends and bad habits that died hard. You see, these new-to-the-faith Christians were not far removed from the day when they would go and join in all the […]
Numbers 27:12-23 12 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go up this mountain in the Abarim Range and see the land I have given the Israelites. 13 After you have seen it, you too will be gathered to your people, as your brother Aaron was, 14 for when the community rebelled at the waters in the Desert of Zin, both of you disobeyed my command to honor me […]
Life Guide “If you love me, keep my commands.” (John 14:15). If you love me, you will keep my commands. “The one who has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me.” (14:21). Do those words of Jesus make you tremble in your boots? There’s no escaping them as they seem to […]
Life Guide 13 Now that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem. 14 They were talking with each other about everything that had happened. 15 As they talked and discussed these things with each other, Jesus himself came up and walked along with them; 16 […]
The Warrior Rejected by Many Followers They were all leaving. It felt like just hours ago there was a multitude of thousands gathered around, well-fed and inspired for the fight, and now they were leaving in droves. It wasn’t a virus induced frenzy, there was no ban on groups of 10 or more. But suddenly, […]
Life Guide What is your one MUST-SEE sight at the top of your bucket-list, the sight that’s going to change your life? A question like that sends us travelling across the world, imagining the most spectacular sights on earth, the Great Pyramids, the Great Wall of China, the Grand Canyon, Victoria Falls, Mount Everest. Today […]
Life Guide Life Guide – Teacher’s Notes Let Your Light Shine! If someone had the whole laundry list of your sins in hand, what do you think they would call you? As that person read through your list of not just the things you’re willing to admit in public, but of every last nitty gritty […]
Life Guide Teacher’s Guide Ever watch that show Undercover Boss? The CEO of the big multi-million-dollar company takes on a disguise and steps into an entry level job in their own company to see what life is really like. Sometimes it’s making sandwiches or washing dishes and they usually end up getting reamed out or […]
Life Guide Family Guide I’ve got three questions for you. Questions #1: How many things have only happened once in the history of the world? Can you think of anything? I’m not saying there’s none, but the list is pretty short. Generally speaking, Solomon was right, “There’s nothing new under the sun” (Ecc. 1:9). Question […]
Life Guide Life Guide – Leader’s Notes Family Guide A Branch to Hang Your Hopes On Did you get your Christmas Tree up? Did any of you go out this week in the snow to a tree farm to cut your own tree? My wife and I made a strenuous journey to find the perfect […]