TO VIEW or PRINT STUDY GUIDES – How healthy is your heart? These days it seems that this is a major concern for everyone. Exercise. Eat right. Watch your blood pressure and cholesterol. However, we have more than a “physical heart” which God wants us to guard. Over 800 times in the Old Testament the…… Continue Reading
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READY or NOT?
September is almost here! COMING VERY SOON IS A BIBLE STUDY THAT WILL INSPIRE AND ENCOURAGE YOU. Watch for all the details coming soon and think about your goals for this fall. Will you schedule some time each week to do a little more than have your “morning devotions”? Will you make the time to…… Continue Reading
The Promise of ANSWERED PRAYER – Lesson 10 – August 21 – 28
Why is it that adults find it so easy to make very simple truths into complex ideas? Could it be a fascination with the ability to use big words or the feeling that long explanations represent wisdom? Whatever the reason, when it comes to some bottom line philosophy, there is one idea that is probably…… Continue Reading
The Promise of ETERNAL LIFE – Lesson 9 – August 14 – 21
Do you remember the old Negro Spiritual, “This World Is Not My Home, I’m Just A’Passing Through”? It was probably written during the earliest days of slavery here in the United States. Undoubtedly, as they sang it in their churches and throughout the day, it reminded them of a place where peace and justice would…… Continue Reading
The Promise of GOD’S TENDER CARE – Lesson 8 – August 7 – 14
What mental image comes into your mind when you think about the idea of “tender care”? It may be the picture of a new mother contentedly rocking her little one to sleep or it may be an elderly husband sitting at the bedside of his critically ill wife and gently touching her arm, reassuring her…… Continue Reading
New Study – Starting September 11
Before you know it September will be here! For some of you this will mean a new schedule, new activities, and some amount of change. For others, things will stay pretty much the same as you have had it during your summer months. Your vacation days may be over or still to come. But whatever…… Continue Reading
“The Promise for A FUTURE and A HOPE”- Introduction Lesson 7 – July 31 – Aug. 7
It has been said “we can live 40 days without food, 8 days without water, 4 minutes without air, but only a few seconds without hope.” What is it about hope that makes it so essential to our lives? Obviously, it is far more than wishful thinking or having an optimistic outlook. The dictionary helps…… Continue Reading
The Promise of FORGIVENESS – Intro to Lesson 6 – July 24 – 31
In the words of C.S. Lewis, “We all agree that forgiveness is a beautiful idea until we have to practice it.” It is so much easier to talk about it than to really offer it to someone who has hurt or offended us in some way. The tendency is to harbor the resentment, feed the…… Continue Reading
The Promise of GOD’S FAITHFULNESS – Lesson 5 – July 17 – 24
Change is inevitable, isn’t it? Sometimes it is welcome and exciting. At other times it is disappointing and painful. It can be a huge stimulus to personal growth and bring new relationships with it or it can bring on times of grief and loss. Often we look forward to and plan our lives around changes…… Continue Reading
The Promise of STRENGTH – Intro to Lesson 4 – July 10 – 17
Do you have any idea what the synonyms for “inner strength” are in a Thesaurus? Here they are: self-assurance, positive self-image, and aplomb. If that is the kind of fortitude and stability that you are seeking, there are a vast amount of resources available for you – books, classes, articles, counselors, and online materials. No…… Continue Reading