If only we could hear the tone of voice that Moses used as he spoke to the people. Was it loud or soft, calm and firm or urgent and passionate? Did he stand quietly behind the podium or did he pace back and forth? Where were other leaders and where were the children? Studies tell us that…… Continue Reading
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Lesson 4 – Sharing an Insight
Good communication involves filtering what you hear through the screen of what you know about the person speaking. When my friend makes an observation about something personal, I can choose to hear it as criticism or helpful information. If I am wise, I will remember to use the filter of her consistent and loving friendship…… Continue Reading
Lesson 4 – Introduction – Oct. 7 – 14 Deuteronony 6
A new start. It might be at the beginning of a new year or simply the day after your birthday. It might be a new job or a new school. It might be the result of a decision that you made at camp, at church, or simply on a walk with a friend. Or it…… Continue Reading
Lesson 3 – Sharing an Insight
Don’t you love it when a certain truth hits you from a variety of angles? There’s the picture in Deut. 5 of God coming to His people in such a dramatic way so that the people could see, hear, feel and experience His glory and greatness. Then in church we hear about the God who is…… Continue Reading
Lesson 3 – Intro – Sept. 30 – Oct. 7 Deuteronomy 4: 44 – 5: 33
What comes to your mind when you hear the word “awestruck”? What emotions do you associate with the word “awesome”? Perhaps wonder and amazement are the first ideas that come to your mind. Or is it delight and astonishment? However, right behind those feelings can also be a sense of concern, uncertainty, and even fear. The thrill…… Continue Reading
Lesson 2 – Sharing an Insight
It always amazes me how God can give us just the right truths that we need for hope or courage or correction through these words that were written so long ago. Today it came through Deuteronomy 4, verses 39 and 40. They reminded me of God’s sovereignty and the promise that He has made to…… Continue Reading
Lesson 2 – Introduction – Sept. 23-30 Deuteronomy 4: 1 – 40
What is your best definition or description of the word “heart”? The dictionary says that it is the vital center of one’s being, emotions and sensibilities. Then there is a surprisingly long list of phrases that we use in our language which include the word ” heart” – heart-ache, heart-felt, heartless, to your heart’s content, heartily. …… Continue Reading
Lesson 1 – Sharing an Insight
It wasn’t a big deal or was it? Moses chose to hit the rock instead of speaking to it as God told him to do. God still gave the people the water that they wanted. But Moses suffered the consequences of his deliberate disregard of the instructions that God had given to him. In those moments Moses learned a…… Continue Reading
Lesson 1-Introduction – Sept. 16 – 23 Deuteronomy 1 – 3
One of the things that I love about young children is their energetic and focused response to whatever catches their attention at the moment. There is no holding back their enthusiasm, curiosity, playfulness or their tears! You might say that they spontaneously live out the word “wholehearted”. In the opening 4 chapters of Deuteronomy, Moses…… Continue Reading
Deuteronomy – Then and Now
If you went to Sunday School as a child, you might remember that the first five books of the Old Testament are called the Books of the Law or the Pentateuch. In these books Moses started with creation and followed the origin of the Jewish race and the first few centuries of the history of…… Continue Reading