How to prevent memory loss and dementia is a topic of real interest to many people these days. Regular exercise, learning a new language or skill, doing puzzles that require logic, meditation, and reading are some of the ideas that appear regularly in all kinds of magazines, as well as in the media. The experts…… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Lessons
THE POWER OF WORDS – Intro Lesson 6 – Oct. 16 – 23
There is something so wonderful about a sermon that moves you to a new understanding or a deeper appreciation of the wonders of our God. It doesn’t happen every Sunday in church and it doesn’t happen every time you listen to one of your favorite preachers, does it? It is not even the top priority…… Continue Reading
ARE YOU LISTENING? – Intro Lesson 5 – October 9 – 16
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
A NEW START – Intro Lesson 4 – Oct. 2 – 9
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 you made at camp, at church, or simply on a walk with a friend. Or it might be a deep…… Continue Reading
“INCLINE YOUR HEART” – Intro Lesson 3 – Sept. 25 – Oct. 2
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
“WITH ALL YOUR HEART” – Intro Lesson 2 – Sept. 18 – 25
What is your best definition or description of the word “heart”? The dictionary says it is the vital center of one’s being, emotions and sensibilities. Then there is a surprisingly long list of phrases we use in our language which include the word ” heart” – heart-ache, heart-felt, heartless, to your heart’s content, heartily. How many…… Continue Reading
WHOLE-HEARTEDLY? – Intro Lesson 1 – Sept. 11 – 18
One of the things 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 they spontaneously live out the word “wholehearted”. In the opening 4 chapters of Deuteronomy, Moses is reviewing…… Continue Reading
STUDY DEUTERONOMY? WHY?
That’s a very good question. It actually may have been your first response when you discovered that the focus for our fall Bible study would be this book of the Old Testament. Here are 10 good reasons for you to consider. “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so…… 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
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