What do you call it when someone has difficulty seeing distant objects clearly but can see objects that are relatively close to his/her eyes well? We generally use the term “nearsighted”, but the medical name is myopia. While physically, we can put on glasses or sometimes have surgery to correct this problem, spiritually there is…… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Lessons
GOOD INTENTIONS . . .
Little is ever accomplished if good intentions are not turned into reality! There are 2 ways to participate with us in this study: If you’re joining us at Twin Lakes Church in Aptos on Tuesday mornings, 9:15 – 11:00, there is no need to print out the studies. We will have booklets all ready for you…… Continue Reading
A Summer Bible Study for YOU
Looking for a great new Bible study for yourself or for your small group for this Summer? You’ve come to the right place. Check out our new 6 week study called “Because of HIS Great LOVE” – a study focused on Ephesians. We’ll explore what it means to be ALIVE WITH CHRIST – both the…… Continue Reading
What’s Your “Great Expectation”? – Insight for Lesson 6
Some time ago my friend lay peacefully in a coma following a very severe stroke. The family gathered and waited because they knew the time was coming quickly for her to leave them. As her daughter bent down and softly said to her, “Mom, you know you’re not alone”, a wide smile came across her…… Continue Reading
SPECTATOR or PARTICIPANT? – Intro to Lesson 6 – May 20 – 27
If you had your choice, would you rather have tickets for a professional football, basketball, baseball or hockey game? Perhaps you would rather watch golf, tennis or a marathon? You will, no doubt, thoroughly enjoy watching the competition and admire those playing the game, but unless you are actually participating in the event itself, it…… Continue Reading
Forbearance or Frustration? – An Insight for Lesson 5
Do you have any idea what it means to “bear with each other . . .”? (Col. 3: 13) It’s a phrase that I realized had little meaning for me, so I began to uncover what Paul might have meant by this phrase. Other translations say “make allowance for each other’s faults” or ”be patient”.…… Continue Reading
WHY READ THE MANUAL? – Intro to Lesson 5 – May 13 – 20
When you buy a new car, one of the most important items that will be in your car is a rather insignificant little book that is usually found in the small storage compartment on the dashboard. You will be able to drive your car without it, but if you want to know about all of…… Continue Reading
How Full are You? An Insight for Lesson 4
It has occurred to me that when a glass is full, there isn’t room for anything else. When the gas tank is full, it is better not to try and “top it off” with another drop. When the measuring cup is full and I have leveled it off, that is the amount that the recipe…… Continue Reading
RECOGNIZING PESSIMISM – Intro to Lesson 4 – May 6 – 13
Gloom and doom. Negative thinking. Pessimism. Why is it that some people seem to be programmed to focus more on the chance of failure than success, of sickness than health, of misfortune than progress? Many of us do not like to admit it, but we, too, have a tendency to look at our own personal…… Continue Reading
Choosing My New Shoes – An insight for Lesson 3
It has been helpful for me to think about the idea of getting dressed. I have the total freedom through the power of the Holy Spirit to “take off the old bedroom slippers” and put on the “new walking shoes”. The problem is that sometimes the soft old slippers are comfortable. They’re accessible and convenient…… Continue Reading