Would you agree that all of us live much of our life “by faith”? We trust the lights will go on when we turn on the switch. We assume our water will be safe to drink today just as it was yesterday. We expect our good friends will answer our questions truthfully. We have a…… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Lessons
WHY NOT GET A HEAD START?
Did you know that if you sat down and read straight through the entire letter that Paul wrote to the believers in Rome, it would probably take you less than one hour? Imagine the great “head start” that you would have if you chose to do that sometime in the next week before our new…… Continue Reading
ARE YOU READY?
We’re hoping that you are going to join us this winter and spring as “we study together” the amazing letter that we call “Romans”. Did you realize that Martin Luther said, “It is worthy not only that every Christian should know it word for word, by heart, but also that he/she should be occupied with…… Continue Reading
WATCHING FOR MIRACLES
There is nothing quite like watching or experiencing the delivery of a newborn baby. The anticipation that builds as the due date comes near. The questions that arise as the labor begins. The urgency and expectancy that fill the air as the mom tries to breathe deeply and to let the moments between the periods…… Continue Reading
THE BEST GUIDEBOOK EVER WRITTEN
What little book would you recommend as the best guidebook for the adventure of life? All the basic information that you need to know in order to have the very best experience on your journey is included! It’s called ROMANS. You are invited to join with us as we study it together this winter and…… Continue Reading
WHAT’S NEXT?
What book of the New Testament would you like to understand better this winter? Think about it. You could plan now to take one hour a week starting in January, just like a regular appointment, when you would simply meet God in quiet and listen to His voice through the study of one section of…… Continue Reading
WHAT IS YOUR MOTIVATION? – Intro Lesson 11 – Nov. 17 – 24
What motivates you to choose to do right when the temptation to lie, to cheat, to get angry or to be jealous is strong? What goes through your mind in those mini-seconds before you actually say hurtful or unkind words? What helps you to apologize, to confess, to speak words of kindness rather than to…… Continue Reading
FEELING OVERWHELMED? – Intro Lesson 10 – Nov. 10 – 17
When is the last time you felt overwhelmed? Quite often the reasons for these feelings are negative. Perhaps you may have looked a list of tasks that you needed to finish and were overcome with the impossibility of accomplishing all of them in the time you had available. Maybe the amount of sickness or tragedy…… Continue Reading
PREDICTING THE FUTURE – Intro Lesson 9 – Nov. 3 – 10
Why is it that some individuals believe they have received a special ability to foretell the future or even to predict the date of the return of Jesus? Even more surprising is that these people are able to convince others that their ideas and forecasts are reliable. Certainly, there is scientific, as well as historical,…… Continue Reading
WHAT IS AN “ADAGE”? – Intro Lesson 8 – Oct. 27 – Nov. 3
Did your mom or dad have some wise old sayings, sometimes referred to as adages, that they would repeat to you under certain circumstances? Perhaps you heard one of these from time to time. “Beggars can’t be choosers.” “The squeaky wheel gets the grease.” “A penny saved is a penny earned.” Every language seems to…… Continue Reading