“From obscure to valuable.” How does it happen? Dr. Arthur Ammann in his new book, (in)visible, describes through very personal stories the enormous impact that we can have on others when we pay careful and loving attention to individuals. His insights cause the reader to consider thoughtfully the people within their family, as well…… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Lessons
Sharing An Insight – Lesson 1
A few decades ago young people in church were enthusiastically singing, “They’ll Know We Are Christians By Our Love, By Our Love”. Will they? Really? They will know that we are kind and compassionate and that we are unusually unselfish and caring, but will they understand anything else? Jesus always seemed to have the perfect…… Continue Reading
The Good News – Intro Lesson 1 – January 9 – 16
Don’t you love to hear a friend cheerfully say to you, “I have some good news to tell you.” It catches your attention. Your curiosity ignites immediately. There are times when it may be obvious to you why there is excitement or happiness in your friend’s voice. On other occasions you might need to hear…… Continue Reading
NOW IS THE TIME . . .
What would it take for you to actually sit down for one hour a week to explore what the Bible really says? You would have to make the decision to actually do it. You would need to choose what you wanted to study. You would want to find a time when there were very few…… Continue Reading
A Christmas Wish for You
May you find moments of deep joy as you celebrate the birth of Jesus! May you have hours of delight as you contemplate God’s love for you! May the Spirit of God rest upon you and give you peace and hope as you anticipate what God has prepared for you in the New Year! We look…… Continue Reading
Winter Bible Study
Topic: WHAT’S NEW? – Discovering the “Good News” found in the New Testament When: Beginning, Friday, January 9, 2015 – Your invitation and details will be coming soon.… Continue Reading
GIVING THANKS
For beauty all around us laid – Sunshine bright and dappled shade For stars and moon which move on high – Creation’s splendor, feast to eye For towering mount and crashing shore – There is much to thank Him for! For friends and family so dear – Occasions of great joy and cheer For harvest…… Continue Reading
The Epistles and Revelation – Lesson 11 -November 21 – 28
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
Sharing Some Thoughts – Lesson 10
Isn’t it interesting that the first believers in Jesus “became stronger because they lived in the fear of the Lord”? Not only did that early church in Jerusalem grow in numbers, but very quickly those disciples took this “Good News” to neighboring towns and then to the Gentiles (people who were different from them). It…… Continue Reading
The Gospels and Acts – Lesson 10 November 14 – 21
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 that you had available. Maybe the amount of sickness or…… Continue Reading