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January 11, 2021
"The Mission Begins": Weekly Leader Training—Unit 29, Session 2: Trusting in Christ in Life and Death
Stephen’s sermon is a tour de force of biblical interpretation. In response to charges raised by the Jewish leaders against him, he explained his claim that Jesus fulfilled the purposes of the law and the temple, thus casting Jewish laws and customs in a different light. First, Stephen reminded them of God’s promise to Abraham and how quickly his...
January 11, 2021
“The Mission Begins”: Preschool & Kids Leader Training for Unit 29, Session 2—Stephen's Sermon
If you are a little older—more “experienced”—like I am, you can remember a time before passwords. Do you remember those pre-Internet days when the only things we had to remember were locker combinations in school and perhaps a four-digit pin once in a while? How things have changed. Now, we have tons of passwords for the various Internet sites...
January 4, 2021
"The Mission Begins": Weekly Leader Training—Unit 29, Session 1: Living Generously
It is easy to read the story about Ananias and Sapphira in Acts 5 and be afraid that God might strike you dead if you aren’t generous enough. That’s not what’s going on here; this was a desire for the appearance of sacrificial giving and deceit to accomplish the look. God was not a passive character in this story;...
January 4, 2021
“The Mission Begins”: Preschool & Kids Leader Training for Unit 29, Session 1—Ananias and Sapphira
Sometimes I wish they had broken chapters in the Bible up differently. Keep in mind that chapters and verses are not part of the inspired Scriptures. They are later additions to make it easier for us to find what we need. Many times, the chapter and verse designations make sense. But not always. Such as the chapter break between...
December 29, 2020
"The Mission Begins": Weekly Leader Training—Unit 28, Session 4: Pursuing Godly Living
When a man and woman mutually agree to date for the purpose of getting to know one another, for a season it could appear that the two are inseparable. Their days are probably filled with text messages, phone calls, and many dates in between—some planned, others spontaneous. Whether they like it or not, the two of them occupy one...
December 28, 2020
“The Mission Begins”: Preschool & Kids Leader Training for Unit 28, Session 4—Living Like Jesus
Growing up, I never cared for soccer. At all. I thought it was boring. And there was no way I was going to play that boring game because it shared a season with the best game around—baseball. But something made all of that change. I still enjoy baseball, although not as much as I used to. Now, however, I...