This next 6 week unit is titled, ”Living With Hope in a Broken World”. Isn’t that an appropriate unit to study? Our world seems to get more broken every day! The first lesson for Sunday June 7 is: “The Basis for Our Hope” The Point; Only Hope in Christ is Sure and Certain. Scriptures; 1… Read More »
Sunday School Lesson, May 24, Judy Davis
Yield The point: Humbly place the needs of others before your own Scriptures: Philippians 2: 1-8,13-15 The book of Philippians paints a far better picture of humility and it points us to Jesus to see just how humility is to be carried out. Paul was in prison and was ill. The Philippians Church heard about… Read More »
Sunday School Lesson, May 17, Judy Davis
Serve The point: Seize the opportunity to serve. Scriptures: Galatians 5;13-15;6;1-5,10 Paul wrote to the Galatian Church because even though they had been saved by grace somewhere down the line they had been convinced to follow the law of circumcision. Paul set out to explain that they had freedom from the Mosaic Laws! He wanted… Read More »
Studies in Jonah – Too Much Forgiveness
When Jonah preached to the people of Nineveh the people repented and God forgave. He stopped His judgement. There was rejoicing by everyone, except the prophet. He felt that Nineveh deserved judgement and was upset with God because they didn’t pay for their cruelty. God gave too much forgiveness. I think we do the same… Read More »
Sunday School Lesson, May 10, Judy Davis
Forgive The point; Forgiveness restores and strengthens relationships. Matt.18:21-28 & 32-35 Jesus had been teaching the disciples on how to deal with believers who sin against other believers. In the light of this instruction Peter asked the Lord how many times one should forgive a fellow believer! Jesus told him not seven times but seventy… Read More »
Studies in Jonah – Complete Certainty
In chapter 3 of Jonah we find Jonah leaving the great fish and going to Nineveh. He walked through Nineveh crying out “Yet forty days and Nineveh will be overthrown.” The impact was amazing. Jonah 3:5 – “Then the people of Nineveh believed in God; and they called a fast and put on sackcloth from… Read More »
Studies in Jonah, I’ll Pay
Jonah spent 3 days in the belly of a great fish. Have you ever wondered what he thought about or what he did? What did it smell like? How much could he move? How hungry and thirsty did he get? All we know for sure is that at the end of 3 days “Jonah prayed… Read More »
Studies in Jonah – Unintended Consequences
Jonah 1:4-17 Sin has unintended consequences. Jonah’s sin was very personal. The only one who knew about it was God and him. But the consequences of the sin impacted many more than just Jonah. After God “hurled a great wind a the sea” the sailors were in a fight for their lives. They threw all… Read More »
Studies in Jonah- Not That!
Jonah 1:1-3 Jonah was, almost certainly, a good and faithful prophet. To be given this size of an assignment he would have willingly taken many assignments from God and performed them well. Jonah would have said, probably many times, “I’ll do anything you ask.” But when God told Jonah to go to Ninevah, Jonah’s actions… Read More »
Delayed Pardon
In 1933 36 year old Leonard Hankins was accused of robbing a bank in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Two policemen and a passerby were killed during the robbery. He was convicted and sent to jail for life. In 1936, the F.B.I. arrested Jess Doyle for bank robbery. Doyle confessed to the bank robbery for which Hankins was… Read More »
