Discussion-based Lessons
Discussion-based lessons have groups talking and changing. We are changed more by what we say than...
Read MoreDiscussion-based lessons have groups talking and changing. We are changed more by what we say than...
Read MoreThink for a minute about how much more powerful than you God must be. As we saw in chapter two,...
Read MoreThe Old Testament is full of prophecies about Jesus. A few of Isaiah’s predictions include that...
Read MoreWhen I was a seminary student, I heard the tragic story of another seminary student who lost his...
Read MoreOver against all human pride, “God chose what is low and despised in the world … so that no human...
Read MoreOne of the most riveting movie scenes I’ve ever seen is from the 1997 movie Contact, starring Jodi...
Read MoreIt’s been gone for more than a century. Yet, if it weren’t for TV commercials, more people...
Read MorePerhaps pain or disappointment has driven you to look upward for answers. A professional athlete...
Read MoreIt is no wonder that thoughtful people find the gospel of Jesus Christ hard to believe, for the...
Read MoreJesus is in the life-changing business. From the very beginning all kinds of people were drawn to...
Read MoreAbout forty years after Jesus’ crucifixion, Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus, more commonly known...
Read MoreTwo people suffer from cancer. One becomes bitter and despairing while the other is a beacon of...
Read MoreIn his late seventies, Antony Flew, one of the twentieth century’s most famous philosophers,...
Read MoreOnly the sheer rapture of being lost in the worship of God is as exhilarating and intoxicating as...
Read MoreIt is true that our hearts are often sluggish. We do not feel the depth or intensity of affections...
Read MoreThe next reason I believe in the resurrection is that the identity of Jesus was confirmed. Who is...
Read MoreWhat does the word idolatry suggest to your mind? Savages groveling before a totem pole?...
Read MoreJesus said that the greatest commandment is “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all...
Read MoreIf someone were to ask you what was the greatest moment of your life, what would you say? What is...
Read MorePerhaps you can see why it is astonishing to me that so many people try to define true...
Read MoreDid Jesus of Nazareth really exist as a human being? Was He created by believers in an attempt to...
Read MoreIf I had my life to live over again, I’d try to make more mistakes next time. I would relax, I...
Read MoreOne of the saddest experiences of my childhood happened on my tenth birthday. Invitations to the...
Read MoreWhat were we made for? To know God. What aim should we set ourselves in life? To know God. What is...
Read MoreMaximizing our joy in God is what we were created for. “But wait a minute,” someone says, “what...
Read MoreAs we begin our journey together to answer the question my professor asked me, there’s one thing...
Read MoreBiblical scholar Ray van der Laan notes that the first-century Jews had a blessing that...
Read MoreThe largest radio receiver on earth is in New Mexico. Pilots call it “the mushroom patch.” Its...
Read MoreNext to the giant textbooks in my backpack, Sacred Pathways felt small—the David amid many...
Read More“But wait a minute,” says someone, “tell me this. Is our journey really necessary? In Spurgeon’s...
Read MoreI hope it is plain so far that if you come to God dutifully, offering Him the reward of your...
Read MoreTwo brothers were walking on their father’s extensive, wooded acreage when they came upon a young...
Read MoreOn Michelangelo’s ceiling, all Adam has to do is lift a finger and he can touch the hand of God....
Read MoreWe don’t know much about Moses’s faith during the years he grew up in Pharaoh’s house or during...
Read MoreOn January 7, 1855, the minister of New Park Street Chapel, Southwark, England, opened his morning...
Read MoreNo Spiritual Discipline is more important than the intake of God’s Word. Nothing can substitute...
Read MoreThere is more to Christian living than trying really hard to be good. More, but never less. Some...
Read MoreDiscipline, for a Christian, begins with the body. We have only one. It is this body that is the...
Read MoreThe story goes that a man was attending a cattle auction where the auctioneer was enumerating the...
Read MoreThe Greek language of Paul’s day had at least three common words that can be translated by the...
Read MoreFrederick Buechner writes, “There is no event so commonplace but that God is present within it,...
Read MoreDiscipline without direction is drudgery. Imagine six-year-old Kevin, whose parents have enrolled...
Read MoreHenri Nouwen, a priest and prolific writer on the spiritual life, had just finished an exhausting...
Read MoreHis kingdom will never end. LUKE 1:33 She looks into the face of the baby. Her son. Her Lord. His...
Read MoreOne Christmas Eve afternoon I escaped to walk through a favorite part in the woods on the...
Read MoreDavid connected with God when he was a shepherd out in a field with his sheep, long before he...
Read MoreHow precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them! PSALM 139:17 NKJV...
Read MoreThe oft-misunderstood Christian notion of sin makes many people uncomfortable. Indeed, it...
Read MoreAn angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid...
Read MoreThe Word became flesh and dwelt among us. JOHN 1:14 NKJV Don’t we love the word “with”? “Will you...
Read MoreCheck out our Bible Study on Sam Chan’s book How to Talk About Jesus. It is on Amazon as...
Read MoreYou must change and become like little children. Otherwise, you will never enter the kingdom of...
Read MoreSo in his brief note of encouragement in chapter 16, we can discover several important principles...
Read MoreLegalism is a silent killer. Like carbon monoxide, it is odorless, colorless, tasteless, and has...
Read MoreThe vast majority of what we do is simply habit. We either pray or not as a function of habit. We...
Read MoreShe brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a...
Read MoreImagine a man who read the Bible for an hour a day. Imagine he spent another hour a day memorizing...
Read MoreA tool I sometimes use in teaching is to misquote a verse and see if people can catch me. Let’s...
Read MoreJesus asked Peter three times, “Do you love Me?” Three times he followed up with, “Feed My sheep,”...
Read MoreIÂ have always been surprised that people who claim to be followers of Christ attempt to use...
Read MoreWhat is discipleship, anyway? There could be a number of answers to this question, but central to...
Read MoreNo translation is a truly literal translation. There is just no such thing. But some are more...
Read MoreThe angel said to her, “Rejoice, highly favored one, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among...
Read MoreImagine you can’t play the piano and I asked you to play Amazing Grace. Would it be easy or hard?...
Read MoreGod is a God of reason (Isaiah 1:18), and He has created us as rational creatures in His image...
Read MoreImagine a Canadian caterpillar chomping away on a plant in September. You whisper to this...
Read MoreWho is the Holy Spirit? The Holy Spirit is the third Person of the Trinity, equal with God the...
Read MoreIs Christian living easy or hard? Is it easy or hard for you to live the Christian life? I have...
Read MoreWe want to talk about how we can be people who give thanks in all things, but before we do, let’s...
Read MoreTruth, reason, and clear thinking are important because Christians can be doctrinally...
Read MoreWhy do so many struggle so deeply to live the disciple’s life? Why are so many church attenders so...
Read MoreBlessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has...
Read MoreSome today believe Melchizedek was a preincarnate appearance of Christ. They believe Hebrews 7:3...
Read MoreTithing is as old as history itself. When Abram left Ur of the Chaldeans on a pilgrimage of faith,...
Read MoreAnd Mary said: “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior.” —Luke...
Read MoreThe Bible says that if you are a Christian, the kingdom of God is within you; the King has come to...
Read MoreThe Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not...
Read MoreWhat does the Bible teach about sheol? The common word for “hell” in the Old Testament is sheol,...
Read MoreThe Concept of Ḥesed THE CONCEPT OF ḥesed is important to understanding the book of Ruth since it...
Read MoreHow much is enough? I had just arrived in Cambridge for my Ph.D. work. I knew nothing about the...
Read MoreWho is the devil? Originally the devil was named Lucifer, one of the angels that worshiped God. He...
Read MoreShine among them like stars in the sky. —Philippians 2:15 NIV There’s something almost magical...
Read MoreWhat is a demon? A demon is a fallen angel with the power of intellect, emotion, and will. Demons...
Read MoreGod is the subject of the first sentence of the Bible. “In the beginning, God.” He is also the...
Read MoreWhat is an angel? An angel is a living being who has a personality (intellect, emotion, and will)....
Read MoreWith the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved....
Read MoreFollowing is an incomplete list of what you have in store after your immorality is found out Your...
Read MoreWhen God said, “Let there be light,” there was! But take note that he didn’t design the light...
Read MoreHe died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their...
Read MoreThe concept of a Daniel fast comes from Daniel 1:8–14, “But Daniel resolved not to defile himself with the royal food and wine, and he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself this way. Now God had caused...
Read MoreA merry heart makes a cheerful countenance, but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken....
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