August 16 | What Is God’s Purpose for Sexuality?
Hebrews 13:4, “Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral.” God’s purpose for sex is for one man and one woman in marriage to enjoy themselves in intimacy with the desired outcome of having children. Certainly, married couples can enjoy sex…
Read MoreAugust 15 | How Do I Overcome Sad Times?
Isaiah 61:1, “He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted.” God wants us to overcome our sadness in life by giving Jesus all of our hurts and pain. Many times in life’s tragedies people ask, “Where is God?” The Bible teaches us that God is always with us and is personally aware of our pain.…
Read MoreAugust 14 | How Do I Change The Parts of Me I Don’t Like?
2 Corinthians 5:17, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!” To change your life, you must be born again and then believe you are who God says you are. Don’t be deceived into believing today’s self-help gurus that teach you are the source of…
Read MoreAugust 13 | How Do I Move Past My Past?
Philippians 3:13-14, “13 Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.” You move…
Read MoreAugust 12 | What Kind of Person Does God Want Me to Be?
Matthew 28:19-20, “19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” God desires all…
Read MoreActs 2:1-41 (Part 1, Babylon or Pentecost)
ACTS 2:5-13 5 Now there were staying in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven. 6 When they heard this sound, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard their own language being spoken. 7 Utterly amazed, they asked: “Aren’t all these who are speaking Galileans? 8 Then how is it that…
Read MoreMark 1:16-20 (Part 2, Disciples vs Consumers)
MARK 1:16-20 16 As Jesus walked beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. 17 “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” 18 At once they left their nets and followed him. 19…
Read MoreAugust 11 | What Does it Mean to be a Child of God?
John 1:12, “Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.” To be a child of God means to be born again and adopted by the Father into His family. Sad but true, many people think that everyone is a child of…
Read MoreLesson 4: Every Person Has Been Given Gifts to Steward.
Definition Stewardship is the wise management of everything God has entrusted us with. Scripture Reading 1 Peter 4:10, “Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.” Main Points WHATEVER GIFT YOU HAVE RECEIVED: Take a moment to think about all the gifts…
Read MoreAugust 10 | What are God’s Four Priorities for My Life?
Matthew 6:33, “But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” God’s four main priorities for your life are; (1) Faith, (2) Family, (3) Function and (4) Fellowship. In today’s passage Jesus corrected the wrong priorities of people in the world. For example, many people place…
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