Mark 2:23-28 (Part 2)
MARK 2:23-28 23 One Sabbath Jesus was going through the grainfields, and as his disciples walked along, they began to pick some heads of grain. 24 The Pharisees said to him, “Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?” 25 He answered, “Have you never read what David did when he and…
Read MoreActs 3:1-10
ACTS 3:1-10 1 One day Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time of prayer—at three in the afternoon. 2 Now a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those going into the temple courts.…
Read MoreMay 18 | Unfaithful People
Proverbs 25:19, “Like a broken tooth or a lame foot is reliance on the unfaithful in a time of trouble.” Have you ever had a broken tooth or an injured foot? Do you remember how much pain you had each time you tried to use it? Or have you been injured in another part of…
Read MoreLesson 6: Generous Offerings Take Sacrifice.
Definition The offering is a gift to God after our tithes. Scripture Reading 2 Corinthians 9:11, “You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.” Main Points ENRICHED: It is God’s desire to enrich you so you can be…
Read MoreMay 17 | Don’t Envy Sinners
Proverbs 23:17, “Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always be zealous for the fear of the Lord.” The definition of envy is, “a feeling of discontentment that leads to resentment aroused by the desire to have the possessions or qualities of another person.” A similar concept to envy is what John called, “the…
Read MoreMay 16 | Don’t Wear Yourself Out
Proverbs 23:4, “Do not wear yourself out to get rich; do not trust your own cleverness.” According to recent studies, the American worker is the most overworked employee of all the developed nations. Americans on average work longer hours, have less vacation time, less days off and retire at an older age compared to workers in…
Read MoreMay 15 | Hot-Tempered
Proverbs 22:24-25, “24 Do not make friends with a hot-tempered person, do not associate with one easily angered, 25 or you may learn their ways and get yourself ensnared.” Everyone at times struggles to keep his or her anger under control. For some all it takes to sin in their anger is a bad day…
Read MoreMay 14 | Drive Out the Mocker
Proverbs 22:10, “Drive out the mocker, and out goes strife; quarrels and insults are ended.” Throughout the book of Proverbs the fool is contrasted with the wise person. A certain kind of fool that is often highlighted is the “mocker.” A mocker is “someone who ridicules others or purposely misrepresents something for the sake of…
Read MoreMay 13 | Don’t Love Earthly Pleasure
Proverbs 21:17, “Whoever loves pleasure will become poor; whoever loves wine and olive oil will never be rich.” Is King Solomon teaching us that pleasure is bad? No, if he were then he would be contradicting the parts of the Bible that encourage us to enjoy life (Psalm 104:14-15). For example, Solomon wrote in Ecclesiastes…
Read MoreMay 12 | All Our Ways Seem Right
Proverbs 21:2, “A person may think their own ways are right, but the Lord weighs the heart.” Have you ever thought you were right about something, but later found out you were wrong? Maybe you were sure that a person you were dating was going to be your spouse, but it turned out they were…
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