August 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…
Read MoreAugust 9 | What Are God’s Two Greatest Commands?
Mark 12:30-31, “30 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. ’ 31 The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself. ’ There is no commandment greater than these.” God’s two greatest commands are to love Him with all…
Read MoreAugust 8 | What is the Trinity?
Matthew 28:19, “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.” The word “trinity” is a term Christians made to describe the three divine persons of God’s nature. Tertullian was the first church theologian to use the word trinity around…
Read MoreAugust 7 | Why Does God Allow Evil?
Genesis 2:17, “But you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.” God allows evil in the world because humanity freely chose to disobey Him in the Garden of Eden. When Adam sinned he brought spiritual death to all mankind, was…
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