Worshiping Like Jesus By Andrew McChesney Three years ago, the Thirteenth Sabbath Offering helped establish a community center to reach people in Cambodia. But the community center, an “urban center of influence,” reached its first person before it even opened. Koy Sopaon heard that construction work had started on the Essential Life Center and that … Continue reading –>
Further Thought: “By faith you became Christ’s, and by faith you are to grow up in Him — by giving and taking. You are to give all, — your heart, your will, your service, — give yourself to Him to obey all His requirements; and you must take all, — Christ, the fullness of all blessing, to abide in your heart, … Continue reading –>
Read Hebrews 12:1-3. What do these verses ask us to do? The climax of the exposition on faith really arrives with Jesus in Hebrews chapter 12. Paul started the letter with Jesus, who is the “coming one” and who “will not delay” (Hebrews 10:37, ESV), and Paul concludes it with Jesus the “perfecter” of our faith (Hebrews … Continue reading –>
In 2017 hurricane Irma came through Florida, and many of us evacuated. I went to Tennessee to stay with my sister. The morning the hurricane hit Tampa where I live, I received a text from a friend there who was unable to evacuate. She said she was afraid, but she knew God was with her … Continue reading –>
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Continue reading -->Read Hebrews 11:31 and Joshua 2:9-11. Why was Rahab, a pagan prostitute, included in this text of sacred biblical characters? Rahab is probably the most unexpected character whom we find in Hebrews 11:1-40. Rahab is one of two women mentioned by name. She is the tenth in the list, the first being forefathers and patriarchs of Israel, and … Continue reading –>
Key Thought: Hebrews 11 tells us that faith is confidence in God’s promises and how it was obtained through examples of the past. March 12, 2022 1. Have a volunteer read Hebrews 11:1-19. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in this passage. What did these heroes … Continue reading –>
Read Hebrews 11:20-28. What did these men of faith do? How are their actions related to hope and to things not seen? Moses is the second major example in this chapter of faith. The life of Moses is introduced and concluded by two actions of defiance to the king. His parents hid Moses when he was … Continue reading –>
The titles of the thirteen Sabbaths of study this quarter give us two hymns to use as the themes: Hymn 593 – In Times Like These and Hymn 177 – Jesus, Your Blood and Righteousness. This weeks study gives us a wonderful Hymnfest as there are SO many hymns from which to choose. The title … Continue reading –>
Hebrews defines faith as “confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see” (Hebrews 11:1, NIV). Then it provides a list of faithful people from the history of Israel who exemplify what faith is, and it shows how they manifested that faith by their deeds. Read Hebrews 11:1-19. What did these “heroes” … Continue reading –>
