Plans go wrong for lack of advice; many advisers bring success. Proverbs 15:22 NLT …..victory depends on having many advisers. Proverbs 24:6 NLT None of us enjoys getting our ideas shot down by a committee or board. Yet there is safety in numbers, but only if all speak their mind in a humble and Christlike way. … Continue reading –>
Thou shalt truly tithe all the increase of thy seed, that the field bringeth forth year by year. Deuteronomy 14:22 KJV Tithing on your “increase” is different than tithing on your “gross” or “net” as an employee. This affects people who are self-employed and/or invest in their business. An illustration I use when giving a … Continue reading –>
The question is asked on Tuesday’s section of this week’s lesson, “In what ways have you discovered for yourself the true spiritual blessings that come from paying tithe? How has paying tithe helped increase your faith?” After returning home to Tulsa from Southern Adventist University, I got a job at Taco Bell, and at 19 … Continue reading –>
Key Thought: When we use material blessings to honor God and help others, we are blessed. When we become materialistic, we lose that blessing. January 6, 2018 1. Have a volunteer read Luke 14:26-33. a. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is. b. How do … Continue reading –>
In 1 Samuel God wanted to be the king of Israel, but Israel wanted to be like the other nations and have their own king. Instead of being a peculiar people, they wanted to blend in with the world as much as possible. Even today, I hear Christian leaders boast how the church resembles worldly … Continue reading –>
Key thought: Faith produces obedience to the law of love. Lesson 5 November 4, 2017 Have a volunteer read Genesis 15:6. A. Ask what the point of this passage is. B. What does it mean to be accounted righteous? C. Personal application: What is the difference between believing in the Lord and just believing He exists? … Continue reading –>
Sunday’s section of this week’s lesson asks, How successful have your efforts in law-keeping been? What should that answer tell you about the futility of trying to be saved by keeping the law? What if I told you that just as assuredly as you already sinned in Adam, you have also already lived a perfect … Continue reading –>
Key Thought: We all are sinners and Jesus died to save us all. Lesson 3 for October 21, 2017 [With thanks to Michael Fracker for modeling this format. Michael is planning to submit lesson plans again beginning in November. Have a volunteer read Romans 1:16-17. A. Ask what the main idea is of this passage. B. … Continue reading –>
And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. Galatians 5:24 NKJV While reading through Galatians again, the part of this passage about even our desires being crucified jumped out at me. I have studied with people who tell me that even though they stopped smoking, the desire to smoke … Continue reading –>
Dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to live as I do…Galatians 4:12 NLT So I urge you to imitate me. 1 Corinthians 4:16 NLT Why is Paul telling us to be like him? Aren’t we supposed to follow Jesus as our only example? There’s a story of a man who was trying to … Continue reading –>
