Daily Lesson for Wednesday 13th of December 2023 In the unreached neighborhood of the cities, there are many who long for hope. During Christ’s time, what prevented God’s people from bringing hope of the Messiah to such foreign cities as Tyre and Sidon? Nationalism, pride, and prejudice blinded God’s people to the opportunities to see … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Tuesday 12th of December 2023 Bible scholars believe that the Gospel of Matthew had been written specifically for a Jewish audience, and that Mark was written with primarily a Gentile audience in mind. It is helpful to keep this distinction before us as we study the Gospels. Read Matthew 15:1-39:22-28 and Mark … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Monday 11th of December 2023 Despite challenges, external and internal, Jesus graciously extends the call to us for His mission to the cities. Read Matthew 9:35-38. What does this teach us about mission to the multitudes, wherever we find them? Jesus was moved with compassion for the multitudes, such as are … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sunday 10th of December 2023 We read that Jesus took His disciples from Gennesaret (Matthew 14:34) “and departed to the region of Tyre and Sidon” (Matthew 15:21, NKJV). Why did He take them from Galilee to these pagan places? He leads His disciples on this field trip into the borders of these … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sabbath 9th of December 2023 Read for This Week’s Study 1 Kings 11:1-6; Matthew 4:23-25; Matthew 15:22-28; Mark 7:24-30; Acts 10:34-35; Matthew 8:10,13. Memory Text: “Then Jesus answered and said to her, ‘O woman, great is your faith! Let it be to you as you desire.’ And her daughter was healed from … Continue reading –>
Inside Story for Friday 8th of December 2023 By Andrew McChesney Luis Paiva decided to open a fruit stand in Spain. But he moved forward with fear, sensing that God was calling him to serve elsewhere. He also worried that his new business might prevent him from giving his all to God. Two short weeks … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Friday 8th of December 2023 One of the primary takeaways from the story of Paul’s experience at the Areopagus is its on-the-ground study of how to approach an unreached group of unbelievers, which resulted in a small group of believers starting in Athens. “The words of the apostle, and the description of … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Thursday 7th of December 2023 Read Acts 17:24-34. How does Paul continue his witness? It’s also interesting to note that Paul actually quoted some of their own writers, who, having written something fairly close to biblical truth, gave Paul an opening to take his hearers further along. That is, he used … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Wednesday 6th of December 2023 Now that Paul had the attention of the thinkers in Athens, he turned his audience to the God of heaven. Read Acts 17:24-27. What approach was Paul taking here in an attempt to reach these people? For a people who cared enough about spiritual things to … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Tuesday 5th of December 2023 Notice that Paul did not disparage the false religion or false gods of the Athenians. He gathered whatever points of good he could find, few as they were, and capitalized on them. Read Acts 17:22-23. What was Paul doing here in his attempt to reach these people … Continue reading –>
