Times of loss. This week we turn the page on happy memories of family life to consider some of the losses we endure in our families. Today we must admit that not one of us has lived a life free from the scourges of sin. Thousands of years have gone by, but we still think … Continue reading –>
Key Thought: We all know the reality and pain of loss. It is the deepest and hits us the hardest when it is in the family.. June 1, 2019 1. Have a volunteer read Matthew 15:22-28 a. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is. b. … Continue reading –>
In the losses studied this week, the question is asked, “Will Your Anchor Hold?” – Hymn 534. We are reminded “My Shepherd Will Supply My Need” – Hymn 104 and that “He Leadeth Me” – Hymn 537. The prayer in Hymn 644, “O God, Whose Will Is Life and Good” requests the Lord to drive disease afar, rather than suffering the … Continue reading –>
Parenting issues by God’s people. Especially in the Old Testament, the Bible shares stories both of parenting and of being childless as well as the agony of losing children through death or never having children due to circumstances. Still, in some sense, aren’t we all parents? Don’t we all sense a spirit of love and obligation … Continue reading –>
Key Thought: In whatever situation we find ourselves concerning children, we know that God’s desire is for our good. There is a huge responsibility in parenting and many challenges. May 25, 2019 1. Have a volunteer read Psalm 127. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text … Continue reading –>
How He longs for loving unity. “That they all may be one, as you, Father are in me and I in You.” Precious are those words in John 17 sent to us by Jesus. Can you sense in them the intense desire by Jesus for harmony and love shared by all members of human families? … Continue reading –>
The study this week reveals, yet again, the love God proclaims for each family – Hymn 650, “Our Father, by Whose Name” and the unity that is to abide in each family. Hymn 237, “In the Cross of Christ I Glory” helps to sum up the study on Sunday. We find in reading Ephesians 2:19-22 on Sunday that “Christ … Continue reading –>
Key Thought: Family members struggle with sinful, fallen natures. We need to allow the grace of Christ to make family unity a living experience. May 18, 2019 1. Have a volunteer read John 17:19-22. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is. What is the key … Continue reading –>
Hymn 656, “O Perfect Love” brings all the elements of Sunday’s study together, as do Hymn 657, “O God, From Whom Mankind” and Hymn 658, “Heavenly Father, Hear Our Prayer”. These hymns continue throughout the week. In following God’s instructions in the Bible, we are able to portray the picture drawn in Hymn 655, “Happy the Home” and continue … Continue reading –>
