Bible study
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a study on love
Key Text: 1 Corinthians 13:13 Goals: 1. Know: That God is love and that Jesus is the greatest expression of that love 2. Feel: The difference between human love and God’s all-encompassing love. 3. Do: Allow God’s love to manifest itself in our lives through Christ. Lesson Outline: I. Needing Love (Genesis 1:26) A. The Read more
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power misguided
A Bible Study on Ahab and Jezebel Introduction: The book, Shantung Compound, describes the lives of the people detained in a camp in China by the Japanese during World War II. One particular chapter talks about the development of a black market within the camp. Because of the black market precious commodities like eggs, sugar, and Read more
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for loot or love?
Amen! Come, Lord Jesus. (Revelation 22: 20, NIV) Sky’s favorite thing to do as a toddler was to look through Grandma’s silk sarees. The brilliance of the bright colors and gold embroidery would keep her enthralled for hours. And she was ecstatic when she learned that all of them would be hers one day. However, Read more
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four-step discussion
Preaching a 40-minute sermon is sometimes easier than leading a 15-minute discussion; delivering a monologue is easier than initiating dialogue! Try this four-step method the next time you are to lead a discussion. Step 1: Illustrate. Tell a story. The right story has power. It can reel in the wandering mind, bring the soul to Read more
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telling it like it is
Texts: Matt. 4:18–22; 10:24, 25; Mark 3:13, 14; 8:34, 35; Luke 14:25, 26 Jesus lived in a time where stories were used very specifically. A story wasn’t just something you read to put a child (or an adult) to sleep. Stories were used to derive a legal conclusion; teach a moral lesson; illustrate an idea Read more
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inspired word of God
Age Group: High School Key Text: All scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness (2 Tim 3:16, NIV) Materials needed: Paper, pens, chalk board Introduction: One cold night, a colporteur encountered a robber who ordered him to light a bonfire and burn his books. The colporteur lit the Read more
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it takes just one
Age group: high school, college Introduction: Elijah began his life as a nobody. By the time someone got around to writing his story, no one could remember who his parents were. But because of the special connection Elijah had with his sovereign God, he became a somebody. He became the very hands, feet, and voice Read more
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