By Dan Lentz 1. What’s the most significant change in culture you’ve experienced in your lifetime that’s affected you personally? (Examples are: the equal rights movement, the advent of social media, the decline in morality.) Read Ephesians 2:11-22. 2. On a white board or large sheet of paper make a list of […]
The Lesson and Life –for December 9, 2012
By Garth Whewell I’m sure you’re familiar with the Latin phrase E pluribus unum found on the Seal of the United States of America. It means, “Out of many, one.” Our nation is proud of the fact that we have been populated by people from every walk of life. We are a nation of […]
Where You Live — for December 2,2012
By Dan Lentz 1. Take turns answering the following three questions: • What type of house did you live in when you were in elementary school? • Describe the first place you lived when you first left your parent’s home. • At what time in your life did you first feel at home with […]
Offering help to a suffering friend– Job
By David Faust In the midst of his troubles, Job had three friends who came to “sympathize with him and comfort him” (Job 2:11). Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar cried with Job and sat on the ground with him for a full week without saying anything (2:12, 13). They listened as Job tried to find an […]
Blessed in Christ–The Uniform Lesson for December 2, 2012
By Sam E. Stone “Jesus Is Lord” is the theme for this quarter’s studies, focusing on Paul’s letters to the Ephesians, Philippians, and Colossians. These books (along with Philemon) are often referred to as the Prison Epistles. Most Bible students believe they were written around the same time period. In Ephesians the apostle refers […]