Week 22 is scheduled for study May 22-28, 2023. Get ready. We are preparing for Christ's second coming. Is your heart in the right place? Are you enlarging all that God has given you? This week's message says, "As you [...]
Week 21 is scheduled for study May 15-21, 2023. Let's look at the qualities of our King. This week we glance at his behavior, his majesty, and his importance in our lives. Day 1 Before reading the ideas in this [...]
Week 20 is scheduled for study May 8-14, 2023. We probably aren't as ready to live with God as we might hope we are. Consider the following points that can help us be more prepared. Day 1 Read and ponder [...]
Week 19 is scheduled for study May 1-7, 2023. This week we focus on the ways in which we find joy and extend joy to others by following Christ. He suffered much for our joy. Day 1 As you read [...]
Week 18 is scheduled for study April 24-30, 2023. Our Good Shepherd has many ways of providing for our sustenance and happiness. This week's lessons provide us with just a few of them. Before you read this week's lessons, I [...]
The text of John 7-10 is better understood if you also have some background understanding of how things worked politically and socially among the Jews. Introduction Here is the first verse of John 7. 1 After these things Jesus walked [...]
Week 17 is scheduled for study April 17-23, 2023. Gaining eternal life is never easy. We must learn to love, to forgive, to prioritize, and to be considerate of others. Day 1 As you prayerfully read and ponder Matthew 18 [...]
Matthew 18:21-35 may appear to be a couple of simple stories about forgiveness, but they are part of a far weightier doctrine of restoration that explains why our very judgment rests on our willingness to forgive others. Seventy time seven [...]
Painting by Carl Bloch The first nine verses of Matthew 18 are full of symbolism and warning. They clearly demonstrate Christ's concern for our eternal welfare. Who is greatest The question arose among the disciples as [...]
Week 16 is scheduled for study April 10-16, 2023. This lesson gives great examples of how Christ loves and takes care of us. He has given us the keys of the priesthood, and ways to stay clean from the taints [...]