From the experiences of those who quit, those who gave up on God and/or gave up on eternal life, we can learn lessons that will enable us to be more faithful. We explore stories about Lot’s wife, the spies who were afraid to enter the Promised Land, people who followed Jesus for the wrong reasons, and Judas Iscariot. Scriptures referenced include Proverbs 24:16; Genesis 19; Deuteronomy 1:22-23; Numbers 13; Numbers 14; Colossians 4:14; 2 Timothy 4:10; Matthew 13:22; John 3:3; John 12:6; Matthew 26:13-15; John 6:70; John 13:27-29; and Matthew 27:3-5
Matthew begins by reflecting on the tragic significance of the thirty pieces of silver—the specific amount he alone records in his Gospel. More than...
We begin our study of the book of Numbers and begin to explore how the people reacted to God’s calling on their lives. Scriptures...
In the first century, widows were a real concern to the church. Soon after the birth of the church, shortly after the day of...
