One of the biggest questions surrounding this passage is “Why do we have only one story from the childhood, youth and young adult years of Jesus’ life?” Is it an issue of focus? – God wants the focus to be on the three adult ministry years? Was his childhood intentionally secret? Was the rest of His childhood and youth somewhat… Read more →
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Sun Standing Still – Lesson 14 Wrap
In the hustle and bustle of today, it is so easy to forget something as we are pulled between the roles of husband, father, son, brother, worker, manager, leader, etc. We have emails, calendars, both digital and paper, memos, texts, and post-its to keep us on track. This past week, we studied “Focus” through the story of Joshua making the… Read more →
Jonathan’s Victory – Lesson 9 Wrap
1 Samuel Chapter 13 sets the stage for Jonathan’s victory in Chapter 14. Jonathan goes out on a limb in faith and scores a small victory which leads to the Philistine’s ultimate downfall. Have you ever decided to go out on a limb to see if God will show you His favor? Jonathan did here. He says, “Perhaps the Lord… Read more →