Date: April 29, 2018 Stand with Conviction The Point: It’s always right to do the right thing. Get Into the Study Use the following information to introduce Question #1. Begin by sharing this news item: Missionaries Randy and Kathy Arnett were working in Africa when they died in a car accident on March 14. The Arnetts,
Stand Up – Session 2 – Raising Responsible Kids
RAISING Responsible Kids By Karen Dockrey Two-year-olds strut with well-earned pride after crawling up the ladder to help you change the furnace filter. Why? They want to matter to the family, to take their place as big people who do real work. A kindergartner comes home from school ecstatic that she has real homework. But
EXTRA! Ideas for Adults – Stand Up – Session 1
Date: April 22, 2018 Be Ready to Stand The Point: God is always at work behind the scenes. Get Into the Study Use the following information to introduce Question #1. Begin by sharing this news item: The Toledo Blade newspaper recently published an article titled “Michigan walk-ons in right place at right time.” They were referring
Stand Up – Session 1 – Pray Like Daniel Prayed
PRAY LIKE DANIEL PRAYED Anne Graham Lotz says our nation can be changed. by MARK KELLY DANIEL WAS JUST A BOY when soldiers overran his city and hauled him off for a life of slavery 800 miles from home. But in 67 years of servitude in Babylon, Daniel never forgot the God of Israel. Daniel
Stand Up – Session 1 – Unlikely Heroes Through Story
Unlikely Heroes Through Story By Jonathan Rogers I once saw a t-shirt that read, “Slow and steady wins the race — except in a real race.” Funny, right? I thought it was. Cold, hard reality smashes through an old, tired cliché, and the result is humor. But the more I thought about that t-shirt slogan,
EXTRA! For Student Leaders—God Is—Session 7
Life is just not fair. People with poor character, questionable ethics, and skewed morals seem to get ahead in life, while those who seek to do right seem to be passed by. In fact, people are often treated badly because of their right actions and character. We might be tempted to think God is also
EXTRA! Ideas for Adults – God Is – Session 6
Date: April 15 Our Righteousness The Point: Because God is righteous, He will ultimately make all things right. Get Into the Study Use this story to introduce Question #1: As a kid, what made you say, “That’s not fair!”? The board game company, Hasbro, recently reported results from an in-house study showing that 50% of
God Is … – Session 6 – Meant
Meant Detours begin to make sense when God brings life’s ups and downs into harmony. by TONY EVANS YOU’VE PROBABLY heard someone say something they probably shouldn’t have said or done something that lacked tact, but someone else tried to cover it up with, “They meant well.” What they were saying is that even though
EXTRA! For Student Leaders—God Is—Session 6
This journey we call life is complicated—full of twists and turns, hills and valleys, and sometimes the best path will be unclear. Just as a shepherd cares for his flock and leads them safely from one place to another, God leads us. So when we don’t know where to turn, it’s essential that we follow
EXTRA! For Student Leaders—God Is—Session 5
The resurrection is one of the most important truths in all the universe, and our response has eternal implications—will we doubt or believe? There were skeptics present on that first morning of Jesus’ resurrection, but our faithful God was also present. Leader Devo Luke 24:1-12 In our world, we are daily under a deluge of