November 26 – Your Gift
God has given you gifts and talents meant to be shared. Do you know what they are?
God has given you gifts and talents meant to be shared. Do you know what they are?
What makes me tick? What are you passionate about? What do we do when these things seem like polar opposites?
Read: Esther 4:1-7:10, 1 Corinthians 12:1-26, Psalm 36:1-12, Proverbs 21:21-22 But our bodies have many parts, and God has put each part just where he wants it. (1 Corinthians 12:18) Relate: I love to write. I love history and theology. I get passionate about issues of social justice, especially ending human slavery. I am a sports fan,…
When it comes to obedience, we’re often not very careful. We tend to be quite flippant in how we respond to God’s Word.
If you knew that you would not fail, what would you attempt?
Maybe you’re a bit like us. Maybe that “gypsy blood” when combined with the urgency of the message of the gospel is constantly compelling you forward… Embrace it.
But the Lord said to her, “My dear Martha, you are worried and upset over all these details! There is only one thing worth being concerned about. Mary has discovered it, and it will not be taken away from her. (Luke 10:41-42) Read: Deuteronomy 26, Deuteronomy 27, Luke 10:38-42, Luke 11:1-13, Psalms 76:1-12, Proverbs 12:15-17 Relate:…
Judas (not Judas Iscariot, but the other disciple with that name) said to him, “Lord, why are you going to reveal yourself only to us and not to the world at large?” Jesus replied, “All who love me will do what I say. My Father will love them, and we will come and make our…
Before the Passover celebration, Jesus knew that his hour had come to leave this world and return to his Father. He had loved his disciples during his ministry on earth, and now he loved them to the very end. (John 13:1) Read: 1 Chronicles 3:19-24, Ezra 2:1 – 4:5, Relate: “He loved them to the very…