Genesis 22:1-14 Most people will do anything for their children. For example, many adults put forth a tremendous effort for Vacation Bible School, youth mission trips, and Sunday school. Twenty years ago, I never imagined how many Beanie Babies or paint ball supplies I would purchase. Who could have...

Matthew 10:24-39 This lesson from Matthew is a difficult word. Jesus has been instructing His disciples - the Twelve - and notes that there will be coming persecutions for these disciples who also have a mission to accomplish. Jesus also encourages them to have no fear. We will carefully examine the...

Matthew 9:35 - 10:1 Today's lesson follows Jesus' Sermon on the Mount (Matt. 5-7) and Matthew's narration of a variety of Jesus' miracle healings. Here in Matthew, Jesus addresses the mission for disciples. There are two...

Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26 "When God bids a man, He bids him 'come and die'." And Bonhoeffer did. He came; and he died. He recognized the hold of God over him as a disciple. There really is no other legitimate way to respond to God. We must recognize His hold over us. God's call comes with consequences...

Genesis 6:9-22; 7:24; 8:14-19 The story of Noah is one of the best known of all the Bible stories. Even after the recent tsunami in the Indian Ocean, one little boy was overheard to comment on Noah and God's promise. Here we are in...

2 Corinthians 13:11-14 It's a new season in the Christian year. We call it Trinity Sunday. We enter into the "season of Trinity". It's that season in the life of the church when we turn to the mission of the church. It is fitting then, that we have a Sunday designated to God who gives the church its purpose....