Broken Cisterns (Jeremiah 2)

MOTIVATE There is a short story about a peasant who is seeking to purchase property and build a home.[1] One day, he meets a landlord who makes an amazing offer: for $100 the peasant can have all the land he’s able to travel by foot in one day, but he must be back at his…

Desire Matters (John 4; 8:1-11)

MOTIVATE 2 circles: Emphasize they are not equal. Ask: Which do you think is bigger? Explain, they are the same size but not equal in color. When it comes to sin, all sins are equal in size for how they cause us to be guilty of condemnation before a holy God. Yet not all sin…

Gender Matters (Genesis 1-2)

MOTIVATE Some of you have experience teaching someone how to drive. I can remember back to my first time operating a vehicle that I gave my mother a bit of a nerve-wracking experience. I can imagine that you parents and teens are recalling similar happenings. I must confess that our family is just about to…

Ascension Day

#AscensionDay reminds us all things are under the feet of Jesus (Ephesians 1:22). It reminds us we have God’s Spirit to provide an eternal perspective for life’s pressures, problems, and pains (Romans 8:18; 2 Corinthians 4:7). It reminds us we are part of a body – a family – to serve and share faith, hope,…