Author: mjross
Hunger and Thirst after Righteousness
“Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled” (Matthew 5:6) We live in a world where it isn’t very popular to hunger and thirst after righteousness. What does that even mean? Have you ever been hungry? Everyone understands the feeling of hunger, and […]
Read MoreStrait is the Gate, and Narrow is the Way
Jesus taught what many call “The Sermon on the Mount.” In that sermon He taught the character qualities of the kingdom He would establish. The things He taught the people were many practical ways to live. As He came toward the end of this sermon, He presented a choice. Jesus […]
Read MoreKeep Your Heart
The following definitions might help you understand this verse a little better: keep: guard; protect; preserve heart: the center; the totality of man’s inner nature; the place where wisdom and understanding reside There is so much going on in the world today – good and evil. With all the many […]
Read MoreA Living Sacrifice
“1. I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. 2. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove […]
Read MoreStand Fast
Have you noticed that the world has changed? Did you also notice that things are not like they once were? What is different? Because Christians have not faithfully stood up for the truths of what the Bible teaches and the convictions that it brings, our word has changed. It doesn’t […]
Read MoreLesson 13 (Lesson 52): Jesus in the Old Testament: Jesus our Friend
Key Verse “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” John 15:13 Read the Key Verse with your class. Ask your students if any of them have friends. What characteristics make someone your friend? (i.e.: dependable, good listener, kind, always there, […]
Read MoreLesson 12 (Lesson 51): Song of Solomon: The Perfect Love
Key Verse “The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.” Jeremiah 31:3 Read the Key Verse with your class. One thing almost every child learns from a very young age is that God […]
Read MoreLesson 11 (Lesson 50): Ecclesiastes 9-12: The Conclusion of the Matter
Key Verse “I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.” Galatians 2:20 Read the […]
Read MoreLesson 10 (Lesson 49): Ecclesiastes 1-8: The Vanity of Man
Key Verse: “For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?” Mark 8:36 Read the Key Verse with your class. Ask your students if they have ever desired the things of this world (everybody does – that’s part of our nature). […]
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