If you have ever assembled furniture, a toy, or pretty much anything else, you know how important good, clear instructions are. There have been times when I have found myself scratching my head, baffled by what I was supposed to do because the instructions were unclear. It’s no fun at all. It’s frustrating. For some, it’s even enough to...

Talk is cheap. There is a reason this maxim has stuck around. People can claim to be something a lot more easily than they can live out that claim. It’s one thing to claim to be a good parent, loving spouse, or reliable employee, but it’s another thing to act as any one of these identities on a day-to-day...

“Faith without works is dead.” Who would imagine that these five words that wrap up James 2:26 would be so controversial? The source of all the fuss centers on what some seem to think James was saying: that faith alone is not sufficient for salvation, rather that works must accompany faith. Let’s be clear. This is not what James...

What parent would not want to move heaven and earth to rescue his or her children from slavery and death? If you and I would do this, imagine how much more God Himself would. Just as God heard the children of Israel crying because they were enslaved in Egypt, He heard our cries while we were trapped in our...

I have been looking forward to this session for a long time. About four years ago as we developed the scope and sequence for this cycle of The Gospel Project, this session stood out because it gives teachers the opportunity to walk through the gospel using Romans—sort of a Romans Road session. Yes, we talk about the gospel in...

Stephen’s sermon is a tour de force of biblical interpretation. In response to charges raised by the Jewish leaders against him, he explained his claim that Jesus fulfilled the purposes of the law and the temple, thus casting Jewish laws and customs in a different light. First, Stephen reminded them of God’s promise to Abraham and how quickly his...