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December 21, 2020
“The Mission Begins”: Preschool & Kids Leader Training for Unit 28, Session 3—Faithful in Hard Times
The heart of Peter’s epistle written to the early church which was likely enduring, or about to endure, Roman persecution at the hands of Nero can be found in the second chapter: 11 Dear friends, I urge you as strangers and exiles to abstain from sinful desires that wage war against the soul. 12 Conduct yourselves honorably among the...
December 14, 2020
"The Mission Begins": Weekly Leader Training—Unit 28, Christmas Session: The Word Became Flesh
With the first portion of John’s prologue speaking about the Word’s eternal divinity (“the Word was with God, and the Word was God”) and cosmic activity (“all things were created through him”; “that life was the light of men”), why is the middle portion concerned with John the Baptist (vv. 6-9)? The Old Testament pointed forward to a messenger...
December 14, 2020
“The Mission Begins”: Preschool & Kids Leader Training for Christmas—Jesus Was Born
When many of our kids (and us too perhaps) think of Christmas, they think of trees, lights, decorations, presents, special meals, and family gatherings. There is nothing at all wrong with these aspects of the Christmas season, but we know that there is more, much more, to Christmas. In John’s prologue to his Gospel, he provides a fantastic summary...
December 7, 2020
"The Mission Begins": Weekly Leader Training—Unit 28, Session 2: Empowered by the Holy Spirit
In Acts 3, the man who was lame was passed by over and over again for years. Perhaps every so often, someone would stop and hand him a few coins. Maybe someone would even pray for him as they passed by while going into the temple. However, his life was riddled with constant helplessness and shame. Peter and John,...
December 7, 2020
“The Mission Begins”: Preschool & Kids Leader Training for Unit 28, Session 2—Peter Healed a Man
Are you weary? Do you feel stretched thin—far too thin? This year has surely been a trying one, hasn’t it? We have taken a beating personally. We have taken a beating in our ministries. And we have taken a beating as a nation, and beyond. What we desperately need right now is rest. We need refreshment. Which is why...
November 30, 2020
"The Mission Begins": Weekly Leader Training—Unit 28, Session 1: Transformed by the Holy Spirit
Sometimes Christians argue over the role of the Holy Spirit, particularly in elements of Christian worship such as speaking in tongues. Interestingly, this “debate” was going on immediately after the Holy Spirit was poured out on the first Christians. Some onlookers even accused them of being drunk! While we cannot examine the various views of spiritual gifts here, it...