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We live in challenging and changing times. Often we are left feeling unsettled and uncertain, like a ship in a storm being tossed to and fro. But God has a remedy called "hope."
The only constant in our world today is change! Not all change is bad, but at times it leads to uncertainty, doubt and hopelessness. Yet, this is not how God wants his people to live. If you are drifting the thing you need most is an anchor! That's what God offers - a hope that is a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul. In this lesson, we explore this hope in Heb. 6:17-20.
If you had been living in Jerusalem in 586 BC, you would have witnessed the worst tragedy of your life.
As we've turned the page to 2021, many people feel hopeful this year will be better than the last.
Mary is one of the most interesting and controversial characters in the Bible. Her importance is often overemphasized and, as a result, we may sometimes underemphasize her importance. In the narrative of the birth of Jesus, she has an encounter with Gabriel that reminds us how God used her as an instrument.
We enter the final week of 2020 and we look back at a difficult year. What would a wise man tell us about planning for a new year?
Have you ever been a part of something that you felt was bigger than you? I can only imagine that is exactly how Joseph must have felt when an angel appeared to him in a dream and explained his life was about to change (Matt. 1:18-25). Ironically, the angel challenged him to be a part of a story that would change the world! In this story, Joseph serves as a great example of how God will challenge us too.
Few people enjoy the sense of “lostness.” One researcher took volunteers to Germany, strapped a GPS to them, and told them to walk a straight line without help through the Bienwald Forest. The clouds blocked out the sun, and people started wandering in circles because they had nothing to anchor them. When that happens, we grow afraid. Michael Bond puts it this way: Children lost in the woods is a common a motif in modern fairy tales and in ancient mythology. Usually in fiction there is some kind of redemption: Snow White is rescued by dwarfs and even Hansel and Gretel, facing certain doom in the gingerbread house, find their way home. Reality is often more grim: During the 18th and 19th centuries, getting lost was one of the most common causes of death among the children of European settlers in the North American wilderness. No wonder we look for something when lost! Jesus knew man’s ability to get lost. They wander from what is reliable to something more compelling yet harmful. When he came to the world, he had a simple mission. It caused him to ignore many and focus on a few. He knew why he came: “For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost.”” (Luke 19:10) Are you lost? It’s not comforting. What is needed is to find someone who can help you find the way. Are you that helper? -Robert G. Taylor-
When the Messiah is born, the fact that shepherds are the first to be given the news speaks both to the character of God and the nature of our own mission today.
Angels are fascinating! They play a significant role in God's story of redemption. One of those times is during the events surrounding the birth of Jesus. In this lesson, we consider the fascinating account of Zechariah's encounter with Gabriel.
