There are times for every emotion under heaven. We are emotional human beings. Sometimes our tears and joys intersect.
Ever attend a birthday party and a death simultaneously? There are many parallels between our births and our deaths in Scripture.
Meeting Trials with Tears of Joy
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Sleepless nights can create a whole gamut of feelings and emotions. They may be the result of cares and concerns of the day, multiple aches and pains in the body hindering a comfortable resting position, or struggling with the circumstances we have yet to face. It is seldom because we are overwhelmed with the realization that, no matter the causes, we remain in the presence of God. Wrapping a blanket around our heads in frustration is so much easier than wrapping our hearts and souls around with the promises of God through His Word.
During the passionate season of Lent there is a way to change all that. Rather than giving up something for Lent, we can strive to take our eyes off ourselves and redirect the eyes of our hearts on the service we can do for Christ. Rather than “giving up” something for Lent, perhaps “giving to” others for Him is the answer. It may not change our sleepless nights, but it will prepare our minds to praise Him as long as we live, to be satisfied with the rich Spiritual food He has to offer, and to sing for joy under the cover of His wings. In these moments, we are in the presence of God.
Making Lent an Opportunity with Leader Guide
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God is a God of order. He ordered our world in so many wonderful ways, and all for our benefit. One of the ways that He has provided order for us is through setting up structures of authority.
Loving and Respecting Authority with Leader Guide — Relationship with Others
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A Bible study on words. There are three types of words for us to consider: the Word of God (Holy Scripture), the Word made flesh (Christ), and common words in our everyday speech.
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What is joy? Real joy comes from helping others. Putting Jesus first and others ahead of ourselves, we can find joy.
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God's love for us as His children is shown throughout Scripture. This study looks at the importance of encouraging all of His children to learn more about Jesus, their Savior.
Let the Little Children Come to Me with Leader Guide
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Confidence! It’s great stuff! It makes us feel good. We all want it in every aspect of our lives. But the truth is we often do not feel confident. Sometimes we do okay, but if we are honest with ourselves, many times we are pretending and yearning for confidence that we just do not feel. Where to go? Where to look? What to do? Who will help? How can we get this precious confidence that we so much desire? We look to Jesus who became our Brother taking on our flesh, blood, and bone as a tiny Child so He could take our guilt and sin to the cross and bury it in the grave forever.
Jesus Is My Confidence! Study Guide with Leader Guide
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Take a moment to imagine you are pursuing the true path God desires you to follow. You are walking with God, step-by-step, as you glorify His name in word and action. You live every day with purpose and passion. Along the way you know God is saying, “Well done, my good and faithful servant.” How’s that going for you? Are you following God’s will for you right now?
Grace-Full Women with Leader Guide
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It's not always easy to serve as a model of humility. This Bible study helps us understand how to be humble servants of Christ.
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Think of a time when there was love all around you. If you have been to a LWML national or district convention, you would have experienced love all around. People smiled and were helpful, concerned, caring, and happy. They were encouraged to share the Gospel and God’s love. They were sharing stories of love while planning acts of love. On returning home the women shared stories of kindness, love, and caring that they had experienced, and spiritual insights that they had gained. The women excitedly told how their love for God was going to be shared through the funding of missions with Mite Boxes.
This is a mountain-top experience. Perhaps you have had a different mountain-top experience of being surrounded by love that you would like to share.
After these mountain-top experiences, we come back to the valley, the everyday life where, as the apostle John says, the whole world is under the control of the evil one (1 John 5:19b NIV). It is more difficult to share God’s love with those who make fun of Christians; those who are mean-spirited towards us; and those whose lives revolve around themselves. In everyday life there are distractions and discouragements along with demands on our time and resources. We are not always surrounded by others who encourage us to share God’s love.
How do we surround people in the “valley” with love?
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The night Jesus was born God gave the world the greatest gift it would ever receive. The gift of the newborn King came in a humble beginning, showing no signs of royalty. Yet wise men went to great lengths to come and worship Jesus and present Him with treasured gifts. With great faith they simply believed Him to be the Savior and worshipped Him.
Over 2000 years have passed since the night Jesus was born. Yet, we still celebrate His birth. The joy we receive in knowing Christ came as our Savior is shared as we exchange gifts with each other. We also give to the poor and needy. We give to our family and friends. “Wish lists” are complied and special gifts are selected. But what “gift” do we give to our Savior?
Gold, Frankincense and Me! (study guide with leader guide)
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Love is a very popular word. We hear a lot about it in our culture. Everybody needs love. Everybody wants to get that valentine that Charlie Brown is always waiting for at the mailbox. Well, you and I are in luck. We do have a valentine waiting for us — a love letter from God just waiting for us to open and read it.
This Bible study takes a closer look at Ruth and Naomi's story in the book of Ruth.
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The world has many false ideas about God. For example, it doesn’t matter which religion you follow; we all believe in the same God. Or, there are many gods and you can choose the one that is right for you. The Bible tells us that the Triune God is a God above all gods. Who is this God above other gods?
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“Go tell it on the mountain, over the hills and everywhere.” These words could have been sung by the prophet Isaiah some 800 years before Christ. These words are also the job description of God’s people today. As members of a missionary organization, let us learn more from God’s Word on how to be better missionaries of Jesus Christ to our sin-dying world. Through this Bible study, you will gain a better understanding of witnessing and be equipped to witness in the power of the Holy Spirit as stated in Acts 1:8, You will be my witnesses… to the ends of the earth.
This Bible study will guide your group through ways to witness to others using the Word of God, personal experience and sample situations.
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Would you step out of a plane, hang onto a strut, and then let go? Thousands of skydivers do it every year. Why do they take the risk? Because they have trained and have made a conscious commitment to the sport, with full knowledge of the risks involved.
Do you step out of your bed each morning, hang onto your faith, and let go...let God? As soon as you step out of bed, the risks are there - tension, conflict, weariness and suffering. Christian living is risky. How can you “jump” into life, trusting Him with all the uncertainties in your life? Let’s compare the steps involved in two “risky” activities - jumping out of airplanes and “jumping” into Christian living.
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