Freed From Our Idols

Week of December 12 Exodus 20:4-6 OPENER Which app, streaming service, social media site, game, etc. are you most addicted to? DISCUSSION Read Exodus 20:4. Idols are what we turn to instead of God to get what you want. What are some popular forms of idolatry in our...
Freed to Enjoy God (Exodus 20:1-3)

Freed to Enjoy God (Exodus 20:1-3)

American founding father Thomas Jefferson is famous for many things, and eminently quotable on a number of topics, but perhaps his best known role is as the author of the Declaration of Independence. In the opening sentence of the second paragraph of that document it...

Freed to Enjoy God

Week of January 5 Exodus 20:1-3 OPENER When are the times you feel most free in life? DISCUSSION Read Exodus 20:1–2. Before giving his commandments, God reminded the Israelites of his faithfulness. God wants his people to obey him out of love for him—not a sense of...
Celebrate the Lamb (John 1:29-42)

Celebrate the Lamb (John 1:29-42)

The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! (John 1:29) Today is Wednesday, January 1, 2025. It is just another Wednesday, not much different than yesterday, but it is special because it is the...
Celebrate the Light (John 1:4-13)

Celebrate the Light (John 1:4-13)

Light is like no other element in the perceivable universe. It has characteristics of energy and matter, but it also is like electricity that moves through a conducting cable. Electricity doesn’t flow like water, rather it is a charge that is passed from one molecule...