Pride Transformed (John 13:1–35)

Pride Transformed (John 13:1–35)

So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. (John 13:14) Jesus had chosen twelve men to be his disciples and had spent the prior three years with them, preparing them to spread the Gospel after his resurrection. He...
 Disappointment Transformed (John 11:1–44)

 Disappointment Transformed (John 11:1–44)

About two years after I became a Christian, I found myself married, with a wife, a six year old son and a teenage sister-in-law depending on me. In a national recession I also found myself unemployed. Walking into church one Wednesday evening, the Pastor asked me, “So...
 Freed to Be Content (Exodus 20:17)

 Freed to Be Content (Exodus 20:17)

Do not covet your neighbor’s house. Do not covet your neighbor’s wife, his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor. (Exodus 20:17) To covet is to be consumed with desire for something that belongs to someone else. There is a...

Freed To Be Content

Week of March 9 Exodus 20:17 OPENER What’s one thing you really want right now? DISCUSSION Read Exodus 20:17. Coveting means craving things that God hasn’t given us. What are some examples of things people crave that they don’t have? Coveting keeps us from...
 Freed to Speak Truth (Exodus 20:16)

 Freed to Speak Truth (Exodus 20:16)

You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. (Exodus 20:16) The Ten Commandments can be divided into two parts: the first part is what it looks like to love God and the second part is what it looks like to love your neighbor. When Jesus was asked, “Which is...
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