Have you ever been on the receiving side of a "you are either with us, or against us" discussion? ... How did that make you feel? Did you know that Jesus also used this technique to grow his following? The implied consequence of not joining Him is well known in our Faith.

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Which came first, the chicken or the egg? ... Similarly, which came first, Adam and Eve, or their parents? This lesson teaches us how God started it all.

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If you want to be perfect..., go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me!

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One of the reasons Jesus answered so many questions and wanted his disciples to do the same, is because he wanted to make sure his disciples knew it was always ok to ask him questions about God.... So, it is good to ask each other questions about God and it is good to share our thoughts about the asked questions because that's a really good way for us to learn about God.

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Today's story reminds us that when we need help, we should make our need of help be known, just like Bartimaeus did.... We should call out for help to our friends, our family, to Jesus, and to God. When we do, there will be voices that tell us to be quiet because others are too busy or too important to help us - that God is too busy and too important to help us. Today's lesson teaches us that Jesus and God are never too busy for us.

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We want good things for our children: to become well-rounded, moral people; to learn to provide for themselves, and perhaps a family; to be happy and perhaps contribute to society in some way. Well, what's the problem with that?... According to this week's lesson, as Christians, though, we have a completely different purpose and authority in life! That purpose is to love and obey Jesus! That means that our ultimate desire for the next generation should be far bigger than just these things that I just mentioned. These things may be really good, and important things, but they may not the MOST important things.

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In today's lesson, Jesus tells his disciples that the Pharisees are pretending to be people that they are not. In many ways, some people today do the same (pretend to be someone they are not).... Well, one person that never pretended to be someone He was not was Jesus. Since Jesus wasn't pretending, then we can actually learn from Him what he was teaching and doing. We can do this by reading and talking about the Jesus' stories in the Bible - just like we're doing.

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When things fall apart..., Jesus reminds us that God is always with us, and is always wanting to help us know what to do for ourselves and others.

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