09/27/2020
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The Chief Priests
There are no questions that are too hard or tricky for Jesus to answer....
Jesus answers our questions! In today's lesson
some people were trying to trick Jesus with a question. Jesus answered the
question by telling a story. Find out how he did it.
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10/04/2020
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Parable of the Vineyard
The thief who died on the cross next to Jesus entered paradise where he is enjoying eternal...
and everlasting life with Christ just the same as Peter, James, and John, who literally gave their
lives in service to the Savior. Is that fair? Find out with the Parable of the Vineyard.
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10/11/2020
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The Wedding Bankquet
The parable of the Wedding Bankquet can be challenging to undertand. In this story it's apparent that the chosen
people (the Jews) have ignored the call of God.... Therefore, God calls everyone else (the Gentiles) to the party (kingdom
of heaven). However, be cautions, not everyone is allowed in.
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10/18/2020
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Paying Taxes
In today's story the Pharisees once again try to trick Jesus by asking him if it is right to pay the
imperial tax to Caesar or not? The questioners have carefully crafted a question that allows only a
yes-or-no answer.... Their purpose in doing so is to limit Jesus' options so that he has no choice but to
answer in a way that will compromise him. If Jesus answers that the taxes are lawful, he will alienate
the people, who hate the tax and the coin. If he answers that the taxes are not lawful, the Romans will
arrest him for sedition. Either way, Jesus loses and his enemies win. See how he responds in today's lesson.
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10/25/2020
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The Greatest Commandment
Jesus defines for the Pharisees the two great commandments for living a godly life—both of which ...
revolve around love. This was true in Jesus's time and true for us today. We could use a bit of
love all around.
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11/01/2020
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Be Humble
Do you keep up with the Joneses?... See what Jesus has to say about that in today's lesson.
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11/08/2020
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Ten Bridesmaids
Do you stop to smell the roses?...
In this week's lesson Jesus tells us the parable of the Ten Bridesmaids to teach us that
there are so many beautiful things in this world. If we are to enjoy all that God
has created we must be attentive. That means we must take time to look and see what
is around us. We must pay attention so we don’t miss God's blessings.
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11/15/2020
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Parable of the Talents
With the Parable of the Talents, Jesus reinforces the principle of stewardship. As believers...,
we are all given resources according to our skills and abilities, but those resources ultimately
belong to God. We will eventually answer for how we invest them.
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11/22/2020
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Sheep and Goats
In this parable, the King separates the sheep from the goats. Unlike sheep, goats are known
for being headstrong, self-reliant, and independent. For the purposes of Jesus's story, they
contrast perfectly with sheep.... The "sheep" are given their kingdom inheritance for the services
they rendered to the King. Jesus gives the same message from the negative perspective. The
goats are condemned because of what they didn't do. To their shame, they didn't realize that
passing up opportunities to do good for others was the same as passing up opportunities to
serve their King. Do you consider yourself a sheep or a goat?
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12/06/2020
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John the Baptist Prepares the Way
John is better known to us as John the Baptist, or John the Baptizer. He must have been an
interesting person. He didn't live in the city. He lived out in the desert, or wilderness.... He didn't eat hamburgers and French fries; he ate locusts and honey. He didn't wear a suit,
or even jeans and a tea shirt; he wore clothes made out of camel's skin and he had a leather
belt around his waist. So what did John do that was so special?
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12/13/2020
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John the Baptist Proclaims Jesus' Coming
There was a great man called John. Some people thought he might be the Messiah....
But when they asked him who he was, he said he was NOT the Messiah. His job was to point them to the real Messiah. That's our job as Christians too.
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12/20/2020
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Angels Visit
What would you do if you started to see visions? Specifically of an angel?...
Would you be scared? Would you stop with the eggnog? In this week's lesson, such a vision came to Mary, the Mother of Jesus.
Like you she was terrified. Find out how Mary responded.
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01/10/2021
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Jesus' Baptism
The next time someone gives you a hug I want you to remember the day Jesus was
baptized....
For on that day the Father showed Jesus how pleased he was with him and it made Jesus feel good!
Will you do that? Will you give someone a hug today to show them how much you care about them?
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01/17/2021
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God Calls Samuel
Once upon a time there was a little boy named Samuel. One night, God called to Samuel but he
didn't know it was God calling him.... It
took several tries before Samuel learned it was God calling. He had to learn to listen to God's
voice first. It's the same in our lives. If we want God to speak to us, we have to listen for Him.
We might not hear a voice as Samuel did, but we'll hear God speaking in our minds and in our
hearts. Join us to find out how.
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01/24/2021
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Jonah and the Big Fish
Have you ever chosen not to follow directions and if so why not? Sometimes we might not want ...to
follow directions because we don't understand why we must do something, or disagree with the
task at hand, or be afraid. The same happened to Jonah in today's lesson. God wanted him to do
somethingn but Jonah disobey God, and he had consequences.
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01/31/2021
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Teaching and Healing
It's hard to teach if you're not prepared. Teaching takes a lot of preparation and
training.... It also helps to know the whole story,
the big picture. In today's story, Jesus does some teaching, and surprises everyone with the way he
teaches. It says that he teaches "as one having authority, and not as the scribes". Join us to find out how.
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02/07/2021
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Jesus Heals
In this week's story, Jesus visits the home of Simon. When he got there he learned that Simon's mother-in-law
was sick in bed with a fever. She was a stranger to Jesus but He goes right to her and helps to make her well....
Sometimes it's an uncomfortable feeling – and takes a little bravery – to do the right thing, but Jesus never shied away from
helping when he was needed. Don't take chances getting sick but there are lots of ways
to help. Sometimes just being and showing concern is enough. Will you keep an eye out for
people in need this week and do the right thing? Your help could mean a lot to them.
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02/14/2021
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The Transfiguration
Take a look at these letters: M O M - Does that spell MOM or does that spell WOW? It's a matter of
perspective isn't it? Writing MOM on a piece of paper can be read multiple ways just by turning the
paper in a different direction. It's the same paper – but we're seeing it in whole new way....
Something similar happens in this week's lesson. Several of the disciples are walking with Jesus up a
high mountain when all of a sudden they see him in a new and different way. His clothes suddenly
become a dazzling white and they hear the voice of God explaining that "this is my Son." There's
a special name for this in the Bible. Join us Sunday to find out what it is.
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02/21/2021
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Noah's Ark
One day God looked down on the world that he had created and he saw how mean and evil the
people had become. It broke his heart...
to see the way people were acting. "I'm sorry I made
them, he said, "I'll get rid of them all." And from here we learn the story about Noah's Ark.
But in today's world and in our society, are disesases such as cancer and covid the new flood?
Interesting topic this Sunday.
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02/28/2021
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Abraham and Sarah's Visitors
If God knocked on your door how would you greet Him? Let me give you a different perspective: ...
You're expecting a relaxing day at home when the phone rings and you are confronted with a call for help, what do you do? That's the test.
When you are busy around the house cleaning, and dinner burning on the stove, and the refrigerator has just quit and the sink is clogged up and you've got a thousand different things on your mind, and your child comes up and asks you a question which is seems of little importance, what do you do then? That's the test.
When your neighbor gets sick and somebody has to take care of the children, what do you do? What is your reaction? That's the test.
These are the tests from God. This is the way God tested Abraham as we'll see in this week's lesson.
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03/07/2021
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The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments state the most fundamental moral obligations that bind human beings to God and one
another.... In this week's lesson we'll discuss this famous
story about Moses from the Old Testament.
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