SEPTEMBER 15, 2024 READ: 1 Corinthians 15 (Focus vs. 12-22) MEMORY VERSE “If Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith.” 1 Corinthians 15:14 BACKGROUND Even as country music legend Johnny Cash was approaching
SEPTEMBER 14, 2024 READ: 2 Kings 5 (Focus 1-3 & 9-14) MEMORY VERSE “He went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, as the man of God had told him.” 2 Kings 5:14 BACKGROUND Jocelyn’s bestselling dish at
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024 READ: Matthew 6 (Focus vs. 9-13) MEMORY VERSE “Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.” Matthew 6:10 BACKGROUND The factories of Victorian England were dark places. Fatalities were high, and workers often lived
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024 READ: Exodus 20:8-11 MEMORY VERSE “Remember the Sabbath day.” Exodus 20:8 BACKGROUND Have you ever been in the middle of telling a story and then stopped, stuck on a detail like a name or date you couldn’t
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 READ: Genesis 9 (Focus vs. 11-17) MEMORY VERSE “I will remember my covenant between me and you and all living creatures of every kind.” Genesis 9:15 BACKGROUND On September 11, 2023—the twenty-second anniversary of the attacks against
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024 READ: John 1 (Focus vs. 9-13) MEMORY VERSE “To all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.” John 1:12 BACKGROUND When Jay Speights of
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 READ: Matthew 16 (Focus vs. 13-19) MEMORY VERSE “I will build my church.” Matthew 16:18 BACKGROUND A fire burned Balsora Baptist Church to the ground. As emergency workers and community members gathered after the blaze subsided, they
SEPTEMBER 8, 2024 READ: Psalm 87 MEMORY VERSE “All my fountains are in you.” Psalm 87:7 BACKGROUND In 1960, Otto Preminger provoked controversy with his movie Exodus. Based on Leon Uris’ novel, it provides a fictional account of Jewish refugees
SEPTEMBER 7, 2024 READ: Joshua 3 (Focus vs. 7-17) MEMORY VERSE “When you reach the edge of the Jordan’s waters, go and stand in the river.” Joshua 3:8 BACKGROUND The guest speaker spoke on the wisdom of trusting God and
SEPTEMBER 6, 2024 READ: Ephesians 4 (Focus vs. 22-29) MEMORY VERSE “Each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to your neighbor, for we are all members of one body.” Ephesians 4:25 BACKGROUND A man was adept at
