Elijah

God With Us There is great joy in simple faithfulness. by Erin Franklin I WOULDN’T NECESSARILY say I grew up in a “musical” family, but that didn’t stop us from always having music in our home, even if that simply meant someone was whistling, piano-playing, humming, or singing as he or she went about the […]

God’s Beautiful Surprises Keep noticing how often the Lord blesses you. by Sophie Hudson NOW I WON’T PRESUME to speak for the group, but I think — for most of us, at least — that when we consider what we’re thankful for, we land on the big stuff first. We’re thankful for our families, our […]

  The Things That Bind Speaker and author Christine Caine defies the odds and topples the lies that could have buried her. by Lindsay Williams IN 1966, A BABY WAS BORN. For reasons unknown, the mother abandoned the baby, who was never given a name. Instead, the baby was awarded a number. Number 2508 the […]

  A New Name by Esther Fleece Allen MY FIRST MEAL IN OXFORD, ENGLAND, was a spaghetti dinner with Jason and Tamy Elam, friends who had become family. This couple had taken me in during my college years and treated me like a family member. They had recently taken their six children to Oxford so […]

Looking for digital teaching plans and helps? Check out Lifeway’s Church Assistance Package. Date: August 29, 2021 Lead Others to Serve The Point: Lead others to serve God. Get Into the Study Use the following information to introduce Question #1. Begin by sharing this news item: Peyton Manning was inducted into the pro football Hall […]

Looking for digital teaching plans and helps? Check out Lifeway’s Church Assistance Package. Date: August 22, 2021 Serve Even When Discouraged The Point: Serve even when discouraged. Get Into the Study Use the following information to introduce Question #1. Seven years ago Al Nixon got up to watch the sunrise from a park bench at […]