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Formations: April 26
Seeking to Understand
Quick! Other than Paul, name a Pharisee in the New Testament. Whom did you pick? Notice a trend? Pharisees in the New Testament are rarely the good guys. Far more often, they serve as a foil to Jesus. A surface-level reading would suggest that the Pharisees were the worst of the worst.
But a deeper reading would reveal a more nuanced story.
Connections: April 26
Life of Freedom and Service
In the week between when I’m writing this and when it will go live, any current event I could choose would already be out of date and forgotten by the news cycle. I can think of four or five different examples just from this week alone; literally every day, the world presents us with good (or rather, bad) examples that should make it easy for us to recognize Jesus’s way by comparison.
Intersection: April 26
I.D. Creation Kit
Due to a printing error, the April 12, 19, & 26 lessons of Intersection are out of order.
For free replacement lessons for these weeks, please click here to download the free QuickPak "I.D. Creation Kit."
April 26: Future I.D.
Most of us, at one time or another, fall into the habit of thinking about the present moment so intensely that we forget about the future entirely. Teenagers are particularly concerned with the here and now. This session encourages youth to look beyond the present moment and think about the following question: What does God want for your life in the future and what does that mean for today? The story of Zacchaeus raises this question in a unique way.
FaithSteps Family Devotions
Evidence
I love whodunits. Whether books, TV shows, or movies, I love reading or watching them and trying to figure out who did it. Most of the time, these books, shows, and movies wrap everything up nicely for us. But real life isn’t like that. Real life is messier. We aren’t guaranteed that find all of the evidence to support what we believe. That’s where faith, particularly leaps of faith, comes in.
Reflections Devotional
Our Spiritual Security System
Systems or accounts protected by voice biometrics are difficult to penetrate. Unlike passwords and PINs, voice biometric security means no one can gain access without the right person's voice. Christ's followers have something of a spiritual voice biometric scanner that they need to maintain. Knowing Christ's voice is crucial when we encounter other voices that call us to follow.
Don't Blink
by Gregory Funderburk
Recently, time itself seems to be doing some weird things. Even when it seems like the days are trudging along, the weeks and the months might then accelerate. There’s a sporadic nature to it all, a fleeting quality. But even now, we should acknowledge that it’s the fleeting nature of life that instructs us most clearly that we’re always walking on holy ground.
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