Course Spotlight: Luther and an “Epistle of Straw”
Martin Luther removed books from the Old Testament, and fought to strip away sections of the New Testament as well. Luther’s words denigrating James’ epistle are well-known.
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Assembly Summary: Unlocking the Mystery of Life
Modern science claims matter and energy are the two fundamental elements of life. “But,” Mr. Richard Ames said, “there’s another factor: intelligence.” Mr. Ames played the documentary Unlocking the Mystery of Life for his Assembly. In this documentary, scientists argue that intelligent design is undeniably present in nature. Mr. Ames asked the students to consider this question as they watched the video: “Why should intelligence be a foundational element of science?”
Course Spotlight: Was Christ a “Created Being” or Eternal?
Some religions teach that Jesus Christ is a created being. Some even say that He was the brother of Lucifer, or that He was the archangel Michael. Is Jesus Christ a created being, or is He eternal?
Digging Deeper: The Greatest Nation
Author: Mr. Kenneth Frank | Faculty in Theology, Living Education Estimated Reading time: 8 min., 41 sec. Did you know that God intended ancient Israel to be the greatest nation […]
Assembly Summary: Today Matters
“Put your trust in God, and keep your powder dry.” – Oliver Cromwell
Dr. Richard Franz, the area pastor of the Illinois and Missouri congregations, said, “While trust in God is our ultimate duty, it doesn’t rule out our responsibility to work hard and prepare diligently.” In his assembly, he reminded the students of the importance of what they do today to prepare for tomorrow.
“If we’re waiting for the absolute perfect conditions to do something in life, it will never happen.”
Children’s Bible Program – Level 3: NT Lesson 11 “Taken to Pilate”
Featured Passage: Matthew 26 Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem did not sit well with the chief priests and elders. Besides, not many days before that, Jesus had resurrected Lazarus from […]
Children’s Bible Program – Level 2: NT Lesson 11 “The Empty Tomb”
Featured Passage: John 20 After being betrayed, Jesus was taken away and was killed even though He had done nothing wrong. He died for the sins of every person in […]
Children’s Bible Program – Level 1: NT Lesson 11 “Five Loaves and Two Fish”
Featured Passage: Luke 9, John 6 The disciples had just returned from preaching the gospel to many people, and they were excited to tell Jesus about what they had done. […]
Course Spotlight: How Do We Abide in Christ?
In some of our online courses, we have a “Student Thoughts” section where we ask a question to see what the students think. In Unit 4 of the Life Ministry and Teachings of Jesus Christ course, we asked the questions: How do we abide in Christ? (John 15:4) How do we allow God’s word to abide in us? (John 15:7) What does that look like in a practical sense?