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In this lesson, we will take a look at God's plan for giving. Paul tells the Corinthians of three principles to use as the offering plate is passed. If we are faithful to give, God will simply use His marvelous ministry of multiplication to increase the seed we sow. God is concerned with our attitude while giving, as He concludes by saying, "God loves a cheerful giver." Read lesson: ...

God has outlined for us in Proverbs some extremely valuable principles to govern how and why we give. They will fall into eleven different principles which are the higher ways of our incredible God. We will find that the treasures of earth won't spend in Heaven; and the treasures of Heaven won't spend on earth. We are either storing up one kind of treasure or the other. Read lesson: 929A

How do we reach out as a church body to meet the needs of others? There are two groups of people we are to minister to - the needy and other believers in the body of Christ. This lesson offers practical suggestions on ways we as a church can reach out into the community to draw men to Himself. Read lesson: 928B

In this lesson we are going to take a walk down the dusty highways of reality with Jesus Christ. We're going to look at how the Master lived His life. We will see what and who was important to Him, and we want to see just how Jesus translated the principles of God's message of love into the fiber of everyday life. Read lesson: 928A

The Church has been commissioned to walk in Jesus' footsteps being led by His Spirit. What He has to give man is spiritual and lasts forever, but in order to communicate spiritual truth in a physical world, there are physical needs that must be met. We belong to a God who cares; therefore, we need to be caring for those who are poor and needy. Read lesson: 927B

Jesus did not come to teach us how to take what was ours; Satan had already taught us that! Jesus came to teach us how to give away, how to turn loose of everything we have. He came to teach us how to give in order to teach us how to live. He came to demonstrate how to give a life away. That is the subject of this lesson. Read lesson: 927A

The Christian's close friendships, those intimate heart-to-heart exchanges of lives, are for a special purpose, and God has special principles for us to apply. In this lesson, we will look again into the book of Proverbs to see what it means to be a friend. Read lesson: 926B

In this study, we will look at God's design for the responsible Christian woman. We will look at God's truths in regard to the roles of the woman as well as a portrait drawn by the Holy Spirit of three basic strengths of the Christian woman. Read lesson: 926A

Do you believe in Easter? That question was always on Edith Berns' lips as she talked to everyone she met. Edith not only knew what Easter was all about, she experienced it every day; therefore, her faith remained unshaken even as her doctor told her she had a terminal disease. Edith, knowing she would soon be with her Lord, helped to make Easter a reality for many others around her. Read less...

The character of this age is rebellion and disrespect! The crisis of this age is that the world is looking at us as their last hope. So the call of this age is for Christian sons and daughters to return immediately to the standards of respect demanded in the Word of God. In order to do that, they must come to understand the miracle of God's ways. That's the purpose of this study from the b...

A parent's greatest joy is for his children to walk in Truth: therefore, a parent's greatest concern is the spiritual battle that goes on in his child's life. Their struggle is a battle going on in the Heavenlies for control of their souls. Satan is feeding them the lie that they can live independently of God. God is nurturing them with the seed of Lordship. Every choice they make is a...

We must discipline our children when they are young; teaching them first, correcting them secondly, and finally punishing them when necessary to gain their attention and alter their direction. Our objective is always restoration, never condemnation. Our motive is always to demonstrate love; and our example is our loving Heavenly Father. Read lesson: 924A

God gives us tasks as parents to teach our children about His Word, His worth, His works and His ways. We are to teach them consistently, continuously, intently, and personally. As we do, the real joy in being a parent will come pouring into our lives. Read lesson: 923B

We live in a world in which we find ourselves deluged with information on how to raise our children. The problem is what to do with the information we know. First of all, we need to define whether the precepts are from God or whether they are man's concepts. We have a responsibility to do that which God has convicted or encouraged us to do. Read lesson: 923A

The book of Proverbs draws a contrast between the diligent man and the slothful man. Let's journey through Scripture and see how God views each of them. Work has always been a vital part of the plan of God, so we will use it as the backdrop for viewing these two kinds of men. Read lesson: 922B

In our study of the book of Proverbs, we see the third face of wisdom, that of responsibility. In this lesson, we will look at the purpose and direction of the Christian. What does a wise man do with his life? It is time to remind ourselves, as Christians, where we are going and why we are here. Read lesson: 922A

There are many areas in which our tongues need to be controlled. Four areas that we will touch on in this lesson are flattery, gossip, sarcasm and obscenity. Each has its own way of destroying others and damaging the reputation of the Holy God. We cannot control our tongues naturally, but God can! Let's let Him. Read lesson: 921B

In this lesson, we will examine what the book of Proverbs says about lying. We live in a world of acceptable lying, of justified lying - yet we belong to a God of absolute Truth. How do we reconcile the two? Or do we? If telling the truth will hurt someone, should we tell the truth? In order to address the problem, we must look at the principles of God's Word. Read lesson: 921A

What is the appeal of being a judge? It is so easy to slip into those robes of self-righteousness and exalt ourselves to the bench of Christian judgeship. To define judging from a spiritual perspective requires four definitions - criticism, accusation, judging, and self-judgment. Are you qualified to be a judge in the eyes of the Judge who sits on the throne? Read lesson: 920B

The Christian who shouts in his testimony, "Of mine own self I can do nothing," and then subtly underlines his conversations with echoes of his own accomplishments, leaves behind him the wreckage of a confused world. Boasting is self-exaltation. It is man's attempt to bring glory to himself, so boasting is serious business. Just what does the Scripture say we should boast about? Read...

Forest Grove was not a town you would particularly want to visit, at least not until Pastor Tom started praying. He prayed fervently for God to send one man whose heart beat for Him. What a surprise as God reveals to Pastor Tom, through a series of unforeseen circumstances, the answer to his prayer. As we see the effect of one person's life who is sold out for God, we find that the little town...

What are our murmuring tongues really saying to the world? A murmurer is someone who utters indistinct or indirect expressions of dissatisfaction or resentment. The subtle message his life reflects can be summed up in one phrase, "Why me, Lord; Why me?" God also has a response to murmurers. Find out what it is. Read lesson: 919A

What are the marks of a murmurer? What are the kinds of things God's people murmur over? If God is in control, what possible reason could we have to murmur. Let's take a look at some of the murmurers we find in the Scriptures and see what the results were. Read lesson: 918B

Complaining, murmuring, and nagging form the three-cornered triangle of trouble that mark off the boundaries of our next phase of study. They all have in common a discontented spirit and a negative concept of the sovereignty of God. We'll be looking in this lesson and the next at the characteristics of these three tongue-twisters, and how to bring them under control. Read lesson: 918A

What makes us give a bad report of people? Why do we so delight in verbally destroying another person's character? We will find several reasons. How can we begin to give a good report of others and our circumstances? We can purpose in our hearts to make this concept of giving a good report an integral part of our lives by using a threefold triangle of faithfulness - Commitment, Accountability,...