A listing of free resources available to help you better prepare and teach a Bible study group using Adult Explore the Bible. These ideas support Session 7, “Strengthens,” in the Fall 2023 study of the Gospel of Mark (Mark 9:17-29). Extra Idea Extra provides an idea for using a current news story to introduce and…
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Faith is not a single event. It’s a process, a journey. While the old saying is true that a journey of a thousand miles begins with one step, the journey doesn’t end after the first step. My wife and I learned this lesson when we hiked one of the popular trails in the Smoky Mountains…
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Peter asked God to do the impossible. After praying, he told a dead woman to arise and she did (v.40). It was a bold and audacious request. It was a prayer prayed to the same God whom we worship today. The miracle rocked the community to its core and many more came to believe as…
Read MoreWritten by Ken Braddy – Manager of Adult Ongoing Bible Studies at Lifeway Christian Resources “After they called in the apostles and had them flogged, they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus and released them. Then they went out from the presence of the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to…
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In many of Jesus’ miraculous healings, the afflicted person spoke to Jesus directly. In Matthew 8:5-13, however, the person being healed could not speak to Jesus. Rather, Jesus healed him at the faith-filled request of an advocate. Have you ever been that advocate who beseeches God for healing on someone’s behalf? Have you ever been…
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