Abram and Lot

Who remembers children that challenged your rights or your possessions?  That's MY toy! Youngsters cry...  

It is human-nature for us to seek to possess what is best for our selves   This leads to an attitude of taking rather than of sharing and leads little ones to challenge the rights and possessions of others.  Today we look at an example of this and learn that we can trust God when we are challenged over our rights or possessions.

Cain and Abel

This study session is on Navigating Family Conflict.  We will be looking at biblical examples illustrating family responsibility, family rights, family favorites, family rivalry, family jealousy, and family reconciliation.   Today we go back to where it all started. Adam and Eve's family as we look at Cain and Abel and see that God expects us to look after our family members.

Have you ever known a family where every family member was different in some way from the others?  Have you ever known a family that wasn't that way?

Purpose: Exemplified

The Bible tells us that everything we do is to be for God’s glory.  It explains that when we live in obedience, serving and living in the purpose God has given us, we will bring glory to God.  But what is "everything" we do?  Does this include how we brush our teeth or other mundane routines?  Does it include only public interactions?  How can we bring glory to God in "everything" we do?

Purpose Expressed

In the previous study Paul wrote of how the power of the indwelling Holy Spirit changes the focus of how a believer lives from works of the flesh to the fruit of the Spirit.  This change should not lead to vain glory or conceit Paul tells us, but rather to a life of service to God and to others out of the agape love that the Spirit has for all.

From most physical to most spiritual the various types of love described by the Greeks were: