GOSPEL CONVERSATION OPPORTUNITY Advent Week Three- The Gift of JOY What makes you happy? What is something that always makes you smile, even when you are upset or angry? Did you know that as Christians, we don’t always have to be happy, but we can always be joyful? Sounds tricky,
GOSPEL CONVERSATION OPPORTUNITY This week we walked through the last week of Jesus’ life and learned about his crucifixion and resurrection. Both of those were necessary for us to be able to no longer be separated from God! Read Romans 3:23. The Bible tells us that we have all sinned.
GOSPEL CONVERSATION OPPORTUNITY Did you know that there was almost a 400-year gap between the events of the Old Testament and the events of the New Testament? The Jewish people waited in silence a long time for Jesus to come. Read Exodus 1:1-9. Remember the story of the Israelites and
GOSPEL CONVERSATION OPPORTUNITY This week’s reading about God’s presence leaving the temple and Jerusalem was sad, wasn’t it? Thankfully, because of what Jesus did for us on the cross by taking the punishment of our sin, we don’t have to worry about God’s presence ever leaving us. We also know
GOSPEL CONVERSATION OPPORTUNITY Isaiah’s message to the people of Israel was filled with promises of a coming Messiah. Spend some time today researching the timing of when Isaiah was written. (Hint- it was over 700 years BEFORE Jesus was born.). The Israelites had to wait a long time for the
GOSPEL CONVERSATION OPPORTUNITY We read a lot this week about the evil choices that the Kings of Israel and Judah made at times. Sometimes when we read about something so bad, we might think that we could never do something so evil or bad. The sad truth is that we
GOSPEL CONVERSATION OPPORTUNITY Read I Corinthians 3:16. What does it mean that our body is the temple of God? Talk about the fact that because of Jesus the Spirit of God now lives in us! We don’t have to travel to a place to worship. We can worship God any
GOSPEL CONVERSATION OPPORTUNITY Read Psalm 103:2 Talk about remembering the “benefits” of the Lord. What has he done for you? This is a great opportunity for your family to share your stories of faith- how did you come to know Jesus? Share these stories with one another and thank God