October 8 | Sharing and Pretending
Reading Time: 4 minutes
The church was considered by onlookers not only as a dangerous place but also a desired place. . . .
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Hunting Ministry Teaching Kids about Faith, God, Prayer
Reading Time: 5 minutes
Jake Ratliff and Josh Hawkins met at Tollesboro (Ky.) Christian Church and bonded over their love of the outdoors and hunting. After noticing many young people lacked dads or father figures, they developed Hunt for the Gospel to help teach young people about hunting, God, and living with Christlike character. . . .
October 1 | Discovery
Reading Time: 2 minutes
These Discovery Questions are for use with this week’s Lookout Bible Lesson, “Birth of the Church” (Acts 2:1-4, 14-15, 22-24, 29-32, 36-42), by Mark Scott.
October 8 | Discovery
Reading Time: 2 minutes
These Discovery Questions are for use with this week’s Lookout Bible Lesson, “Sharing and Pretending” (Acts 4:32—5:16), by Mark Scott.
Drinking Our Cup
Reading Time: 2 minutes
Jesus was treated as he did not deserve so we could be treated as we do not deserve. . . .
Ozark Reaches $5.9 Million Goal (Plus News Briefs)
Reading Time: 3 minutes
Supporters have helped Ozark Christian College meet the $5.9 million goal for its Ready To Go campaign which targets three initiatives. . . . Plus briefs about SpireConference (Sept. 26-28), the Midwest Ministers’ Retreat (Oct. 23-24), a tragedy in Kansas, and more.
THROWBACK THURSDAY: ‘The Greatest Enemy of Christianity in India’ (1953)
Reading Time: 6 minutes
“Bernel Getter, a young Wisconsin missionary who is home on furlough after five years in India’s Central Provinces because of a severe case of malaria,” told Midwestern church audiences in 1953 that, “denominationalism is Christianity’s greatest enemy in India” . . .
October 1 | Birth of the Church
Reading Time: 4 minutes
Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit, and so was the church. . . .
‘One Body’ Marks 40 Years of Promoting Christian Unity
Reading Time: 4 minutes
“One Body,” edited by Victor Knowles, has promoted the unity of all Christians for the sake of world evangelism (as Jesus prayed for in John 17:21) for 40 years, but its focus has been on unity within the Restoration Movement . . .