Articles for tag: Fatherless And Widow

April 19, 2020

Lesson for April 26, 2020: His Chosen People (Dt 10:12-22; 7:6-9; 4:5-9; Lev 9:23, 24)

Dr. Mark Scott wrote this treatment of the International Sunday School Lesson. Scott teaches preaching and New Testament at Ozark Christian College, Joplin, Missouri. This lesson treatment is published in the April 2020 issue of Christian Standard + The Lookout. (Subscribe to our print edition.) ________ Lesson Aim: Because he is holy, walk as his holy people. ________ By Mark Scott God’s chosen people are holy and wholly his. They are to be set apart for him (holy) and entirely devoted to him (wholly his). At times we have emphasized the “purity” side of holiness but have failed to emphasize

December 23, 2019

Christian Standard

Christian Living

The Festival of the Second Mile

(This editorial appeared on p. 10 of the December 25, 1930, issue of Christian Standard.) The Festival of the Second Mile Christmas . . . is a special glorification of unselfishness. Essentially the Christmas spirit is the spirit of doing, at least to one’s loved ones, the things that will make them happy. We study for a month or so the wishes of these friends; we endeavor to learn from their own actions and from the observations of those near them “what they want;” then we proceed to give them what they want. And we find an unwonted happiness in

November 18, 2019

Mark Scott

Bible Study Theology & Bible

Lesson for Nov. 24, 2019: Empty Worship (Isaiah 1:10-20)

Dr. Mark Scott wrote this treatment of the International Sunday School Lesson. Scott teaches preaching and New Testament at Ozark Christian College, Joplin, Missouri. This lesson treatment is published in issue no. 12 (weeks 45-48; November 10—December 1, 2019) of The Lookout magazine, and is also available online at www.lookoutmag.com. ________ Lesson Aim: Worship through praise and right living. ________ By Mark Scott Henry Alford (1810-71) wrote “Come, Ye Thankful People, Come.” But on this Thanksgiving Sunday, what if our worship is not thankful? What if it is empty? During Isaiah’s prophetic ministry Israel’s worship was anything but thankful. The lack of