October 31, 2022
November 6 | Application (‘Seeking God’)
The pursuit of happiness moves us to seek comfort and convenience, treasure and pleasure, recognition and admiration. But how intense is our desire to know God?
Articles for tag: Spirit And Truth
April 16, 2016
WHAT’S NEXT?: Look and Act Like Jesus
We asked several Christian leaders, “What should churches served by CHRISTIAN STANDARD strive to be or do or look like in the next decades?” ____ By Jeff Metzger I think the ultimate answer to this question is simple. The church should always strive to be and do and look as much like Jesus as possible! For 20 centuries, the church has always been at its best when it was most like Jesus. That will always be true. Our goal as disciples is to be like our teacher, Jesus. Here are some ways we can continue to make that happen. Jesus loves the nations.
April 16, 2012
Lesson for April 22, 2012: Samaritan Woman Finds Living Water (John 4:1-42)
This treatment of the International Sunday School Lesson is written by Sam E. Stone, former editor of CHRISTIAN STANDARD. ______ By Sam E. Stone Early in Jesus” ministry he reached out to those ignored or snubbed by others. The Samaritans were such a group. Considered “half-breeds,” these were the children of Jews who had intermarried with pagans. Many from the Northern Kingdom were exiled years before, but some remained in the land. They married Gentiles brought to live there by the conquering Assyrians, and became known as Samaritans. Today”s lesson takes place early in Jesus” ministry in Samaria””the central part
October 14, 2007
Finding and Focusing on Living Water
By Greg Allen Jesus had traveled half the distance between Judea and Galilee, and was resting in Samaria beside a very famous well. A Samaritan woman arrived at the same well. We do not know her name, but I call her Sam. Jesus and Sam had a short conversation about water, which gave Jesus the opportunity to tell Sam something that could change her life. He told her if she continued to drink only well water, she would continue to be thirsty. But if Sam would drink from the living water Jesus gives, her thirst would be quenched . .
June 5, 2005
The Ultimate Worship Experience
What does it take to experience true intimacy with God? From Abraham and Isaac to the call of Jesus, this article shows why sacrifice exposes idols and becomes the path to worship in spirit and truth.
