This is the seventeenth lesson in bestselling author and speaker John Maxwell’s Leadership by the Bible series. If you know someone or a group who would like to follow along on this journey through Scripture, tell them to sign up to receive John’s free email devotional here.
By John C. Maxwell
The major difference between average people and achieving people is their perception of and response to failure. Paul could have seen himself as a failure for numerous reasons:
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The path of life is similar to natural paths: it leads to a destination, someone has gone before to create it, and it’s time-tested and established. What does it mean to find God’s path for you?
Bible Gateway interviewed Lisa Robertson (@lisanrobertson_) about her book, The Path of Life: Walking in the Loving Presence of God (Thomas Nelson, 2019).
Why is Psalm 16:11 special to you?
Lisa Robertson: In a wedding present, this verse was included with the card. The promise that God had a path for my life and that he would show it to me filled me with great excitement and confidence as I took my first steps as a new bride.
In what way does God have a unique path for each person and how does a person find it?
Lisa Robertson: God is our heavenly Father and he wants us to walk with him throughout our lives. Finding the path is simple: Ask God! I’m confident that he’ll lead us and help us take the first step and then the next. Because God loves us and leads us, if we make a mistake as we follow him, he’ll get us back on the path.
By Daniel Marrs
Forty days after Jesus rose from the grave, another miracle marked the completion of Jesus’ earthly ministry: the Ascension. This episode doesn’t get as much attention as Jesus’ birth, crucifixion, or resurrection. Christmas and Easter are major cultural events, even outside of Christian circles. But for many Christians, Ascension Day passes by with hardly a murmur of recognition or excitement. Why is that?
Maybe it’s because the Ascension seems a little strange. A man floating into the sky, never to be seen again…what’s this all about? But remember, this is the same man who was born to a virgin, calmed storms with a word, rose from the dead, and who, post-resurrection, could pass through walls and locked doors. Let’s be honest—disappearing into the sky is sort of par for the course given that kind of context!
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This is the sixty-third lesson in author and pastor Mel Lawrenz’ How to Live the Bible series. If you know someone or a group who would like to follow along on this journey through Scripture, they can get more info and sign up to receive these essays via email here.
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It is important for us to understand the meaning of specific words in the Bible. But how do we do that? Individual words are building blocks, but we do not discover the rich meaning and truth of God’s Word just by looking at individual words. We find the meaning in the statements and ideas that the biblical authors gave us in complete expressions (sentences or groups of sentences). And even those ideas can be grasped only by viewing them in the wider context of the biblical book they are embedded in.
What do you know about the every-day living conditions of first-century Rome? How did that ancient culture impose a tremendous social cost on the followers of Jesus? What were the daily struggles of the church in Rome and how does an awareness of that time period influence readers of the New Testament in the 21st century?
Bible Gateway interviewed James L. Papandrea (@jimpapandrea) about his book, A Week in the Life of Rome (IVP Academic, 2019).
What is the premise/plot of your novel?
Dr. James L. Papandrea: The Christians in the city of Rome are waiting for the apostle Peter to return from the Jerusalem council (Acts 15). As they await news of the conference and of their fellow Christians in the Holy Land, they try to keep their heads down and avoid the notice of the Romans. But complications arise when the demands of Roman society clash with the values of the church.
By Luis Palau
Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God.
— EPHESIANS 4:11–13
Deep in the jungles of a Latin American nation that shall remain nameless, I met three young men. Much like any passionate young fellows, they enjoyed time with friends, liked a good joke, and dreamed of settling down with a special someone. I suspect that the only difference between them and the average teenager was that these young men were never without a rifle and a few grenades. You see, they were guerrillas.
This is the sixteenth lesson in bestselling author and speaker John Maxwell’s Leadership by the Bible series. If you know someone or a group who would like to follow along on this journey through Scripture, tell them to sign up to receive John’s free email devotional here.
By John C. Maxwell
Many people express surprise that God would include a harlot in the bloodline of Jesus, but God specializes in surprising us. As a matter of fact, the only thing in life that should not surprise us is that God will surprise us! So we should expect to learn valuable leadership lessons from Rahab the prostitute.
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