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June 21st, 2026: Jonathan and David Resolute Friends | 1 Samuel 18:1-4, 1 Samuel 20:16-17, 2 Samuel 1:6-17, 21:7
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you. (John 15:13-16) The Bible mentions friendship and being a friend often. Abraham was a friend of God. God spoke to Moses face to face as one does a friend.
Debbie Barcus & Laura Neal
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February 1st, 2026: The Christian Church | Mark 4:26-32, Ephesians 4:4-6, 11-18
And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. (Matthew 16:18) The first use of the word church is in Matthew as Peter answers the question Jesus asked,” Who do you say that I am?” Peter’s answer is that Jesus is the rock or foundation for a new covenant. Jesus is so much more than men realize. He is not just a good prophet or just a miracle worker. Jesus is the Christ, the son of
Debbie Barcus & Laura Neal
Jan 308 min read
January 25th, 2026: Call and Growth | Matthew 4:18-20, 16:16-18, John 21:15-18, 2 Peter 3:14-15,18
I read of a man who stood to speak at the funeral of a friend. He referred to the dates on the tombstone from the beginning…to the end. He noted that first came the date of birth and spoke the following date with tears, but he said what mattered most of all was the dash between those years. Copyright ©:: Linda Ellis Today’s lesson is about our calling and our growth as Christians. How well do we use the time between our birth and our death to understand and follow our callin
Debbie Barcus & Laura Neal
Jan 238 min read
January 18th, 2026: Prayer and Humility | Genesis 18:25-27, Luke 18:9-14
After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. (Matthew 6, 9-13). The most significant weapon in the Christian arsenal is prayer. Yet, talking to God in
Debbie Barcus & Laura Neal
Jan 147 min read
January 11th, 2026: Repentance and Faith | Luke 15:11-24, Acts 2:38-39
For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death. (2Corinthians 7:10). For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. (Ephesians 2:8-9). The prodigal son is one of the most recognized of Jesus’ parables. This parable contains all of the drama of modern reality television. Repentance is foundational to our faith; it is not just
Debbie Barcus & Laura Neal
Jan 89 min read
January 4th, 2026: Sin and Forgiveness | 1 John 1:5-10, 1 John 2:1-6
But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life. For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. (Romans 6:22-23). Let’s talk a bit about sin. Society and culture may blur the lines on what is or is not sin; however, God has not forgotten or changed His word on the matter. What is sin? In Hebrew, the word is “khata” and means “missing the mark or
Debbie Barcus & Laura Neal
Jan 311 min read
December 28th, 2025: The Holy Spirit | Romans 8:12-17, 26-27
If ye love me, keep my commandments. And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. (John 14:15-18). Accepting Jesus changes EVERYTHING. The old self is taken away, and a new believer emerges. Paul
Debbie Barcus & Laura Neal
Dec 26, 20256 min read
December 21st, 2025: Christ the Savior | Luke 15:3-7, Romans 5:6-10
The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep. I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine. As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep. And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd. (John 10:13-16). What is a savior and why is this a foundation of the christian faith? If yo
Debbie Barcus & Laura Neal
Dec 20, 20257 min read
December 14th, 2025: Our Heavenly Father | Matthew 6:24-34
What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's. (1 Corinthians 6: 19-20). Who are you? No laughing - who are you really? Who is that person that you deal with when no one is looking? Are you a pretender - talking a good talk but walking crooked and broken? Are you fearful that if people kn
Debbie Barcus & Laura Neal
Dec 10, 20256 min read
December 7th, 2025: God's Word | Psalm 19:7-13
For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. (Hebrews 4:12). To the skeptic, the word of God, or simply belief in God, is viewed as a crutch to a believer. To the atheist, there is no god and no need for one. Agnostics contend that any knowledge of a god is unknown and unknowable. The ideas th
Debbie Barcus & Laura Neal
Dec 4, 20258 min read
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