I apologize upfront if this post is a little convoluted. I was feeling really distracted while studying this lesson, so I didn’t get really deep into the applications. At the end of Matthew chapter 9 and throughout chapter 10, Jesus
Teresa and the Brayton-Clevenger staff Fall 1998
The people in this passage were trapped in sin and its effects, though they may not have realized it. But Jesus healed them and met their deepest needs. In the first miracle, four friends of a paralyzed man take him
After the Sermon on the Mount, many people began following Jesus. He was making some radical statements and performing some miraculous signs to prove He was the promised Messiah…no wonder so many people wanted to follow Him! But Jesus didn’t
Teresa and Shirley 1978
This is the last lesson about Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. Last week, we saw Jesus talk about giving, fasting, prayer, treasures and worry. This week, Jesus will continue by talking about judging others, discerning God’s truth and building our
Teresa Undated photo Circa 1984
Between the sermons at church and my weekly BSF lessons, it seems like God is really trying to speak to me and change me to become more like Him. The lessons in Matthew 6 are no different. And there were
Did you miss my BSF post last week? Did you even notice that I was gone? :o) Chris, Avery, my parents, my sister and I were enjoying the warm sandy beaches of the Bahamas, so I missed my BSF class
Last week, we saw Jesus experience a “mountaintop” moment when He was baptized by John the Baptist. This week, we see Jesus go from the mountaintop to the valley where the devil tempts Him three times. Satan tempted Jesus to