Matt. 5:1-2: Now when he saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, and he began to teach them… (NIV). Jesus delivered the Sermon on the Mount on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee near Capernaum. Because this area was located at a major [...]

Acts 12:21-24: On the appointed day Herod, wearing his royal robes, sat on his throne and delivered a public address to the people. They shouted, “This is the voice of a god, not a man.” Immediately, because Herod did not give praise to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was [...]

Num. 32:5: “If we have found favor in your eyes,” they said, “let this land be given to your servants as our possessions. Do not make us cross the Jordan” (NIV). When Moses divided the Promised Land among the twelve tribes of Israel, the Reubenites and Gadites weren’t satisfied with their inheritance and asked Moses [...]

Deut. 6:5: Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength (NIV). We often think of love as being an unconscious act. We hear “I fell in love” or “I fell out of love” as if there was no other way we could have responded. [...]

Deut. 6:10-12: When the Lord your God brings you into… a land with large, flourishing cities you did not build, houses filled with all kinds of good things you did not provide, wells you did not dig, and vineyards and olive groves you did not plant—then when you eat and are satisfied, be careful that [...]

Titus 2:7-8: In everything set them an example by doing what is good. In your teaching show integrity, seriousness and soundness of speech that cannot be condemned, so that those who oppose you may be ashamed because they have nothing bad to say about us (NIV). Studies shows that kids learn more from our actions [...]