Admonished: Pronunciation: \ad-ˈmä-nish\ Function: transitive verb 1 a: to indicate duties or obligations to b: to express warning or disapproval to especially in a gentle, earnest, or solicitous manner I was admonished on Sunday by my missus for not properly conducting a Sunday school class. We g...

"Many of them just copy a letter from Rick Warren's book and send it out" was the summary sentence one pastor gave me when asked about church starts in his metropolitan area. Yes, he did mention some exceptions that are thriving. Those words set me to reflecting. Last Sunday in our Sun...

Announcements and Events   Goto: www.SundaySchoolHour.com for this week broadcast.                     Sister Gladys Allen Welcome to the Sunday School Hour where the word of God is going forth . This week's segment will feature a first time guest, Sister Gladys Allen from the City of Aus...

The difference between then and now–in our scientific and technological age–today we are often *too* nakedly literal in how we approach Scripture–like the Bible is some kind of how-to textbook. By that, I mean, the grammatical/historical approach to interpreting Scripture is often ...

Here is a photo, taken yesterday, of me with part of my Sunday School class. On the far left is Marina, the caretaker for several of the kids who come from a nearby orphanage. Sergei K. is in the back. I'm in the black hat on the far right. The woman in the back center is Valentina, my translator du...

Jesus paints the end of time over and over in the runup to Matthew’s version of passion week.  But, whew! The implications of these stories are startlingly controversial. He tells of a great sorting of people (Matthew 25:31-46).  Goyim —gentiles—people, perhaps, like me.  The method of ...

These are the notes I took with me into our Sunday School Class Lifegroup at Calvary Baptist Church on Sunday the 16th. Scripture quotes are from the NET Bible. Anything in bold is quoted directly from Lifeway material. The title of today's lesson is, "Embrace Duty." I found that interesting. I have...

Most people are not well read in American history and it has been practically forgotten that it was the theology of the Reformation that gave its weight to the American Revolution and provided the necessary support from churches and the common people for it to succeed. While it is true that Enlighte...

Our D6 family theme yesterday at Victory Church was "missions".  Every Sunday school class studied the life of the Apostle Paul in Acts 24-26; we then gathered in the auditorium and I shared a message titled: WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A WITNESS FOR CHRIST?  Below is my sermon outline: Memory Verse: ...

Next week, our third grade Sunday School children each will receive their own Bible, which this year, my older daughter will be included. Part of the process involves parents selecting their favorite Bible verses and highlighting them, so that when the children read through their Bible, they will be...