Friday Night School

“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen” (Heb. 11:1). Biblically faith has substance—a solid, meaningful quality that impacts believers’ lives in expressive ways. This week, we will discover the quality of powerful faith. “Of course, power does not inhere in faith itself; faith is not a magical […]

Friday Night School

Jesus was thoroughly Jewish, and He kept God’s commandments for the Jewish people, including the Sabbath. He attended synagogue on the Sabbath in keeping with the way it was observed in His time. Yet He became involved in disputes with other Jewish groups about what was and was not permitted on the Sabbath. The fourth […]

Friday Night School

We often think of Jesus’ miracles as expressions of His compassion. The Gospels do, in fact, record several instances when Jesus’s healings were motivated by His compassion for the suffering (cf, Matt. 14:14; 20:34; Mark 1:31). And it was Compassion that moved Him to miraculously feed the multitude (Matt. 15:32-38). However, Jesus’ mighty works were […]

Friday Night School

This week we learn how God’s creative Word met the needs of a group of people who were celebrating a wedding in the village of Cana in Galilee. When Jesus meets our needs today, it should be motivation enough for us to fully trust Him. Every now and then we all face a situation that […]