What is it that you spend most of your time thinking about—the things of this world or the things of God? It is easy to get wrapped up in the affairs of this world, but the Lord wants us to center our hearts and minds on heavenly things. This lesson challenges us to "Elevate Our Thoughts" to where God would have them—on things eternally significant!

Why is it that twenty-first century “Christians” seek a form of Christianity so different than that of the first century? Man adds to and takes away from God’s word as if there were no warnings in scripture against such behavior (Rev. 22:18-19). If you look around in the church you have chosen to be a part of, what do you see?

The word evangelist is derived from the Greek word eujaggelisthv (euaggelistes pronounced yoo-ang-ghel-is-tace’) meaning “one who brings good news.” Today, we define the word as “one who spreads the gospel of Jesus Christ.”  Christians evangelize for many reasons. The apostle Paul expressed some of these in the first chapter of Philippians.

How would you feel if the statement, “It’s terminal.” was the prognosis from your doctor? You might be shocked, unprepared and even struck with the reality of your own mortality. Initially, you might be overwhelmed. Eventually, you might come to terms with it. Inevitably, such a reaction is the result of what many willfully forget—we are all terminal.

We live in an age where many see God as nothing more than an idol. He is worshipped in the trinket they wear around their necks, the books that sit on their coffee tables, the stickers they put on their cars or the pews they sit in whenever they can get around to it, but He is not worshipped in their hearts and in their minds and with their bodies and with their spirits!