God is loving. God is love. What’s the difference between these two statements? If God is simply loving, then He fits a particular definition of love; however, if God is love, then He Himself is the definition. For God to be loving does not necessitate that He is love, but if God is love, then He most certainly is...

Tips for Teaching This Week’s Session of The Gospel Project for Adults Listen to this week’s leader training podcast with Daniel Davis, team leader for The Gospel Project for Adults, to understand the session’s biblical context, to hear an encouragement about how to use the curriculum effectively, and to be reminded of the need to point your group members...

This post is written by Y Bonesteele as a companion for Unit 20, Session 2 of The Gospel Project for Adults, Volume 7: From Heaven to Earth (Spring 2023). An encounter with Jesus changes your life. Those of us who have been born again in Christ understand the overwhelming joy we feel in knowing and trusting Him. Sometimes, however,...

We’re called to love others like God loves us.  Scripture: 1 John 4:7-11; 1 Corinthians 13:1-7 Central Truth The standard of love is God sending His Son to be the sacrifice for our sins. God didn’t wait to love us until we loved Him; He loved us before we loved Him. He has loved and continues to love people...

A clear reality that echoes throughout the New Testament is that God sends those He saves. Jesus commanded His disciples to go and tell others about Him. (Matt. 28:18-20) The story of Jesus and a Samaritan woman in John 4 also provides reminders of this idea.  Upon the Samaritan woman’s hearing that God Himself was standing before her, she...

Tips for Teaching This Week’s Session of The Gospel Project for Adults Listen to this week’s leader training podcast with Daniel Davis, team leader for The Gospel Project for Adults, to understand the session’s biblical context, to hear an encouragement about how to use the curriculum effectively, and to be reminded of the need to point your group members...