Listening Generously

Alan Beck from the West Carrollton, OH church, was able to be with us again this month and his topic was “Listening Generously”, a topic he picked up from a work event recently. What does that mean? Here’s what he had to say… Our level of quality listening is often...

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Thorn

Alan Beck joins us again today to share a lesson that he calls, “Thorn”. The lesson begins with a conversation from Paul about who he is and what his credentials are from 2 Corinthians 11:21-27. He also shares that he has a secret that he has not shared before. Alan...

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Authority

Jesus said that he did not come to judge but that His words would judge in the last day. This is how Alan opened his lesson today on “Authority”. He goes on to point out that the Father has given His Son authority to execute judgement. So what does Jesus...

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Approved

Alan Beck was back with us today to share his lesson entitled, “Approved” and he begins in 2 Timothy 1:6-14. One of my favorite parts of that passage is where Paul says to Timothy, “fan into flame the gift of God”! In other words, make it spread! 🙂 That is...

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Here in the Real World

Today, Alan began his lesson in Hebrews 11 talking about the the “Hall of Faith” as we often refer to it. Individuals from the Bible who did more of what God asked of them than many before or after them. Others are listed in that chapter who were unwilling to...

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YOLO + The Stoics

Alan Beck and his wife visited with us this past Sunday and he delivered two very educational lessons on two groups of people mentioned in Acts chapter 17 – the Epicureans and the Stoic philosophers. He also talks about the acronym, YOLO that many of today’s youth cite for their...

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