Download the full lesson HERE Devotional Reading: 1 Corinthians 10:1–14 Background Scripture: Judges 1–2 Introduction A. Caught in a Loop If you need a humorous response to those who express concern about your love of certain sweet or salty snacks, try this one-liner: “I can resist anything except temptation.” All joking aside, addiction is serious. It involves the compulsive urge to engage with substances and behaviors (or activities) that simulate reward despite adverse con

Download the full lesson HERE Devotional Reading: Jeremiah 31:27–34 Background Scripture: Deuteronomy 29:1–20; Joshua 23–24 Introduction A. Picking and Choosing “We go to the foreign doctors to cure our malaria,” the refugees told the mission staff. “But we go to the witch doctors if we have hepatitis or other problems.” Having access to modern health care was new to these North African refugees. It came about after they had walked for days, fleeing war in their homeland. In

Download the full lesson HERE Devotional Reading: Matthew 25:31–46 Background Scripture: Joshua 2; 6:16–25; Matthew 1:5; James 2:25; Hebrews 11:31 Introduction A. Help in Surprising Places During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in the United States, resources were developed to help liberate people experiencing enslavement in the South. One such resource was an informal network called "The Underground Railroad." It was never an actual railroad but a series of safe hou