Here’s the Explore the Bible Sunday School lesson commentary for June 1, written by Mark Rathel, pastor of Friendship Baptist Church in DeFuniak Springs, Florida.
Church member and retired accountant John Burt approached Tim King, senior pastor of FBC Plantersville, with the idea of doing a finance class, to be offered through home groups that provide ways to reach the community.
“I was on my way to death, but God spoke to me, saying, ‘I am not finished with you,’” Fernando recalls. “He gave me another chance to live and to spread His Word.”
With tarot cards showing up on Barnes and Noble shelves, in viral TikToks and in cutesy Jane Austin-themed sets, perhaps it’s no surprise that 30% of U.S. adults consult a fortune teller, tarot cards or astrology on a yearly basis.
President Donald Trump has appointed Jack Graham, senior pastor of Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas, to the advisory board of the newly established Religious Liberty Commission.
“Every entity — including the ERLC — should be open to critique and committed to improvement. But there is a difference between refinement and eradication. A sledgehammer is not the tool for adjusting a mirror.”