Week 41:Freedom
Monday: October 7th
Read the Essay or Story in your CORE 52 Book (5-10minutes)
Adult CORE 52: Pages 277-282
Teen CORE 52: Pages 192-195
Kids CORE 52: Pages 174-175
Watch the video lesson below (5-6 minutes)
Wednesday: October 9th
Read the additional scripture below to see how the Core Verse was expressed in the real lives of God’s people.
John 8:1-11
8 1 but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.
2 At dawn he appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them. 3 The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group 4 and said to Jesus, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. 5 In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?” 6 They were using this question as a trap, in order to have a basis for accusing him.
But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger. 7 When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, “Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.” 8 Again he stooped down and wrote on the ground.
9 At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there. 10 Jesus straightened up and asked her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?”
11 “No one, sir,” she said.
“Then neither do I condemn you,” Jesus declared. “Go now and leave your life of sin.”
Thursday: October 10th
Read 3 additional mini-passages, and think about how they connect to the Core Verse and what it teaches. You might begin by reviewing the core text from memory.
Romans 8:15
15 The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship.[a] And by him we cry, “Abba,[b] Father.”
Romans 8:28
28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who[a] have been called according to his purpose.
Romans 8:37
37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.
Friday: October 11th
Complete Your Challenge
Adult Challenge:
Write on a piece of paper every sin you keep holding against yourself, then burn the paper as a symbol of releasing it to God’s grace.Teen Challenge:
Write on a piece of paper every sin you keep holding against yourself. Then burn the paper as a symbol of releasing your past to God’s grace. Seriously. Be careful, but have fun!Kids Challenge:
Write down a list of sins that you’ve committed or that have been committed against you. Now destroy the paper. Ask God to help your heart move on.Overachiever Challenge:
Memorize- Romans 8:28
