Lesson 7: The Church

Vickie Kraft — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 05:00:00 +0000

What is the church? When did it begin? Why are there so many denominations? Why does this group worship in a Bible church?

The word church is a Greek word--ekklesia. It means “that which is called out for a special purpose; an assembly.”

The first thing to learn is that the Bible speaks of the church in two different ways: the Universal Church, which is an organism, and the Local Church, which is an organization.

Biblical Topics:

Curriculum

Ecclesiology (The Church)

Lesson 5: The Truth About Submission

Vickie Kraft — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 06:00:00 +0000

Lana was a starry-eyed newlywed, passionately in love with her new husband. Not two years before, she had been through a painful divorce. This time it's going to work, no matter what it takes, she told herself time and again. The failure of her first marriage haunted her. This time I'll do everything his way, and nothing will go wrong.

Biblical Topics:

Christian Home

Marriage

Women's Articles

Lesson 17: Lessons in Loneliness

Vickie Kraft — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 06:00:00 +0000

Kate rolled over at the sound of the alarm, glanced at the clock, and wondered if she wanted to get up. Why bother? The house was silent. All three of her children had left for college over the past two days, and their absence hung heavily in the air. To make matters worse, the family dog had died a month ago, and even his friendly little wagging form had been removed from her life.

She wandered into the kitchen where her husband Hank was reading the sports page. "Hi, honey," she murmured. "Hmmm . . ."

Biblical Topics:

Women's Articles

Vickie Kraft - For the Next Generation: "What I've Learned in Life"

Vickie Kraft — Mon, 01 Jun 2015 14:46:14 +0000

April 6, 2015

Vickie Kraft is the quintessential "Titus 2" woman, living a godly, fruit-filled life and pouring into countless women. In her sunset days, at a still sharp-as-a-tack 87 years old, she spoke to an informal group of women on "What I've Learned in Life." It is pure gold.

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Biblical Topics:

Christian Life

Messages

Women

Appendix: For Further Thought (Chapter Study Guides)

Vickie Kraft — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 06:00:00 +0000

I hope the ideas I've shared in this book have prompted you to consider how healthy, God-given emotions can enrich your life spiritually as well as in your everyday activities and attitudes.

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Women's Articles

Lesson 10: The Reality of Rejection

Vickie Kraft — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 06:00:00 +0000

Kathy, an aspiring young writer, received a telephone call from a local pastor. "You did such a great job of editing my sermon transcripts into booklets, I suggested to Martha Frazier that you do the same for her. Do you know who she is?"

Biblical Topics:

Women's Articles

Lesson 11: Greed - A Fearful Master

Vickie Kraft — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 06:00:00 +0000

Lynne Blake was a successful female executive who had been very fortunate in the real estate business. By the time she was thirty-five years old, she was ready to open her own office. And she was determined to make it the most high-tech, state-of-the-art real estate office in town.

Biblical Topics:

Women's Articles

Lesson 12: Prides Subtle Masks

Vickie Kraft — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 06:00:00 +0000

When Helen showed up for her appointment, she was quick to tell me she was both hurt and angry. Very angry. Her first words to me were, "How could children raised in our home, born into the fine family background we came from, have done this to us?"

Biblical Topics:

Women's Articles

Lesson 13: Inferiority-Another Form of Pride?

Vickie Kraft — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 06:00:00 +0000

You're at a friend's dinner party. As you seat yourself at the table, you can't help but notice the festive centerpiece, the matching plates and napkins, the elegant place cards. The meal is presented beautifully, and the food looks and tastes wonderful. As for you, no matter how hard you try, you never can get a table to look even slightly attractive. Worse yet, your cooking is mediocre, to say the least.

How do you feel?

Biblical Topics:

Women's Articles

Lesson 14: Dealing with Disappointment

Vickie Kraft — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 06:00:00 +0000

Alice had huge, brown eyes and a sweet voice that made me think of a little girl. She wanted to talk to me, she had explained, because of a recent physical problem she'd experienced.

"What kind of a physical problem, Alice?"

She stared at me for a moment, trying to find the right answer. Finally, with tears in her eyes, she said just one word: "Miscarriages . . ."

"How many, Alice?"

"Three. The third one was a week ago . . ."

Biblical Topics:

Women's Articles

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Lesson 7: The Church

Lesson 5: The Truth About Submission

Lesson 17: Lessons in Loneliness

Vickie Kraft - For the Next Generation: "What I've Learned in Life"

Appendix: For Further Thought (Chapter Study Guides)

Lesson 10: The Reality of Rejection

Lesson 11: Greed - A Fearful Master

Lesson 12: Prides Subtle Masks

Lesson 13: Inferiority-Another Form of Pride?

Lesson 14: Dealing with Disappointment