One of the greatest choices ever made was “Jesus Christ’s Freewill Choice to Redeem Mankind.” In this article, Rev. Chris Gramlich shows how Christ freely chose to give his life for others as a perfect sacrifice. He made daily freewill decisions, choosing to always do the will of the Father. This culminated with his choice to die on the cross and be the supreme sacrifice to redeem mankind.

“Fellowships Growing Together in the Word” by Courtney Barlow shows us that as we grow in the Word, we grow closer together. We see this from the lives of Paul and Timothy and in an interview with an experienced home fellowship coordinator of today. Courtney concludes with a list of how-to ideas from disciples around the United States.

Trying to train toddlers? In the first of three articles on training children, Janelle McInnis focuses on listening. Her article, “Listen, Remember, Obey: Training Toddlers to Listen,” expounds on the importance God places on listening and shows the Biblical example of Moses, who from a young boy to an adult was a lifelong listener to God. Janelle then teaches practical ways to train toddlers to listen well.

Be sure not to miss our department and series articles.

• In Manners and Customs of the Bible, Lindsey Padilla explores dance in Bible times in her article, “Dancing in Praise to God.”
• Daniel Horrocks expounds on the story of “Isaac and Rebekah” in the Old Testament History
• What Does the Word Say? Find out more about why believers today can look back on the year of Jesus Christ’s earthly ministry with great thanksgiving in the dynamic article “The Ministry of Jesus Christ—Part III: The Acceptable Year of the Lord.”
• Let’s learn more about “Stewarding Our Minds” in this second part of the three-part series on “Stewardship: Body, Soul, Spirit” by Rev. Bryan Mittler.