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In With the New Creation

December 1, 2025 0

We know of Christ’s death on the cross as atonement for our sins, yes, but I have to wonder if there’s even more to it…something new…check this out: Matthew 27 tells us about the curtain [Continue Reading…]

Does God Have Love Languages?

November 1, 2025 0

If you don’t know what I mean by “Love Languages”, then I strongly suggest you read Gary Chapman’s “5 Love Languages“. Love languages are what need to be communicated to each of us in order [Continue Reading…]

Real Love is Hard Work

August 1, 2025 0

Everybody seems to talk so freely about love. I love pizza. I love my dog. I love driving fast. I love…and from youth, I’ll always hear about some boy or girl being in love with [Continue Reading…]

Belonging, Remaining, and Bearing

May 1, 2025 0

I’ve often talked about how reading the New Testament in its original Greek language really communicates what is being said, and that English loses so much in translation…well one night, I was translating John 15:1-7 [Continue Reading…]

Speaking of Heaven, Why Wouldn’t You?

March 1, 2025 0

I was thinking the other day about people who ask about people of other religions and their possibilities of getting to Heaven. Now, as Christians, we know that that the ONLY way to Heaven, where [Continue Reading…]

What is Christmas Really About?

December 1, 2024 0

You know, it’s funny that if somebody is to understand what Christmas is and why we celebrate it, they have to understand who Jesus is and why God sent Him. The First, Second, and Third [Continue Reading…]

Everything

July 1, 2024 0

“What Being a Census Enumerator Has Taught Me About God, (Part 2) = “Everything” We live in a time when people really don’t trust anybody with their personal information, not [Continue Reading...]
How We Respond To News

June 1, 2023 0

How Do We Respond To News? As I was reading through Mark 1:1-20, I remembered that when I had first begun to hear Jesus’ voice, the Holy Spirit would often lead [Continue Reading...]
What a Disappointment!

May 1, 2023 0

Have you ever been disappointed with somebody? What’s a good example of a huge disappointment in Mark 9:14-29, even after 3 years of preaching, ministering to, and teaching the crowds, [Continue Reading...]

Jeremiah 24 – Rotten To the Core

October 1, 2022 0

Objective: Through the explanation of Jeremiah 24 and John 15:4-9, students will learn about the importance of “remain(ing) in Jesus’ love”, and that their choices of whether or not to do so can make a [Continue Reading…]

Discovering True Peace

November 2, 2020 0

This is kind of a long lesson on peace. It includes several activities with reflection questions afterwards. This might work best for a lock-in. Lesson Aims In this active Bible lesson, Students will identify the [Continue Reading…]

Inner Wardrobes

November 9, 2018 0

Teenagers spend a lot of time choosing their outer wardrobes, but not as much time choosing their “inner wardrobes”. Some of the best-dressed people have ugly souls, and vice-versa. Use this meeting to get kids [Continue Reading…]

Jump Overboard, Leave Your Comfort Zone

October 26, 2018 0

Lesson Point: Many times, we focus on our failures, or worse, the failures of others. It’s simple – other people’s failures make us feel good about ourselves, so we like to remind others about them, [Continue Reading…]

Praying For Others

October 19, 2018 0

Purpose: In this active, yet personal youth lesson, students will learn the importance of praying for others, and realize that they know a lot of people who could use prayer. May be used with either [Continue Reading…]

Tearing Apart With Words

October 12, 2018 0

Object: In this active lesson, students will learn about the damage they do when tearing others down with their words, the importance of encouraging others instead. They’ll also be challenged to encourage somebody they know [Continue Reading…]

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