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Latest Posts (Overall)
- Do You Think Religion Will Ever Die Out?
- Has the Christian Church Improved Since the New Testament?
- What is Christmas Really About?
- Why Were the Apostles So Sexist?
- Responding To Sin
- Don’t Worry, I’ve Got This
- A Big, Frustrating Sigh
- Everything
- Is it Possible to Negatively Idolize God?
- Losing Your Saltiness
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Gordon: "The fear of hell is the basis for the Christian faith" Madlyn Murray O'Hair. "For God so hated the world…
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Carol Evans: Thank you for a thoughtful answer to questions I have had concern. Today I searched and found your wise understanding.…
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Dan: Regarding Jesus being God, and not being able to watch over the world while He was man. Yes, Jesus was…
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John Watanabe: When it comes to standing up and defending God's name, it also reminds me of Jesus saying, "Anyone who isn't…
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Ryan: I’ve been thinking about just this thing in regard to sacrifice. Say, whatever it is that one does to accumulate…
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What is Christmas Really About?
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…]
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Responding To Sin
2 Samuel 12:1-15A The LORD sent Nathan to David. When he came to him, he said, “There were two men in a certain town, one rich and the other poor. The rich man had a [Continue Reading…]
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A Big, Frustrating Sigh
As a former teacher of youth (and currently all ages), I can understand how frustrating it can be when some students just don’t seem to get it. Even when you ask them about the topic, [Continue Reading…]
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Why is it Important to Be Christlike?
All throughout the Old Testament, we read about how God continuously worked towards getting His people to act as God’s people. It meant so much for God’s people to behave as such that God gave [Continue Reading…]
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When Will You Be Willing to Work?
“The Last Will Be First and the First Will Be Last” (Part 1) Jesus Telling the Parable of the Landowner In Matthew 20, we read of Jesus telling the parable of the landowner who went [Continue Reading…]
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4 Ways of How NOT to Evangelize
In 2011, I went to the Taste of Chicago with my wife and younger brother. The food was OK, but I was disappointed at how many restaurants there were with similar menus. Also, I always [Continue Reading…]
Bible Study
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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 0How 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 0Have 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...]
Youth Ministry
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Jeremiah 24 – Rotten To the Core
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…]
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Discovering True Peace
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…]
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Inner Wardrobes
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…]
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Jump Overboard, Leave Your Comfort Zone
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…]
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Praying For Others
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…]
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Tearing Apart With Words
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…]