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…]
I was reading through Jeremiah 2:1-19 the other day, and if I was to write a summary of what’s going on, I would have to say that in the past, Israel loved, lived for, and followed God. [Continue Reading…]
(Originally typed up May 19, 2004) What Is the Church’s Relation to the World? Before answering this question, I need to define what my question means by, “Church”: Church The Body of Christ as a [Continue Reading…]
In my 15 or so years experience with Youth Ministries, I have come to realize that there are 2 main types of Youth Ministries: Packing snow ministries, and Powdered snow ministries (please keep in mind, I’m [Continue Reading…]
While interning at a Chicago church, I received a phone call during a church potluck from a young man with a lot of questions and complaints about Christianity. In the midst of our conversation, I asked [Continue Reading…]
Hey Andy, how do you know when there are far too many churches? Hi, I really wish you’d gone into more with your question, because one could wonder if there’s such a thing as “too [Continue Reading…]
Hey Andy, why does my family try to convince me to go to church when I am agnostic and I hate religion? Churches are like high school and there are cliques in churches too. I hate [Continue Reading…]
Josh McDowell: More Than A Carpenter Of all the Josh McDowell books I own, this is definitely one of my favorites. It’s a small book, but filled with lots of great information! And with it [Continue Reading…]
Have you ever wondered about what Jesus meant and why Jesus told His disciples to shake the dust from their feet? I mean, Jesus explains that it’s to be used as a testimony against a [Continue Reading…]
Hey Andy, the Bible says that God hardened the heart of Pharaoh, yet he was also condemned. But if God hardened his heart, then why is he still to be blamed, since his disobedience and [Continue Reading…]
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