This six-part course helps those with blended families to gain scriptural help for their specific circumstances.
Few things are more difficult than trying to help a group of diverse people to get along. Throw in the fact that these people have been deeply wounded in a previous relationship, and the challenges increase. That's why we've developed this six-part course to help those with blended families to gain scriptural help for their task. This course can be done individually but will be especially effective ...
Use recycled items to remind you how God has taken and recycled us.
Sue Skalicky
A few days ago, I was caught red-handed by my 11-year-old daughter. Saving myself a few steps and a blast of sub-zero air, I opted to throw my empty Diet Coke can in the kitchen garbage instead of placing it in the designated recycling bag in the garage. What could I say? I had no good defense. Therefore, I chose to comply with my determined daughter and make the trek out into the garage. The can ...
The youth today is looking for something new, something deeper, something that will help them explore their destiny in Christ.
Tom Brandy
All right, maybe I'm stretching quite a bit to make a connection between the popular female R&B group Destiny's Child and small group experience. But the group was born out of the coincidental meeting of two 9-year-olds, named from a verse from Isaiah, who often sings songs about the quest for destiny and purpose. If the group is big, maybe it's because the underlying themes they explore are big for ...
This four-session course emphasizes that joy comes from pursuing God wholeheartedly, giving ourselves away, and learning to dwell on the good.
We live in a world that constantly offers ways for us to achieve happiness by improving our circumstances. Unfortunately, such happiness is always fleeting. In contrast, the apostle Paul retained his joy in the midst of difficult circumstances, because he understood that true joy comes from gospel-first relationships, goals, desires, and conduct. This four-session course emphasizes that joy comes ...
We simply can’t know God without prayer. This six-session course covers some of the essentials of prayer.
Prayer is one of the most important components of the Christian life. We simply can't know God without it. This six-session course will cover some of the essentials of prayer. We will be looking at the fact that we pray to a Father who always honors his name, and that prayer, by nature, is surrender. We will also look at practical aspects of prayer, such as developing a prayer lifestyle, examining ...
Discipleship brings a living incarnation of Christ closer to the younger Christian for them to examine.
Jerry Lin
In large part, discipleship is simply an older Christian taking an interest in the life of a younger Christian and sharing with him, guiding him—just helping him along the Christian journey. This may include teaching of Scriptures, or it might be more informal. Ideally, the older Christian will have already gone through a lot of the situations and problems that the younger Christian is currently ...
Have a time of reflection for your group where you evaluate areas of of growth, and areas that need attention.
Sue Skalicky
At the start of the New Year, I find myself looking back over the past year, as well as looking forward to the coming year. It is in these sacred moments of remembrance and anticipation that I am often moved to make resolutions. I try to make physical, emotional, and spiritual resolutions by reflecting on the events of the past year. The desire to be healthier motivates me to be a better person. As ...
The language for reaching postmoderns may be different, but the basic needs are the same.
Mike Shepherd
Four years ago, I left the "Boomer" world of doing church and delved into the mystical world of postmodernity here in Denver. My family and I joined a leading postmodern church called TNL. I became close friends with the founding pastor. I studied and read every church and book I could find about connecting with postmoderns. I went to the leading conferences like FutureGen and Soularize. I extensively ...
Are these two important elements of the church trending together?
Michael Kelley
The Roman's Road. FAITH. The Four Spiritual Laws. The bridge illustration. These are all names of good, useful tools for evangelism—and I'm sure you can add to the list. The goal of each is to introduce someone to a relationship with Jesus Christ in a simple, straightforward way. And they have worked well. Really, really well.
The question is not whether they have worked, but are these the best ...
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