Key questions to ask: Have you ever been hurt deeply? What happened? What is your relationship with that person like now? Do you find it easy or hard to forgive someone who does you wrong? When was the last time you asked someoneās forgiveness? What happened? If you wrong someone and ask Godās forgiveness, do you think you need to … Read More
Key questions to ask: Are you dating anyone? Tell me about him or her. What do you like or dislike? What do you normally do on a date? (Be prepared to be lied to) What is the sure thing thatās going to be true about the person you will one day marry? Around school, what is the biggest pressure when … Read More
Jesus spoke often of eternal values (Matt. 6:33).Ā Learning to denyĀ our temporal desires and feeding our eternal desires is critical to spiritual maturity. Key questions to ask: Outside of school, where do you spend the most of your time? Doing what? How often are you on social media? Texting? With whom? What kinds of things do you write about? What … Read More
God told Noah to build an ark, and he got busy. It’s a good thing he did, because the ark was really big. How big? Big enough that he needed God’s help to accomplish it. Those are the kinds of things I want toĀ attempt for God. Tasks so big, that unless God steps in, it isn’t going to happen. Chris … Read More
As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. (I Peter 4:10, NKJV) Donāt underestimate the phrase āeach one.āĀ It means precisely that every one of us has received a special gift!Ā It means that none of us has the right to say, āI canāt do anything.ā God … Read More
As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.Ā (I Peter 4:10, NKJV) [emphasis added] Ā Imagine for a moment that you have a friend whose son (or daughter) inherited a great sum of money. Because of his age, that money is being held for him, and his … Read More
As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.Ā (I Peter 4:10) [emphasis added]Ā Ā John MacArthur defines a steward well when he writes, “A steward is responsible for anotherās resources. A Christian does not own his gifts, but God has given him gifts to manage for the church … Read More
Whoever speaks, let him speak, as it were, the utterances of God; whoever serves, let him do so as by the strength which God supplies; so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to Whom belongs the glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen. (I PeterĀ 4:11, NAS) This means that we ought to understand that … Read More
Whoever speaks, let him speak, as it were, the utterances of God; whoever serves, let him do so as by the strength which God supplies; so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to Whom belongs the glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen. (I PeterĀ 4:11, NAS) We often think of praise and worship taking … Read More
We live in a world where lions lay around lazily in the zoo cages. Gettting up for an occasional stretch or yawn. The Bible gives this strong warning though: “Be soberminded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour” (1 Peter 5:8). Check out the following video clip, andĀ ask yourself, “What adjectives … Read More
