InWord Resources

Teaching the Abundant Life…When Life Isn’t So Abundant

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Complete this sentence: I have come that they may have life ____________. It’s a familiar passage. And depending on the Bible version you’ve used TOmemorize the passage, you might complete the sentence with something like: …and have it more abundantly.   But what exactly does this mean, especially when life doesn’t … [Read more...]

Time Change Theology

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Jesus asked in Matthew 6, “Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?” Well, worry can’t, but an act of Congress can (1918, in fact). With the end of Daylight Savings Time near, it’s time to “fall back” and well, add a single hour to our lives. So, what to do with that hour?  While an extra hour of sleep … [Read more...]

Thanksgiving Bible Ideas and Tools

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Thanksgiving is upon us. And while you may not be doing an entire teaching series on Thanksgiving, you sill may have opportunities for check-ins and reminders to be thankful. Here is a collection of our favorite InWord resources on the subject of thankfulness, and we are adding to this page as the season moves along, so keep … [Read more...]

How To Make Jesus’ Day!

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Even the nicest, most sacrificial people need to hear a “thank you” every once in awhile. Including Jesus. But before we look at this in Scripture, you need to know that in Jesus’ day, there was a lot of bad blood—hatred, really—between the Jews and an ethnic group called the Samaritans. And for the record, Jesus was a … [Read more...]

Las Vegas Shooting: Can We Blame a Fallen World?

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It’s the go-to phrase for explaining calamity: "We live in a fallen world." But what does this mean, and is it accurate?   In fact, the Fall is not only the reason behind why bad things happen. The Fall is also why these bad things hurt. It’s why the loss of someone we love, whether through disease or tragedy such as … [Read more...]

The Theology of Pizza

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It’s a national holiday that should be marked by all youth ministers and volunteer leaders…a holiday that commemorates the most consistent go-to, ministry tool since the founding of modern day youth ministry. It’s National Pepperoni Pizza Day and it’s celebrated on September 20.   Pizza and youth ministry have been … [Read more...]