It seems that interest in the NFL draft gains momentum every year. So this year let’s look at it for what it really is--a great analogy for a prime time passage in 1 Corinthians 12, which goes something like this: 1 Corinthians 12:4-7; 14-18 (ESV) 4 Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; 5 and … [Read more...]
Try This! God’s Draft Day
It seems that interest in NFL Draft Day gains momentum each year. So this year let’s look at it for what it really is: a great analogy for 1 Corinthians 12:18. Use this small-group exercise, and the analogy of the NFL Draft, to help your students see that each of them is a first-round draft pick on God’s team, a team He has … [Read more...]
Using Milestones for Ministry
We’re told in Romans 12 to “Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn.” If we were to follow only this instruction, we would have more faith-sharing opportunities than we would know what to do with. A pastor friend of mine has long said, “With regard to sharing the gospel, life is on our side.” … [Read more...]
The New Kid in Town
Two questions: Have you ever been the new student at school? When was the last time your class (or team, or youth group) received a new student? There are not too many things more unnerving than that first day of school in a new school system. Everyone around you has their circles of friends; you don’t know … [Read more...]
Happy Easter! Now What?
Happy Easter! Now what? If the two angels from Acts 1 had any say in the matter, they’d say, “Quit gawking.” The implied undertone: We’re glad you had a happy Easter, now get busy, there is work to be done, a Resurrection to be lived. In fact, to quote the two angels from Acts 1:10-11, words uttered just moments … [Read more...]
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