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As a curriculum for middle school students, "How to Read the Bible" clearly explains the different genres of God's Word so kids can better understand what they're reading and how to apply it to their daily lives. With examples and anecdotes all middle school students can relate to, this kid-friendly...
How to strengthen your women's Bible Study Program .Table of Contents:A Contagious PassionGetting personal with Beth Moore, Priscilla Shirer, and Lisa Harper.by Beth Moore, Priscilla Shirer, and Lisa HarperJust Gotta Have It!6 ways to help women develop cravings for God?s Word.by Katrina BakerMore Than Just a Bible StudyAllow God?s Word...
This theme focuses on developing intimacy with God. J.I. Packer, author of Knowing God, says that seeking God's truth '"enlarges the soul because it tunes into the greatness of God." He tells how to lead people to shrink the self and exalt God, and how to teach the unpopular theme...
No story has power, nor will it last, unless we feel in ourselves that it is true and true of us. After noting this quote from John Steinbeck's classic novel East of Eden, Steven D. Mathewson writes that Bible stories should "lure people into real-life dramas where they run smack...
Wars. Genocide. Eternal punishment. Divorce. Sexuality. The Bible is full of difficult passages, and too often they get skipped over in favor of less controversial topics. When churches aren't addressing these kinds of questions, they leave people to turn elsewhere for answers, and settle for an incomplete view of God...
Other than a glimpse of exceptional women such as Deborah, Hannah, and Mary, it can be difficult to find examples of strong female leadership in the Bible. But there are many women in the Bible who did extraordinary things for the time and place they lived, and the more we...
The aim of a Biblical teacher, says Haddon Robinson, is "to take the sacred text, explain what it means, tie it to other passages so people can see the whole a little better, and apply it to life so it bites and heals, instructs and edifies. What better way to...
Our tendency is to shield children from the painful stories of the Bible. We don't want kids to experience feelings like anxiety or fear at church. So we feel as if we must "pretty-up" many of the stories we tell. As children's ministers, we are called to bring the message...
Several years ago, Christian psychologist and best-selling author Larry Crabb announced, '"The primary context for healing should be the Christian community." In an interview in this theme, he explains how older, wiser church members can shepherd others. Articles in this theme include devotionals on how the Bible instructs us to...
This 17-page resource is an easy way to help prepare others to lead a small group, whether it is their first time leading or if they have done it many times before. Just hand it to those in your women's ministry or use it in your congregation at large to...