Discussion-based Lessons
Discussion-based lessons have groups talking and changing. We are changed more by what we say than...
Read MoreDiscussion-based lessons have groups talking and changing. We are changed more by what we say than...
Read MoreRegardless of what you may feel about the meteorological season, I want us to think about a kind...
Read MoreMinistries Are Developed to Help Believers Live Every Day in Every Way Just as Jesus Would If He...
Read MoreAn old saying reminds us, A man convinced against his will is of the same opinion still. Our...
Read MoreIn phase 3 of our study, we looked at the mental health of dechurched evangelicals, and it became...
Read MoreTHE PRIMARY MEANS of growth God has given us is His Word. Peter tells us in 1 Peter 2:2 that “like...
Read MoreIf God has given the church apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers to equip the...
Read MoreIn a far more significant way, some names are recorded in the Bible. Those names are printed on...
Read MoreARE YOU READY for a couple of big words? They are monergistic and synergistic. You are probably...
Read More“The older brother became angry and refused to go in.” Anger and Superiority Jesus often speaks of...
Read MoreHow can we accomplish the job God Gave us—taking the Gospel to an enslaved world? — DAWSON TROTMAN...
Read MoreIn every tradition, the more education people have, the more likely they are to stay in church....
Read MoreTHE TITLE OF this chapter may seem like an oxymoron. Discipline may suggest restraint and...
Read MoreThe just war theory is an attempt to distill moral principles into guidelines relevant to warfare....
Read MoreImagine your church were to send out two mission teams—one to the Philippines and one to Japan. In...
Read MoreLeadership in the church has little to do with prestige or position. The specific purpose of these...
Read MoreHamas is a Palestinian nationalist group that seeks to eliminate the nation of Israel, replacing...
Read MoreNow let’s tackle that difficult issue of hell. People often ask, “What kind of a loving God would...
Read MoreNo group of people is immune from the Great Dechurching. The dechurched are almost evenly split...
Read MoreAre you living at a conversational pace? And when you have a conversation, do you do more talking...
Read MoreOne of the primary lenses through which demographers can track religious decline is through...
Read MoreLIVING BY GRACE means you are free from having to earn God’s blessings by your obedience or...
Read MoreThis passage begins with a statement that “Christ himself gave.” Transformation begins and ends...
Read MoreThe workplace has changed. These days, people try to get to work as early as possible to beat...
Read MoreFor the first time in the Gallup poll’s eight-decade history, in 2020 church membership in the...
Read More“All these years I’ve been slaving for you.” Two Ways to Find Happiness Jesus uses the younger and...
Read MoreI just finished a haunting historical description of the church in my lifetime. I’d like to offer...
Read MoreAlbert Einstein published his equations of general relativity in 1915, and a Dutch astronomer...
Read MoreAccording to linguists, abracadabra is the most universally used word that doesn’t need...
Read MoreI live on a street where the men have a habit of watering the front lawn by hand with a garden...
Read MoreSOME YEARS AGO we planted a tree on the west side of our house expecting it to grow and eventually...
Read MoreGod’s Gift of Specialists Up to this point, we have explored the foundations of our new life in...
Read MoreDeep in our souls, like the woman at the well, we thirst for joy, security, meaning, unconditional...
Read MoreTruth #4: Every person will spend eternity in heaven with Christ and fellow believers or in hell...
Read MoreAs an Asian kid, when I was growing up, I never noticed roof racks on cars. That’s because Asian...
Read MoreIf you’ve spent any time watching home-improvement shows on TV, you’ve seen plenty of examples of...
Read MoreWhen the elder brother hears from the servants that his younger brother has returned and has been...
Read MoreTim Keller says that when we experience the inevitable disappointment that comes from drinking out...
Read MoreTypically, as we engage in conversation, we’ll naturally progress through the interests and values...
Read MoreTruth #3: Every person will be judged and granted the extended capacity to fulfill in eternity the...
Read MoreThere is an inverse relationship between the size of the group and the amount of life change. The...
Read MoreA lot is packed into Ephesians 4:7–10, the four verses we’ve covered in this chapter. They present...
Read MoreArtist-musician Madonna made a career out of pushing the limits of morality. Every few years she...
Read More“There was a man who had two sons.” The Lost Younger Brother Jesus’s story might best be named the...
Read MoreI got a clear picture of this transformation process pretty early in my Christian experience. My...
Read MoreBoth older brothers and younger brothers are with us today, in the same society and often in the...
Read MoreIn the Bible, we see Jesus eating a lot of meals. Why? Because Jesus came to bring people and God...
Read MoreAccording to classic evolution, a simple cell slowly evolved into more complex plants and animals...
Read MoreIt’s also helpful to think of these types of questions as catalyst questions. They act the same...
Read More“I’m missing something.” That’s the shared sentiment of almost every person who has ever...
Read MoreI was a Christian for years before the reality of this truth dawned on me. I knew that believers...
Read MoreTypically, when we as Christians get fired up to do evangelism, we go out solo. We go and sign up...
Read MoreIt’s easy to get caught up in the fascinating background of Ephesians 4:7–10 and forget the...
Read MoreThe identity of the Nephilim has long troubled interpreters. The word “Nephilim,” a transliteration of the Hebrew, is often understood to mean “fallen ones” (related to the Hebrew root naphal), and then perhaps associated with...
Read MoreMaybe the most pathetic part of Israel creating their own “God” is that they now had the burden of...
Read MorePeople often ask me, “Is there a limit to what we should go to as Christians?” I usually reply...
Read MoreOnly God can transform us. But as we’ve seen, that doesn’t mean we sit passively by while He works...
Read MoreLuke 15 informs us in verses 1–3 that Jesus told not one but three parables to the Pharisees who...
Read MoreI was sitting at a Broadway play.† At halftime (though I think they call it intermission), I stood...
Read MoreHell is one of the most misunderstood concepts in all of Scripture. Because we have heard very...
Read MoreMost readings of this parable have concentrated on the flight and return of the younger...
Read MoreThe irony is that when we reshape God into our image, the result is not the bolder, more confident...
Read MoreOne Expression at a Time SHELLY HOLLIS WAS A YOUNG CHRISTIAN who wanted people to know Jesus. She...
Read MoreOur church designated a particular Sunday as a “Family Service.” The whole morning worship service...
Read MoreKnowing the truth isn’t enough. It’s a start, but a lot of people know things they don’t act on,...
Read MoreGod so loved the world that He gave His Son. He has made the greatest sacrifice so everyone who...
Read MoreThis short book is meant to lay out the essentials of the Christian message, the gospel. It can,...
Read MoreWe’ve just finished dinner, and all I want to do is to turn on the TV and chill. But there’s a...
Read MoreCan we imagine how offensive it must be to God when we attempt to reshape him according to our...
Read MoreOne Word at a Time IT’S TIME FOR ME to tell you about Ignaz Semmelweis. Yeah, I know. You’ve been...
Read MoreLet me tell you two stories. Here’s the first one: Last night, my wife and I were kicking back...
Read MoreThe day after Tim Keller died I bought his biography. Great Read. I was so impressed with his life...
Read MoreThe final reason I believe the Bible is God’s Word is more experiential, but it is extraordinarily...
Read MoreGo to Their Things My wife and I have made it a priority to simply go. Birthday parties,...
Read MoreIn the New Testament, Jesus shows up and fights for his right to party. We repeatedly see Jesus at...
Read MoreLife-change doesn’t begin with an experience. It may involve an experience, and experiences can...
Read MoreDon’t Be a Prig I HAVE A COLLEGE FRIEND named Caleb. His parents, both college professors,...
Read MoreI AM NOT SAYING I’m an attorney. I mean, I didn’t go to law school. I did, however, watch a bunch...
Read MoreIt is commonplace in all the churches to call Christianity a religion of grace. It is a truism of...
Read MoreIn Luke 7, we read the powerful story of a woman anointing and washing Jesus’ feet with her hair,...
Read MoreIF YOU HAD TO NARROW IT TO ONE, what emotion would best describe how you feel right now? Depending...
Read MoreYour transformation is possible not because you are empowered to do better but because you have...
Read MoreI told you about one of my first jujitsu rolls when I unknowingly challenged a higher belt who...
Read MoreIt was the Friday night before the Australia Day (which is Australia’s equivalent to the USA’s...
Read MoreNot only did Jesus come as the Hedge-Breaker, but he told his followers that they were to devote...
Read MoreOnce, when discussing the nature of salvation with a skeptical intellectual named Nicodemus, Jesus...
Read MoreThe seventh reason I believe that the Bible is the very Word of God is transmission. The Bible’s...
Read MoreNathan Campbell, an Australian pastor and blogger, came up with the phrase, “Evangelism in a...
Read MoreUnderstanding what it means to identify with Jesus’ death is so critical for our transformation...
Read MorePeople often ask me, “Why can’t we just evangelize the same way Billy Graham did?” What’s wrong...
Read MoreDo you believe in divine judgment? By which I mean, do you believe in a God who acts as our Judge?...
Read MoreAn American friend once dismissed this whole approach to evangelism as “friendship evangelism.”...
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