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 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 doesnāt 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 MoreGodās 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. Thatās because Asian...
Read MoreIf youāve spent any time watching home-improvement shows on TV, youāve 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, weāll 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 4:7ā10, the four verses weāve 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 MoreāThere was a man who had two sons.ā The Lost Younger Brother Jesusās 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 MoreItās also helpful to think of these types of questions as catalyst questions. They act the same...
Read More“Iām missing something.ā Thatās 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 MoreItās easy to get caught up in the fascinating background of Ephesians 4:7ā10 and forget the...
Read MoreThe identity of the Nephilim has long troubled interpreters. The word āNephilim,ā a transliteration of the Hebrew, is often understood to mean āfallen onesā (related to the Hebrew root naphal), and then perhaps associated with...
Read MoreMaybe the most pathetic part of Israel creating their own āGodā is that they now had the burden of...
Read MorePeople often ask me, āIs there a limit to what we should go to as Christians?ā I usually reply...
Read MoreOnly God can transform us. But as weāve seen, that doesnāt mean we sit passively by while He works...
Read MoreLuke 15 informs us in verses 1ā3 that Jesus told not one but three parables to the Pharisees who...
Read MoreI was sitting at a Broadway play.ā 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 āFamily Service.ā The whole morning worship service...
Read MoreKnowing the truth isnāt enough. Itās a start, but a lot of people know things they donāt 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 MoreWeāve just finished dinner, and all I want to do is to turn on the TV and chill. But thereās 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 ITāS TIME FOR ME to tell you about Ignaz Semmelweis. Yeah, I know. Youāve been...
Read MoreLet me tell you two stories. Hereās 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 Godās 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 doesnāt begin with an experience. It may involve an experience, and experiences can...
Read MoreDonāt Be a Prig I HAVE A COLLEGE FRIEND named Caleb. His parents, both college professors,...
Read MoreI AM NOT SAYING Iām an attorney. I mean, I didnāt 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 Jesusā 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 Australiaās equivalent to the USAās...
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 Bibleās...
Read MoreNathan Campbell, an Australian pastor and blogger, came up with the phrase, āEvangelism in a...
Read MoreUnderstanding what it means to identify with Jesusā death is so critical for our transformation...
Read MorePeople often ask me, āWhy canāt we just evangelize the same way Billy Graham did?ā Whatās 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 āfriendship evangelism.ā...
Read MorePreviously, I asked you, What do you most need to do to have what you want most? Now I want to...
Read MoreIāve known many people who talk a lot about change but canāt quite pull the trigger to make it...
Read MoreWhen I arrived at the boarding gate, only two other people were waiting to board the late-night...
Read MoreThe Proximity Principle ON A HOT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DAY, I sat on the curb of a street just down...
Read MoreOne way to make friends is simply to get to know your neighbors. For a while, my wife and I were...
Read MoreAlmost every group will have one or more of what I call āEGRs.ā EGR stands for: Extra Grace Required. These are well-meaning but high-demanding people who can derail a group discussion if not dealt with in a healthy, biblical...
Read MoreThere is no such thing as Christian work. That is, there is no work in the world which is, in and...
Read MoreHudson Taylor was a missionary to China in the 1800s and, by almost all accounts, an unusually...
Read MoreSeeking to understand revival is like attempting to comprehend the Trinity. We cannot fathom the...
Read MoreI have a bit of training in the martial arts. I am very familiar with Daniel LaRusso aka the...
Read MoreMaybe youāre like me when my professor looked at me with disdain, as though I had thrown my brains...
Read MoreSt. Johnās twice-repeated statement, āGod is loveā (1 Jn 4:8, 16), is one of the most tremendous...
Read MoreMidlife Crisis Meets Evangelism Paul was married and had young children. He was successful in his...
Read MoreThe non-Christian world raises many intellectual and philosophical objections to Christianity, but...
Read MorePeople can have the same goals yet get vastly different results. No married couple starts out...
Read MoreThe aged apostle was banished to the desolate isle of Patmos, exiled for the crime of spreading...
Read MoreTypically, as Christians, we have two separate universes of friends. We have a universe of...
Read MoreBut there is one line that lies at the heart of the bookās storyāand at the heart of your story as...
Read MoreMyopia is nearsightedness, the inability to see clearly at a distance. One of the reasons many...
Read MoreWHAT IS THE MOST that one person you donāt know has ever mattered to you? Read that again. What is...
Read MoreA second thing that convinces me Jesus was not an impostor is the evidence for his resurrection...
Read MoreThe term community refers to friends and family we know, love, and trust. Community is the most...
Read MoreItās time to define your win. After all, defining your win is how you begin. So how do you...
Read MoreDave was addicted to pornography. He was also a believer in Jesus. He had been born again, yet he...
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