Sermon-based Lessons

Recently, Josh has written sermon based lessons that go along with my weekly sermons to my congregation. This has provided a new level of alignment between the topics I present from the pulpit and the conversations that happen in our Connection Groups. Our people love it and it is a great complement to our worship services.

Stephen Cutchins,
Pastor, North Augusta Baptist

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Good Questions Have Groups Talking

Our little church has really enjoyed Good Questions. They love the open discussion. We have grown too! The local folks are buzzing about Providence Sunday school.

Only by the grace of God.

Tina Leonard

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Why we must discuss

We are changed more by what we say than what we hear. People who speak words of gratitude become more grateful. People who speak words of love become more loving. People who complain become grumpier. We must lead people to be people who are, "speaking the truth in love, we will grow." (Ephesians 4.15

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Good Questions Have Groups Talking

Good Questions have groups talking, thinking, growing, pondering, changing. We have 100 examples of Jesus using questions to teach. The classic example is when He led his disciples through a series of questions to have Peter declare, "You are the Christ, the Son of the Living God." Jesus knew that when Peter declared this truth, he would be changed by it.

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Good Questions Save You Time

If you have been studying and teaching the Bible for a while, prep time can be greatly reduced through the use of Good Questions. Perhaps you are a pastor and/or have been to seminary and/or have just been studying the Bible for years. All you need is 20 or so ready-to-use questions and you are good to go.

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Weary of Struggling to Find Teachers?

I used to struggle to find and recruit Sunday School teachers -before I started writing Good Questions that Have Groups Talking.

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Small Group Life's Two Biggest Problems

When I was a Group Pastor I had two problems

I couldn’t get enough leaders
Many of the leaders I did have were boring

How could Good Questions solve both of these problems?

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We had the privilege of hosting Josh Hunt for our mid winter Sunday Morning Bible Study leadership conference. The emphasis on investing and building relationships is the key to reaching our society today. If you have not had the opportunity to have Josh Hunt in your church or attend one of his conferences, make plans to involve your leadership. His concepts will make a difference in your thinking about how simple it really is to reach out to people.

Charles Stanley

Josh Hunt believes in the power of the small group ministry in your church. And, his belief is contagious. In his new book, Make My Group Grow, Josh presents sound application to easy to understand research that will benefit every size and style of church. Your groups and leadership will benefit from this book.

Ed Stetzer

Josh Hunt’s book should be read by all who are looking for new ways to reach people.

Rick Warren

God sends the best!

I read about a woman who locked her keys in her car in a rough neighborhood. She tried a coat hanger to break into her car, but she couldn’t get that to work. Finally, she prayed, “God, send me somebody to help me.” Five minutes later, a rusty old car pulled up. A...

Saving on Commentaries

One of the many things I love about Logos Bible Software is the deep discounts on books. There are other benefits—the ability to do complex searches, and the ability to copy and paste into a sermon or other document being two of the big ones. But the deep discounts on...

What is the devil like?

The Bible tells us several specific things about the nature of our enemy. THE DEVIL IS INVISIBLE Satan doesn’t look like a terrible monster or dark cloud and tempt you or make you angry. In fact, he does what he can to disguise himself and make himself invisible so he...

Francis Chan on their church model in urban San Francisco

https://youtu.be/7UHzG-UM4hE

Are homosexuals born that way?

In 1993, this statement gained prominent and popular attention when Newsweek magazine devoted an entire issue to homosexuality and scientific studies.[2] They reviewed the work of Simon LeVay, a professed homosexual, who set out to prove the biological basis of...

Women and ministry

When it comes to understanding biblical teaching about the role of women in the church, there seems to be danger on every side. First, there is the danger of controversy. Few issues have brought more division in recent years than the role of women in the church....

Francis Chan on Huckabee

https://youtu.be/vX1eIH0Hghk

The Bible and Homosexuality

I’d like to offer an apology to the homosexual community. As a follower of Jesus, I want to state as clearly as I can to any homosexual reading these words that I regret the treatment you have received from people who claim to be my brothers and sisters in Christ. I...

The Devil Is Real

Some people say, “Oh, I don’t believe in the devil.” Satan loves to hear that! The devil loves it when people refuse to believe in him. That means he is totally camouflaged and covered by their lack of belief. That means he can come in under the radar, totally...

The radical shift in sexual ethics

The speed takes your breath away! Never in the history of the world has a culture and its values concerning sexuality shifted as fast or as drastically as they have in America in the last fifty years. I’m not saying there hasn’t been immorality far worse or equivalent...

ReThinking Outreach – Francis Chan

https://youtu.be/sP5mepLMSTc

How did we get in this mess?

It is at this point that we see the emergence of situational ethics, which became an important foundation for future change. I remember, from when I was nine or ten years old, my own mother’s frustration with this new school of thought. She worked as a guidance...

What is the unpardonable sin?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psBLby4YQyk

The world’s most misquoted verse

Is there a more misquoted verse in the Bible than Philippians 4:13? I don’t think there is. I think people want to apply that to everything. A Christian businessman might say, “I’m going to be a CEO. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Well, that’s...

Whatever happened to right and wrong?

If you are old enough, you may remember a time when the difference between right and wrong was clearly understood in America. Even those who committed criminal acts did so in spite of knowing better. Up until the beginning of the last half-century, all of recorded...

The Nature of Our Enemy

I knew from the look on the nurse’s face that something was wrong. As soon as she removed the bandages, she abruptly said, “I’ll get the doctor.” With that, she whirled around and hurried from the room. Her words were not unusual. The tone in which she spoke them and...

The Bible and gender

Are the differences between men and women facts or fictions? My two-year-old daughter offers me a barrette to put in my hair. I politely decline. “Barrettes are for girls,” I say. “Boys and daddies don’t wear barrettes.” Am I simply making this up, or am I reflecting...

Don’t waste your retirement

Do you realize that the largest generation with the greatest amount of resources in the history of the United States is now in retirement: the baby boomers. And many of them are wasting their best years, living for themselves. Is that you? Don’t waste your retirement....

Who is the devil and how does he work?

The Bible clearly teaches two things about evil: You have a powerful enemy, and he has a name. For years some people have talked about God in general terms. He’s their Higher Power, the Force, or the Man Upstairs. The truth is, good has a name, and His name is God....

Why I Believe

The millions of changed lives in the last two thousand years argue, experientially, that Jesus is alive, and is who He says He is. There is something very powerful about a personal testimony. Even in Jesus’ day we hear of a man born blind who was given his sight by...

What do you do when evil strikes you?

We all know that both good and evil exist in our world. We are taught from early childhood that some things are bad, and some are good. We are taught as children that we need to develop an ability to distinguish between good and evil. As we grow up, we are cautioned...

A short history of Christian Hospitality

For many parts of the western church, hospitality got lost in the eighteenth century. People were having trouble finding it for several centuries before then, but it disappeared as a significant moral practice in the 1700s. Strangers were still cared for, but...

Clarify the Mission

Next, we clarify our mission. We remind one another that we are commanded by Jesus to make disciples of all people groups. So we ask: “What people and place do we believe God is collectively sending us to this year? Who do we hope to see become followers of Jesus...

Attitude is everything

A little boy strutting through the backyard, baseball cap in place, toting ball and bat, was overheard talking to himself. “I’m the greatest hitter in the world.” Then he tossed the ball into the air, swung at it and missed. “Strike one!” Undaunted he picked up the...