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Why quoting Hebrews 10:25 won't fix empty chairs. God's five-step pattern of equipping, modeling, teaching, entrusting, and sending, with discussion questions for your leadership team.
Why quoting Hebrews 10:25 won't fix empty chairs. God's five-step pattern of equipping, modeling, teaching, entrusting, and sending, with discussion questions for your leadership team.
Good News of Victory is a 52-session Bible study of four books: Psalms of the Messiah, Mark, Romans, and Galatians. This guide lets a student do one complete session every day for 52 days, listening to the podcast and writing a reflection on the study website to track the work
Good News of Victory is a 52-session Bible study of four books: Psalms of the Messiah, Mark, Romans, and Galatians. This guide lets a student do one complete session every day for 52 days, listening to the podcast and writing a reflection on the study website to track the work
A 42-page guide for people who teach the Bible to youth: the basics, seven goals, eleven hindrances, how to run a Bible class, a weekly meeting, a SAG accountability group, and a Rap session, plus teaching methods, Bible study methods, and a one-page quick reference.
A 42-page guide for people who teach the Bible to youth: the basics, seven goals, eleven hindrances, how to run a Bible class, a weekly meeting, a SAG accountability group, and a Rap session, plus teaching methods, Bible study methods, and a one-page quick reference.
Six marks that separate a gathering of students from a ministry that makes disciples, each grounded in Scripture, plus a team self-assessment and discussion questions.
Six marks that separate a gathering of students from a ministry that makes disciples, each grounded in Scripture, plus a team self-assessment and discussion questions.
After Paul's great praise in Romans 11 comes "therefore": present yourself as a living sacrifice. What everyday worship looks like from Romans 12, following Jesus the perfect Servant.
After Paul's great praise in Romans 11 comes "therefore": present yourself as a living sacrifice. What everyday worship looks like from Romans 12, following Jesus the perfect Servant.
Singing praise is good and biblical, but worship is more: bowing before God and serving Him in loving obedience. A study of Matthew 4:10, Deuteronomy 12, 2 Chronicles 29, and Hebrews 13:15-16.
Singing praise is good and biblical, but worship is more: bowing before God and serving Him in loving obedience. A study of Matthew 4:10, Deuteronomy 12, 2 Chronicles 29, and Hebrews 13:15-16.
Four deep needs every person has (meaning, focus, hope, and clarity) and how Jesus meets each one. Includes a puzzle-piece illustration and care guidance for students who are struggling.
Four deep needs every person has (meaning, focus, hope, and clarity) and how Jesus meets each one. Includes a puzzle-piece illustration and care guidance for students who are struggling.
Isaiah and John saw God's throne room (Isaiah 6; Revelation 4-5). By faith in Jesus, our High Priest, every believer comes before that same throne of grace whenever we pray.
Isaiah and John saw God's throne room (Isaiah 6; Revelation 4-5). By faith in Jesus, our High Priest, every believer comes before that same throne of grace whenever we pray.
Two charts show what Jesus rescues us from and what He gives us, each backed by Scripture, followed by how to receive Him from Romans 10:9-13. Ideal for outreach nights and new believers.
Two charts show what Jesus rescues us from and what He gives us, each backed by Scripture, followed by how to receive Him from Romans 10:9-13. Ideal for outreach nights and new believers.
From 1 John 2:15-17: the world's three values (feed your cravings, look good, have more) versus God's three better treasures. Includes a one-week "values audit."
From 1 John 2:15-17: the world's three values (feed your cravings, look good, have more) versus God's three better treasures. Includes a one-week "values audit."
Jesus' first miracle at Cana: the world's joy always runs dry, but Jesus gives His joy in full measure, and it comes as we believe and obey His Word.
Jesus' first miracle at Cana: the world's joy always runs dry, but Jesus gives His joy in full measure, and it comes as we believe and obey His Word.
Hezekiah's letter, the Bible's first "tract," shows how to share good news briefly, clearly, and kindly. Includes tips for sharing wisely and safely, and a worksheet for writing your own 160-word tract.
Hezekiah's letter, the Bible's first "tract," shows how to share good news briefly, clearly, and kindly. Includes tips for sharing wisely and safely, and a worksheet for writing your own 160-word tract.
From the parable of the minas ("Do business till I come"): be busy sharing the gospel, urging reconciliation, teaching the Word, and doing good. Martha's story is a reminder not to get too busy for Jesus Himself.
From the parable of the minas ("Do business till I come"): be busy sharing the gospel, urging reconciliation, teaching the Word, and doing good. Martha's story is a reminder not to get too busy for Jesus Himself.
Nine biblical keys to prayer, from knowing who you're talking to and coming boldly, to praying for God's will with a clean heart and expecting Him to act. Works as one talk or a three-week series.
Nine biblical keys to prayer, from knowing who you're talking to and coming boldly, to praying for God's will with a clean heart and expecting Him to act. Works as one talk or a three-week series.
A short Bible study for younger students: faith that seeks God, obedience to parents, and a pure life. Each is something Scripture says pleases God, and Jesus did all three perfectly.
A short Bible study for younger students: faith that seeks God, obedience to parents, and a pure life. Each is something Scripture says pleases God, and Jesus did all three perfectly.
Using three labeled chairs, trace how faith faded over three generations in Joshua and Judges. Secondhand faith doesn't last, and God has no grandchildren. Which chair are you in?
Using three labeled chairs, trace how faith faded over three generations in Joshua and Judges. Secondhand faith doesn't last, and God has no grandchildren. Which chair are you in?
Jesus' parable of the four soils, with a four-cup object lesson and a meaning chart. Students ask "What kind of soil am I?" and are encouraged to keep sowing the seed of the gospel.
Jesus' parable of the four soils, with a four-cup object lesson and a meaning chart. Students ask "What kind of soil am I?" and are encouraged to keep sowing the seed of the gospel.
Seven truths from Hebrews 6, Romans 8, Philippians 2, and Colossians 1: God's purpose is clear and sure, an anchor for the soul. He is making us like Jesus and using us to help others become like Him.
Seven truths from Hebrews 6, Romans 8, Philippians 2, and Colossians 1: God's purpose is clear and sure, an anchor for the soul. He is making us like Jesus and using us to help others become like Him.
Psalm 1's portrait of the truly blessed life: his company, his occupation, his appearance, and his work. A tree-versus-chaff object lesson, and how Jesus lived this psalm perfectly.
Psalm 1's portrait of the truly blessed life: his company, his occupation, his appearance, and his work. A tree-versus-chaff object lesson, and how Jesus lived this psalm perfectly.
From Matthew 6: giving, praying, and fasting in secret for an audience of One. Includes practical challenges (secret kindness, a morning quiet time, a first fast) and safe-fasting guidance for students.
From Matthew 6: giving, praying, and fasting in secret for an audience of One. Includes practical challenges (secret kindness, a morning quiet time, a first fast) and safe-fasting guidance for students.
Every Christian is Christ's ambassador. Students learn to represent the King, carry His message of reconciliation, and speak God's words in God's strength, with grace, for His glory.
Every Christian is Christ's ambassador. Students learn to represent the King, carry His message of reconciliation, and speak God's words in God's strength, with grace, for His glory.
What Jesus' two great titles reveal: fully God, making the invisible God visible, and fully human, sharing our life without sin. That's why He can both save us and understand us.
What Jesus' two great titles reveal: fully God, making the invisible God visible, and fully human, sharing our life without sin. That's why He can both save us and understand us.
Using Paul's story in Acts 26, students write their own before / how / since testimony on a built-in worksheet and learn to say "church words" in everyday language.
Using Paul's story in Acts 26, students write their own before / how / since testimony on a built-in worksheet and learn to say "church words" in everyday language.
A guys-only talk on six Spirit-powered habits: honor your future wife, bounce your eyes, stay busy doing good, see people as God does, stay connected to godly men, and pray. Includes a safety note for leaders.
A guys-only talk on six Spirit-powered habits: honor your future wife, bounce your eyes, stay busy doing good, see people as God does, stay connected to godly men, and pray. Includes a safety note for leaders.
Part 2 of 2. Jesus prayed for Peter, looked at him, sent for him by name, met with him, restored him by a charcoal fire, and used him boldly. Failure is never the end with Jesus. [see resource "Seven Steps in Peter's Fall"]
Part 2 of 2. Jesus prayed for Peter, looked at him, sent for him by name, met with him, restored him by a charcoal fire, and used him boldly. Failure is never the end with Jesus. [see resource "Seven Steps in Peter's Fall"]
Part 1 of 2. Peter didn't fall all at once. Trace seven steps, from doubting and boasting to denying Jesus, so students can spot the slide and stop it early. [See resource "Seven Steps in Peter's Restoration" ]
Part 1 of 2. Peter didn't fall all at once. Trace seven steps, from doubting and boasting to denying Jesus, so students can spot the slide and stop it early. [See resource "Seven Steps in Peter's Restoration" ]
From Ephesians 3:16-19: making your life a home where Jesus is truly at home. Christ in you, preparing for change (put off, put on), and praying in Jesus' name, with reflection exercises and the Ron Dunn "ticket" story.
From Ephesians 3:16-19: making your life a home where Jesus is truly at home. Christ in you, preparing for change (put off, put on), and praying in Jesus' name, with reflection exercises and the Ron Dunn "ticket" story.
Why memorize Scripture, and Ron's simple method for learning a whole book: write out Titus like a letter, then read it aloud three times a night for two months.
Why memorize Scripture, and Ron's simple method for learning a whole book: write out Titus like a letter, then read it aloud three times a night for two months.
Obedience brings us close to God (Matthew 12:50). A top-ten countdown of areas of obedience, why obeying when you don't feel like it isn't hypocrisy (the two sons), and the fact-faith-feeling train.
Obedience brings us close to God (Matthew 12:50). A top-ten countdown of areas of obedience, why obeying when you don't feel like it isn't hypocrisy (the two sons), and the fact-faith-feeling train.
Spirit, soul, and body (1 Thessalonians 5:23-24), and three steps to letting the Holy Spirit-strengthened spirit lead the soul and body, with a careful word about sin and sickness.
Spirit, soul, and body (1 Thessalonians 5:23-24), and three steps to letting the Holy Spirit-strengthened spirit lead the soul and body, with a careful word about sin and sickness.
Five elements of a daily time alone with God (attitude, place and time, prayer, Bible reading, meditation), what biblical meditation really is, and practical helps like verse cards and a journal.
Five elements of a daily time alone with God (attitude, place and time, prayer, Bible reading, meditation), what biblical meditation really is, and practical helps like verse cards and a journal.
Four kinds of prayer from 1 Timothy 2:1 (requests, prayers, intercession, thanksgiving), with Jabez's prayer, the Lord's pattern, and a hands-on group prayer exercise.
Four kinds of prayer from 1 Timothy 2:1 (requests, prayers, intercession, thanksgiving), with Jabez's prayer, the Lord's pattern, and a hands-on group prayer exercise.
Paul's five-part growth plan from Titus: encourage, discourage, teach, remember, and avoid, with background on Crete and a week of homework writing out and reading the whole letter.
Paul's five-part growth plan from Titus: encourage, discourage, teach, remember, and avoid, with background on Crete and a week of homework writing out and reading the whole letter.
Three practices for growing as a disciple: read the Bible, pray for specific Christ-like changes (with a fill-in growth list), and share your faith using the Romans Road and your three-minute testimony.
Three practices for growing as a disciple: read the Bible, pray for specific Christ-like changes (with a fill-in growth list), and share your faith using the Romans Road and your three-minute testimony.
Jesus and the early church taught often, even daily. What "sound" (healthy) teaching means, why frequency matters, and a sample weekly rhythm for teaching both the message and the conduct of the gospel.
Jesus and the early church taught often, even daily. What "sound" (healthy) teaching means, why frequency matters, and a sample weekly rhythm for teaching both the message and the conduct of the gospel.
On our own no one seeks God (Romans 3:11), but two Seekers never stop looking: Jesus seeking sinners like Zacchaeus (Luke 19:10), and the Father seeking worshipers like the woman at the well (John 4:23).
On our own no one seeks God (Romans 3:11), but two Seekers never stop looking: Jesus seeking sinners like Zacchaeus (Luke 19:10), and the Father seeking worshipers like the woman at the well (John 4:23).
A short study for student leadersFrom 2 Timothy 1:12-13: faith rests on knowing a Person. Bible knowledge without a relationship with God is empty, and a relationship without God's Word is misguided. We need both, lived with faith and love.: leading by example, by serving, by purity, by conviction, and by speaking truth even when it isn't welcome.
A short study for student leadersFrom 2 Timothy 1:12-13: faith rests on knowing a Person. Bible knowledge without a relationship with God is empty, and a relationship without God's Word is misguided. We need both, lived with faith and love.: leading by example, by serving, by purity, by conviction, and by speaking truth even when it isn't welcome.
What the Bible says about the human spirit, organized by three functions (conscience, intuition, communion) with tables of key passages, and how to care for your spirit.
What the Bible says about the human spirit, organized by three functions (conscience, intuition, communion) with tables of key passages, and how to care for your spirit.
Love and hate aren't just feelings; they are choices that shape our emotions, thoughts, and actions. Side-by-side charts drawn from 1 Corinthians 13.
Love and hate aren't just feelings; they are choices that shape our emotions, thoughts, and actions. Side-by-side charts drawn from 1 Corinthians 13.
From 2 Timothy 1:12-13: faith rests on knowing a Person. Bible knowledge without a relationship with God is empty, and a relationship without God's Word is misguided. We need both, lived with faith and love.
From 2 Timothy 1:12-13: faith rests on knowing a Person. Bible knowledge without a relationship with God is empty, and a relationship without God's Word is misguided. We need both, lived with faith and love.
The six requests of the Lord's Prayer, ten marks of real prayer from Jesus' teaching (boldness, expectation, persistence, humility, forgiveness, restraint, watchfulness, purity, trust, obedience), and how to pray for others.
The six requests of the Lord's Prayer, ten marks of real prayer from Jesus' teaching (boldness, expectation, persistence, humility, forgiveness, restraint, watchfulness, purity, trust, obedience), and how to pray for others.
Putting the New Testament through the same tests historians use for every ancient book (manuscripts, eyewitness claims, outside evidence), with an honest word about variants and a series recap.
Putting the New Testament through the same tests historians use for every ancient book (manuscripts, eyewitness claims, outside evidence), with an honest word about variants and a series recap.
Because God cannot lie, His Word is truth. What inerrancy does and doesn't mean, why it matters, and how carefully scribes copied the Scriptures, confirmed by the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Because God cannot lie, His Word is truth. What inerrancy does and doesn't mean, why it matters, and how carefully scribes copied the Scriptures, confirmed by the Dead Sea Scrolls.
The writers claimed to speak for God. Fulfilled prophecy (including Daniel 9), archaeology, the Bible's unity, its impact on the world, and changed lives give good reasons to believe them.
The writers claimed to speak for God. Fulfilled prophecy (including Daniel 9), archaeology, the Bible's unity, its impact on the world, and changed lives give good reasons to believe them.
66 books, about 40 authors, three languages, three continents, roughly 1,500 years, and one unified story about Jesus. Why the Bible belongs at the center of our lives.
66 books, about 40 authors, three languages, three continents, roughly 1,500 years, and one unified story about Jesus. Why the Bible belongs at the center of our lives.
A guide to honest accountability conversations: six guidelines for asking good questions, question sets for adults (God, marriage, children, work, finances, schedule, fellowship, discipling, evangelism), and a student version for youth leaders. t
A guide to honest accountability conversations: six guidelines for asking good questions, question sets for adults (God, marriage, children, work, finances, schedule, fellowship, discipling, evangelism), and a student version for youth leaders. t
Purity in speech, conduct, friendships, faith, and relationships (1 Timothy 4:12), and eight practical habits from Psalm 119:9-16 that keep a young person's way clean. Includes a clean-water object lesson.
Purity in speech, conduct, friendships, faith, and relationships (1 Timothy 4:12), and eight practical habits from Psalm 119:9-16 that keep a young person's way clean. Includes a clean-water object lesson.
If Isaiah said the Messiah would be called Immanuel, why was He named Jesus? His name tells us what He does (God saves); His title tells us who He is (God with us). A great Christmas-season talk.
If Isaiah said the Messiah would be called Immanuel, why was He named Jesus? His name tells us what He does (God saves); His title tells us who He is (God with us). A great Christmas-season talk.
A simple three-part way to start talking with Jesus, for new believers and anyone who feels awkward praying: say hello and thank Him, ask for what you need, and tell Him you love Him. Amen.
A simple three-part way to start talking with Jesus, for new believers and anyone who feels awkward praying: say hello and thank Him, ask for what you need, and tell Him you love Him. Amen.
A leader guide for praying for every student by name each day, using four requests from Paul's prayers in Ephesians 3:16-19 and Philippians 1:9-11, with a 3x5 prayer card plan and practical tips.
A leader guide for praying for every student by name each day, using four requests from Paul's prayers in Ephesians 3:16-19 and Philippians 1:9-11, with a 3x5 prayer card plan and practical tips.
Six simple steps, drawn as a bridge: admit we have missed the mark, understand sin's result, see what God has done in Jesus, decide at the crossroads, receive Him (with a prayer), and start growing.
Six simple steps, drawn as a bridge: admit we have missed the mark, understand sin's result, see what God has done in Jesus, decide at the crossroads, receive Him (with a prayer), and start growing.
From God's object lesson in Haggai 2: you can't make anyone holy by being around them, but sin spreads easily. Holiness is a gift through Jesus, the only One whose touch makes the unclean clean. Includes wise guidance on friendships.
From God's object lesson in Haggai 2: you can't make anyone holy by being around them, but sin spreads easily. Holiness is a gift through Jesus, the only One whose touch makes the unclean clean. Includes wise guidance on friendships.
What Jesus taught about eternal separation from God, a simple guide to the words Sheol, Hades, Tartarus, Gehenna, and the Lake of Fire, and the good news that God is not willing that any should perish.
What Jesus taught about eternal separation from God, a simple guide to the words Sheol, Hades, Tartarus, Gehenna, and the Lake of Fire, and the good news that God is not willing that any should perish.
What the Bible means by "the flesh," how giving in to selfishness consumes, masters, and destroys us (James 1, James 3, 1 John 2), and how to walk in the Spirit instead.
What the Bible means by "the flesh," how giving in to selfishness consumes, masters, and destroys us (James 1, James 3, 1 John 2), and how to walk in the Spirit instead.
"Can you really be left behind?" A multi-session study guide: ten key terms, tools for reading prophecy, the main views explained fairly, Jesus' parables and signs of this age, the rapture, the tribulation and Revelation's judgments, and how to live ready.
"Can you really be left behind?" A multi-session study guide: ten key terms, tools for reading prophecy, the main views explained fairly, Jesus' parables and signs of this age, the rapture, the tribulation and Revelation's judgments, and how to live ready.
What great athletes, Proverbs, and our heavenly Father teach about training young people. Discipline is training that develops self-control, always motivated by love, never abusive, and its fruit is peace, hope, joy, and self-control.
What great athletes, Proverbs, and our heavenly Father teach about training young people. Discipline is training that develops self-control, always motivated by love, never abusive, and its fruit is peace, hope, joy, and self-control.
From Job 11:14-15: deal with your own sin first, confess it and let it go, don't give it a home in your "tent," and lift up your face without shame. Includes a backpack object lesson.
From Job 11:14-15: deal with your own sin first, confess it and let it go, don't give it a home in your "tent," and lift up your face without shame. Includes a backpack object lesson.
Matthew 5 trades arrogance for humility and scorn for love: the Beatitudes as eight qualities of a person without contempt, salt and light, and six side-by-side comparisons from Jesus' teaching.
Matthew 5 trades arrogance for humility and scorn for love: the Beatitudes as eight qualities of a person without contempt, salt and light, and six side-by-side comparisons from Jesus' teaching.
Clear, biblical answers to five common questions: required rituals, life after death, whether baptism saves, why go to church, and how to become a Christian.
Clear, biblical answers to five common questions: required rituals, life after death, whether baptism saves, why go to church, and how to become a Christian.
An honest, private self-assessment of your faith, your joy, and your friendships (with separate questions for guys and gals), plus simple next steps for the area you most want to grow in.
An honest, private self-assessment of your faith, your joy, and your friendships (with separate questions for guys and gals), plus simple next steps for the area you most want to grow in.
Forget the movies. Two failed exorcisms, what Jesus taught about the "empty house," how Jesus and Paul dealt with evil spirits, and what believers should do: take every thought captive, put on God's armor, pray, and share the gospel without fear.
Forget the movies. Two failed exorcisms, what Jesus taught about the "empty house," how Jesus and Paul dealt with evil spirits, and what believers should do: take every thought captive, put on God's armor, pray, and share the gospel without fear.
From Romans 5: strength, a new likeness, power over sin, forgiveness, and friendship with God. Salvation is much more than a ticket to heaven, and the gifts start now.
From Romans 5: strength, a new likeness, power over sin, forgiveness, and friendship with God. Salvation is much more than a ticket to heaven, and the gifts start now.
A simple wheel (abide at the hub; prayer, teaching, fellowship, and service as spokes; witness as the rim) that helps students see which part of their walk with Jesus is wobbling.
A simple wheel (abide at the hub; prayer, teaching, fellowship, and service as spokes; witness as the rim) that helps students see which part of their walk with Jesus is wobbling.
God, government, church leaders, employers, and parents: why obeying the people God has placed over us is really about trusting Him, plus the important limit (Acts 5:29) and a clear safety word for students.
God, government, church leaders, employers, and parents: why obeying the people God has placed over us is really about trusting Him, plus the important limit (Acts 5:29) and a clear safety word for students.
Two true affirmations from Romans 6:11 that every believer can say out loud when temptation hits, with the story of Juneteenth as a picture of freedom we already have.
Two true affirmations from Romans 6:11 that every believer can say out loud when temptation hits, with the story of Juneteenth as a picture of freedom we already have.
Seven times the Gospels say Jesus was "moved with compassion," and every time He acted. A talk (or seven daily devotions) on learning His heart and loving others in deed, not just in word.
Seven times the Gospels say Jesus was "moved with compassion," and every time He acted. A talk (or seven daily devotions) on learning His heart and loving others in deed, not just in word.
How to Use the Connection Gathering Space Welcome in! A free, private room for adult youth leaders to ask, encourage, and stay in touch
How to Use the Connection Gathering Space Welcome in! A free, private room for adult youth leaders to ask, encourage, and stay in touch
The fear of God is the one fear that eliminates all others.
The fear of God is the one fear that eliminates all others.
Anger management is rooted in the idea of being present and alert, aware of what is going on around you, so that you respond rather than react when something unexpected occurs.
Anger management is rooted in the idea of being present and alert, aware of what is going on around you, so that you respond rather than react when something unexpected occurs.
Nothing is as important as UNDERSTANDING AND KNOWING GOD. This has got to be the focus and reason for being alive!
Nothing is as important as UNDERSTANDING AND KNOWING GOD. This has got to be the focus and reason for being alive!