by youth | Mar 28, 2013 | Blog Post
Read John 8:39–47 You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires.John 8:44 The tactics and strategies of warfare need to evolve as enemies change. In the jungles of Vietnam, the United States faced a different kind of enemy than...
by youth | Mar 28, 2013 | Blog Post
Read Genesis 3:1–24 When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was . . . desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it.Genesis 3:6 Augustine, the fourth-century theologian, stated, “He is a man of a just and holy life that . . . keeps his affections under...
by youth | Mar 28, 2013 | Blog Post
When Rules Don’t Work: Fighting Temptation the Wrong Way Read Colossians 2:16–23 Such regulations indeed have an appearance of wisdom . . . but they lack any value. Colossians 2:23 Some churches teach abstention from alcohol, enforce strict dress codes, and forbid...
by youth | Mar 23, 2013 | Blog Post
Over the last several years, I’ve worked with church leaders from close to 200 different churches in consulting and coaching relationships. These churches are all different shapes and sizes. There are denominational and non-denominational churches. Traditional and...
by youth | Mar 23, 2013 | Blog Post
Churches across the globe have begun to realize the importance of the biblical mandate to make disciples (Matt. 28:19–20) and are imagining the transformation of the lives and culture where their church exists. Church leaders are dreaming of a congregation and...
