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In the gospel of Mark, chapter 9, Jesus tells Peter, James, and John not to speak of what they just saw until He rises from the dead. Peter, James, and John go on to discuss among themselves what “rising from the dead” means. Perhaps this is the first recorded Bible study. Or maybe it simply […]

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Let’s say you were Jesus, come to earth as the Messiah. The Redeemer. Born at the appointed time and place, as prophesied, to a virgin prepared by angelic visitation, and confirmed at the Temple by Simeon and Anna on your eighth day, your life is the focal point of scriptural anticipation. Not to mention all […]

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Think about organizing your students into the “soil” types of Mark 4:3-20. • Dead, deaf, and blind to the gospel • Easy come, easy go • Sincere but tempted away • Committed That’s a starting point. A place to begin shepherding. There are buried treasures in Scripture  — passages to pray for each category of […]

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Sometime this summer new freshmen will move up and graduating seniors will move on. In other words, your group will change. Here’s one way to influence the change. Back in college we joined the men’s choir. Eternal practices, frantic sprints to reach the dining hall before it closed (one guy leapt over the hood of […]

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We were at the table last night watching our son. Over the past year he got massive. As in better not arm wrestle him anymore. How did that happen? Well, he went to college, lifted weights all year, and got strong. That’s how life works. You lift, study, train, practice, or whatever, and develop strength. […]