The Bible Skill in the Adult and Young Adult resources brings attention to the term “Son of David.” As Jesus made His way into Jerusalem on a donkey, the crowd that was assembled began to place their robes and branches on the road to pave the way. They declared Him to be the Son of…
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What do little children, a rich man, and a big camel all have in common? If you’re expecting a funny punch line here, there’s not one. But stick with me. In Matthew 19, little children, a rich man, and a big camel all come together to make one enormously significant point. Little Children First, little…
Read MoreYou may be wondering how the Daily Discipleship Guide compares to the Personal Study Guide and Leader Guide. Let’s start with the process used to create the resources. The Process We begin by creating a set of outlines. We recruit the writers and provide them with the outlines. The fact that everyone is writing to…
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I hold Scripture in higher esteem than anything, but I have at times allowed the personal stories in my messages to overshadow the message’s Scripture content. Our illustrations should be the back-up singers and the Bible should always be the rockstar of our sessions and sermons, but when we devote too much time or energy an…
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by David Briscoe What is your ultimate mountaintop experience? Thousands of people would say the answer is to stand on the “roof of the world,” the summit of Mount Everest. Since the first reported successful climb of that 29,000-foot peak in 1953 by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, more than four thousand different individuals have…
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