Discipleship involves Jesus’ likeness, learning from Him, and becoming more like Him daily. It involves cultivating a personal relationship with God, studying the Scripture, praying, and participating in the community of believers. Disciples receive instruction, teaching, and guidance from their mentor or teacher, a more experienced believer or spiritual leader. They learn from their disciple’s…
This article examines the parables of the Second Coming of Jesus. Under traffic rules, the red in a traffic light means stop, yellow means ready, and green means go. (Mark a start and finish line. Have the children line up at the beginning and turn off the lights. The children may move ahead when the…
Applying the theory principles below will make Biblical truths come alive, even as it makes learning participatory and genuinely transformative, as learners can retain knowledge for a long time. According to Howard Gardner, the eight multiple intelligences are verbal-linguistic intelligence, logical-mathematical intelligence, spatial intelligence, bodily-kinesthetic intelligence, musical intelligence, interpersonal intelligence, intrapersonal intelligence, and naturalist intelligence….
Life is never a bed of roses. It is at times beautiful, at other times we may have problems, and there are times when things are just not very clear to us. We are all just existing, living our lives on a sort of autopilot, and don’t even get to fully live. But again, there…
Love is something that people believe in themselves when all hope is lost in the difficulties of the world. It acts as a safety measure that helps us stand firm even when all the challenges and adversities are on us. First, steadfastness is not just confidence in God’s word, but rather your confidence in God’s…
To start good things is very laudable but to keep it up is more. Fellow servants of God, let us highlight a few truths that are very germane in keeping our flag flying as we walk the talk with the master. 1. Give no room to unequal yoke and ungodly compromise. 2 Corinthians 6:14 (KJV)…
A principle is “a basic idea or rule that explains or controls how something happens or works.” Principles are abstract realities that reside in the human mind but find expression in human actions. In other words, principles are generally true because they have been tried and proven over time. Principles are not exclusive to human…
Mercy is one of the best-sought concepts in Christianity; it is defined as the undeserved status or love of grace for trials. Being involved in a believer’s life is of great significance during trials, temptations, and sufferings. The teaching of the word grace can be very encouraging and strengthening when one learns to understand it…
Leading outside the norm is a call for change in the style of leadership and operation. It is a call to go beyond just preserving the past; instead, it is about interacting with the present and creating the future. As the world changes and things evolve, the Church is challenged to present the old and…
Etymologically, the term “virtues” has a root word in Latin, “vir”, meaning “man”. At first, virtue meant manliness or courage. Over time, it was regarded as meaning moral excellence. Virtue can also mean excellence in general. Virtue also refers to any preeminence, intellectual, governance, military, etc. It connotes merit or excellence within a social context….