I talked openly about my faith several times in my 12th-grade English class. My teacher talked to me about the gospel at some length when I stopped by for a visit about a year later. I don’t remember a lot of what we said, but she said one thing that burned into my brain likeContinue reading “THE BRIDGE. 1 Timothy 3:5-6.”
Category Archives: Mars Hill/Engage Culture/Preach/Witness
Are You Strong Enough to Be Weak? 1 Corinthians 9:19-22.
Are you fiercely independent? Are you strong and strong-willed? Do you insist on doing your own thing—on being “true to yourself” no matter what? There may be a place for such traits, particularly among those who have suffered bullying, abuse, and shame. When others have destroyed your dignity and self-worth, you may find your self-esteemContinue reading “Are You Strong Enough to Be Weak? 1 Corinthians 9:19-22.”
HOW TO TEACH. Acts 17:22-28.
Teaching is taking hold of what a student knows and attaching something new to it. Each time Paul entered a city, he went to the synagogue. “As usual, Paul went to the synagogue… On arrival, they went to the synagogue… So he reasoned in the synagogue” Acts 17:2,10,17. Why? Because God had prepared the JewishContinue reading “HOW TO TEACH. Acts 17:22-28.”
MARS HILL: PAUL, A JEWISH INTELLECTUAL, FINDS COMMON GROUND WITH GREEKS. Acts 17:22-24.
When the Apostle Paul arrived in Athens he wandered the city, observing its altars. Eventually he saw one with the inscription, “TO AN UNKNOWN GOD.” Later, when his preaching had excited the Greeks enough that they brought him to address the assembly at Mars Hill, Paul spoke of the unusual altar. He creatively used itContinue reading “MARS HILL: PAUL, A JEWISH INTELLECTUAL, FINDS COMMON GROUND WITH GREEKS. Acts 17:22-24.”
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