Take a good look at your Sunday School room? What does it say to those coming to Bible study? Does it say, “I am glad you are here.” or “I am not prepared for you to be here today.”? Is there clutter (pens, pencils, old paper, old bulletins, old information Read more…
People in a Sunday School class or Bible Study group should be challenged to get involved in ministering to others. Believers should be the hands and feet of Jesus ministering to a hurting world. Jesus said, “Whatever you did for the one of the least of these brothers and sisters Read more…
I have always heard “Two heads are better than one”. The implication is that there is wisdom to involving others in making decisions and planning. The Bible says, “Plans fail when there is no counsel, but with many advisers they succeed” (Proverbs 15:22). Getting another’s viewpoint and involving others in Read more…
It is common for Sunday School attendance to take a slump or nose-dive in the summer. Many people take vacations or just take advantage of the warm weather to go to the lake, the beach, or to the mountains. People need those days of rest and relaxation, but here are Read more…
There are many reasons that someone attends a small group Bible study but there are five basics that people are looking for in a small group. 1. People want to learn about and study God’s Word. Make sure you provide adequate time for Bible study each week. 2. People want Read more…
God commands us in His Word to pray for one another. James 5:16 says, “Pray for one another.” Ephesians 6:18 says, “Make supplication for all the saints.” 1 Timothy 2:1 encourages believers to make prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for all people. There are numerous other Scriptures encouraging people to pray. Read more…
Jesus Christ prayed to His Heavenly Father and using the model of the Lord’s prayer He taught His disciples how to pray. Throughout the Bible there are numerous examples of people praying to God, asking for His blessing and Devine wisdom, direction, and intervention. Prayer is vital to the success Read more…
Statistics indicate that new Sunday School classes grow faster than older ones. Older classes may have a few people join periodically but they usually have just as many going out the backdoor, therefore, you don’t see an increase in numbers. Statistics also indicate that for every new Sunday School class Read more…
My mother was in Tuesday morning Bible study group. This group had approximately 100 ladies attend each week. The ladies had a large group time with everyone together and then moved into smaller groups for discussion. Each week my mother would receive a call from her small group leader making Read more…
Wayne Poling, Senior Sunday School Specialist at Lifeway Christian Resources in Nashville, Tennessee shares that Sunday School is the foundational strategy in a local church for leading people to faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and for building on-mission Christians through open Bible study groups that engage people in evangelism, Read more…