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…
When was the last time you shared your testimony or shared the Good News message of Jesus Christ with someone? Our church just finished the “Every Believer A Witness” program with Dennis Nunn. It is an excellent program that helps every believer understand how he or she can easily and Read more…
Jesus’ final command to His disciples was to go and make disciples (Matthew 28:19-20). How is your Sunday School class doing in the task of “making disciples”? There are six basic habits of an effective disciple: 1. Reading God’s Word and praying everyday; 2. Regularly Worshiping God; 3. Being involved Read more…
We get excited when we have a new person (guest) come to our Sunday School class or small group, but what are we doing to follow up with those guests to make them feel welcome and part of the group. Everyone wants to belong and feel as though he or Read more…
Christmas can be an excellent time for reaching out to those who have not been consistent in attendance to your Sunday School class or to those who need to be involved in a small group Bible study. Christmas is a time when people are confronted with the saving message of Read more…
One of the purposes of Sunday School is to minister to those who are in the class. The larger a class grows the more difficult it is for a teacher to effectively minister to all class members. Every class member will experience a crisis at some point in his life; Read more…
Wikipedia defines “leadership” as “organizing a group of people to achieve a common goal”. The leader may or may not have any formal authority. Developing leaders is essential to any organization. Bloomberg Businessweek reports: “The best companies for developing leaders recognize the value of strong leadership in both the good Read more…
I can remember when I got my first cell phone. It was as large as a book and had an antenna coming out of the top. It could only be used in major cities along the interstate, but I thought this new device was the best thing since sliced bread. 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…
How many RTM do you have? We have all heard about RPM (Revolutions Per Minute). RPM helps us measure how fast a wheel or some other mechanical device is moving. The higher the RPM the faster it is moving. The RTM of Sunday School refers to Reaching, Teaching, Ministering. Every Read more…