This week, we wrap up the Book of Acts and study the culmination of Paul’s journey to Rome. The shipwreck along the way garners most of the attention of these final chapters, and rightfully so, but I want us to turn our attention to the last two verses of the book. 30 Paul stayed two whole years in his...

why sound doctrine matters in student ministry What do your students actually believe about God? Jesus? The Bible? Themselves?  Imagine if you were able to get the teenagers at your church to honestly answer those questions. If they told you what they really thought, rather than what they think you want them to believe, what kinds of answers do you think...

The following resources are for “From Creation to Chaos,” the first volume of The Gospel Project for Kids’ 2021-2024 cycle. Many of these resources can also be found on the Files Disc that comes in the Ministry Starter Kits or Add-On Packs, as well as in the Ministry Grid digital materials. (Note: All links should open in a new...

Why are we so selfish? That’s the question we’re addressing on this episode of The Hero of the Story. Listen in as we discuss: How Scripture reveals the connection between selfishness and sinThe difference between being wholly and ultimately selfishHumility as a response to selfishness (and the origin of an oft-quoted saying about what humility is)How this doctrine relates to...

One of the ugliest attitudes that humans express is selfishness. There are few things more off putting than people behaving selfishly, even when the person doing it is us. But why do we do this, and what does it have to do with sin? When we sin, we are acting out of a selfish attitude and mind-set that assumes...

Paul was able to give his defense before Festus. Paul’s accusers knew they couldn’t get what they wanted as long as the trial was in the Roman court system. This helps us reflect on Jesus’ trials and how execution was granted by Pilate. Jesus’ execution was not only because of the pressure applied by Jesus’ accusers but more importantly...