Can God use my Mess?
By Josiah Zannino
My church comes down to CBM headquarters all the time for work weeks and that’s how I heard about the internship. I was like “why not.” So I prayed about it, applied, and I was accepted in September of 2017 as a part of Team 7. I didn’t really want to be in the internship. My dad told me I needed to do something and I needed to get out of the situation I was in back in my hometown. I wasn’t truly saved at that point. At the age of 12, I heard the pastor talk about hell and I didn’t want to go to hell. So I was like, “Yeah, ...
How Do We Encourage One Another?
By Marie Traister
Encouragement is the action of giving someone support, confidence or hope. Encouragement is given to stimulate and inspire someone. If we do not have encouragement, we feel unappreciated, useless and unloved. Our Heavenly Father knows that we are in great need of encouragement. Thirty-two times in the New Testament we are told to encourage one another. (Heb 3:13, Rom 15:5, Prov 12:25, Is 41:10, 2 Cor 4:16-18, Deu 31:8) Encouragement “boosts performance, strengthens our resolve, and improves our health.” (1)
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An Easter Bible Lesson
By Joanna McFarland
The Bible is God’s Word. In it we learn so much about Him and His plan for the whole world. The Bible is split into 2 parts: The Old Testament and the New Testament. In the Old Testament, we learn that, from the beginning of time (creation), God was there. He made mankind and, even though they broke His commandments and deserved to die, He still loved them and desired to provide a substitution. Sacrificing a lamb was the only way this substitution would work. God tells us that the punishment for sin is death (Romans 6:23). It was not ...
12 Ways to Help You Capture Your Student’s Attention
Written by Todd Witters
Let’s face it﹘keeping kids focused on the Bible lesson you are teaching can be a difficult task, especially given the short attention span of today’s students. It can be a challenge to keep them engaged, even for a short lesson. Grabbing their attention and eliminating distractions both contribute towards the overall objective of planting the seed of God’s Word in their hearts. Here are a few tricks to add to your toolbox that I have used and I hope you might find helpful as well.
ATTENTION GRABBERS
1. Try ...
The Key to a Successful Children’s Ministry
By Paul LaRue
When working in Children’s Ministry you learn a lot. I guess we could all say that, but when working with children and teens, your knowledge increases rather quickly. And sometimes you learn more that you want to know. I’m on my 32nd year now in CBM. I was working with kids prior to that. They have taught me plenty. Hopefully, I’ve been able to share the knowledge of Christ with them. I guess the main thing I’ve learned is “be ready, willing, and able” when in a children’s ministry. Among thousands of other tidbits of ...
