Gospel Verses - God

The heavens declare the glory of God,and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. Psalms 19:1 “Worthy are you, our Lord and God,to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created.” Revelation 4:11 And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment.” Matthew 22:37-38 “Speak to all the congregation of the people of Israel and say to them, You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.” Leviticus 19:2

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Bible Fellowship ( Sunday School ) Teacher Tips - #2 - The Holy Spirit's Work

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1 Corinthians 2:1-5 “1When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or superior wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God. 2For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. 3I came to you in weakness and fear, and with much trembling. 4My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit's power, 5so that your faith might not rest on men's wisdom, but on God's power.” 2 Thessalonians 2:13 "But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because from the beginning God chose you to be saved through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief in the truth." 1 Peter 1:2 “who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by his blood” Ephesians 4:30 “And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption”

Quote - Corrie Ten Boom

"Faith sees the invisible, believes the unbelievable, and receives the impossible." Corrie Ten Boom

Bible Fellowship ( Sunday School ) - Teacher Tips #1 - Preparing

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2 Timothy 4:2 “Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season”

Quote - Charles S. Robinson

"Success is the world's criterion of merit; fidelity is God's." Charles S. Robinson

Studying Millenials - Spiritual Beliefs & Practices

Lifeway Research has published data from it's study of millennial (born 1980 thru 1991: currently 19-30 years old) that show their spiritual beliefs. Summary: "Two-thirds of American 'Millennials' – those born between 1980 and 1991 – call themselves Christian, but far fewer pray or read the Bible daily, attend weekly worship services, or hold to historical positions on the Bible and its teachings" Practices:

• 31% pray by themselves at least once a day
• 20% never pray
• 8% pray with others on a daily basis
• 65% rarely or never pray with other people.
• 67% say they rarely or never do read "sacred texts"
• 8% read the Bible or other sacred texts on a daily basis
• 21% percent do so at least once a week
• 25% attend religious worship services once a week or more
• 66% rarely or never visit a church, synagogue, mosque or temple
• 20% meet with others at least monthly in a small group to study the Bible or other sacred texts, but 80 percent rarely or never do so

Beliefs:

• 65% identify themselves as Christian
• 14% say they are atheist or agnostic
• 14% list no religious preference
• 8% claim other religions
• 53% disagree (strongly or somewhat) that the Bible is the written Word of God and is totally accurate in all it teaches
• 46% agree strongly & 26% agree somewhat that God is a real being, not just a concept. 28% disagree somewhat or strongly
• 40% agree strongly or somewhat that the devil, or Satan, is not a real being but is just a symbol of evil
• 50% agree strongly or somewhat that "when he lived on earth, Jesus Christ was human and committed sins, like other people." Only 30% strongly disagree.
• 31% agree strongly that Jesus is the only path to heaven.
• 70% believe heaven in a real place; 60% believe hell is a real place.
• 25% believe they will go to heaven after they die, because they have accepted Jesus Christ as their savior
• 16% believe they will go to heaven after they die because they have tried their best to be a good person and live a good life
• 4% believe they will go to heaven after they die because "God loves all people and will not let any of them perish."

James 5:19-20 "My brothers, if anyone among you wanders from the truth and someone brings him back, let him know that whoever brings back a sinner from his wandering will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins." May we be a people used by God to turn many to worshipping Him in Spirit and in Truth.

Quote - William Booth

"God loves with a great love the man whose heart is bursting with a passion for the impossible." William Booth