As we dip into chapter 11 of Luke’s Gospel, the antagonism between Jesus and His opponents is ratcheting up, notch by notch. How will God’s chosen King respond to living in a society increasingly opposed to Him? And how should His followers live in such a society, then and today?
33 ‘No one lights a lamp and puts it in a place where it will be hidden, or under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, so that those who come in may see the light. 34 Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are healthy, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are unhealthy, your body also is full of darkness. 35 See to it, then, that the light within you is not darkness. 36 Therefore, if your whole body is full of light, and no part of it dark, it will be just as full of light as when a lamp shines its light on you.’ Luke 11 v 33-36... continue reading
In keeping with our Epic Explorers week - we've got an 'Explore / Search' quiz for you. Enjoy!
Who was the first grandchild in the Bible?
Who did the Lord command to send a man from each tribe up to explore Canaan?
In which book does the writer 'explore by wisdom all that is done under the heavens'?
"Concerning this _______, the prophets ... searched intently and with the greatest care"
Saul's attendants search for someone who can comfort Saul by playing which instrument ?
Who sent people to search carefully for the child ruler born in Bethlehem?
Mary and Joseph anxiously searched for Jesus. Where did they find him?
We're really excited about Epic Explorers, the brand-new addition to the Christianity Explored range, specially designed for 4-11s. We'd like you to get excited about it too - tell your friends, your church's childrens worker, the person who runs the school CU - so we've made a desktop wallpaper for you...
Here's the wallpaper and it's available for your desktop, laptop, tablet and even mobile phone. Enjoy!
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How to change your wallpaper: The wallpaper you need will vary , depending on your monitor size, screen resolution and a few other considerations. You can click here to see what your resolution is. Generally you set one of these are your wallpaper by clicking on the link to download the image, then right-clicking on the image (once it’s open) and selecting “Set as Background,” “Set as Desktop Background,” or something similar.
Over the past two years, the team at desiringGod.org has published a series of ebooks made available to their readers free of charge. Check out the list here and download a few (or all of them!) to enjoy!
Adventure Island is the setting for the Epic Explorers course, the brand new resource exploring who Jesus is and what he came to do. Here's a whislte stop tour around the island...
Arriving at Breathtaking Bay (Mark 1:1, 16-34) children will...... continue reading
Continuing the theme of youth and children's ministry on the blog this week, why not take an hour to listen to this seminar with Josh Cousineau and Nate Morgan-Locke, from 2013 The Gospel Coalition National Conference.
This week on The Good Book Blog we’ve been looking at the new Christianity Explored resource for children, Epic Explorers. So this week’s round-up has a focus on youth and children’s work:
1. St. Helen’s Training: Children’s Work (Parts 1 & 2)
Two new training videos on children’s work from St. Helen’s Bishopsgate.
2. Children Desiring God
In case you haven’t seen it before, a website with ‘God-centred resources for training the next generation’.
3. Youth and Children’s Work Short Course
An introductory course from The Good Book College.
4. The Good Book Company: Audio Resources
Main session and seminar recordings from Growing Young Disciples and the Bible-Centred Youthworker conferences.
5. How to Teach Children and Youth the Gospel Story
A video on youth and children’s work from The Gospel Coalition.
Found something that you think should make it on to the On to a Good Thing round-up? Send it to: ontoagoodthing@thegoodbook.co.uk
Mel Lacy, Director of the Theology for Youth & Children's Ministry at Oak Hill College, recently interviewed Tamar Pollard at the Bible Centred Youthworker Conference about Epic Explorers
If you like Christianity Explored, you'll love Epic Explorers...
"I'm so thrilled with this latest addition to the Christianity Explored family. Like every edition of Christianity Explored, Epic Explorers is built on the foundation of discovering the identity, mission and call of Jesus in Mark's Gospel. And it does so in a way that is uniquely fun, engaging and, most of all, faithful for children from the ages of 4 right up to 11." Rico Tice, Associate Minister at All Souls, Langham Place.
Completing the family of Christianity Explored resources, Epic Explorers is ideal for holiday clubs,
There are many views on how to obtain blessing in life. Some seek it from God through working hard for Him, making sacrifices to Him. Others seek it apart from Him, through money or career or something else.
In these verses, Peter explains definitively how it is done!
2 Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. 3 His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. 4 Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires. 2 Peter 1 v 2-4... continue reading
