Josh Hunt's Blog, page 78
May 22, 2022
The joy of holiness
God intends the Christian life to be a life of joy—not drudgery. The idea that holiness is associated with a dour disposition is a caricature of the worst sort. In fact, just the opposite is true. Only those who walk in holiness experience true joy. Jesus said, “If you obey my commands, you will remain […]
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May 21, 2022
What is an introduction to do?
The very beginning point of teaching must grab the attention of people. It draws them into what they are about to experience in the Word. The introductory teaching persuades people to pay attention. It convinces them they need to become engaged in the discussion rather than check the weather on their cell phones. One way […]
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May 20, 2022
The most challenging virtue
In Detroit in the 1930s, three young men boarded a bus and attempted to pick a fight with a passenger sitting alone in the back. They threw one insult after another, but the man said nothing in response. Eventually the bus came to the man’s stop. He stood, pulled a business card from his pocket, […]
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May 19, 2022
How to prepare to teach an effective Bible study
Preparation is the key to almost anything. There is an old saying: success equals preparation plus opportunity. Teaching is no exception. Effective Bible Teachers prepare effectively. Ineffective Bible Teachers wait til the day before. Read Effective Bible Teaching starts with reading, rereading, and rereading again the Bible text. Start early. Start the day after. If […]
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May 18, 2022
What effective Bible teachers do between class sessions
There has never been a better time to be a Bible Teacher than today. This is true on several levels. For one thing, we have incredible tools at our fingertips that make Bible Study so much easier. Word studies that used to require Greek training, expensive books, and lots of time can be done with […]
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May 17, 2022
A no-good, terrible, very bad day
I believe that two of the great skills that we can learn in this life are first to treasure our friends, but more than that, to learn to be a friend who is a treasure to others. A few days ago I had a no-good, terrible, full-of-frustration day. Probably the bottom line was that I […]
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May 16, 2022
We can teach our way our of any problem
There is an old saying that goes, “We are going to teach our way out of this problem.” Here is what he means. Suppose you have a giving problem in your church. You are not meeting budget. You are not able to meet expenses. You have bills that are unpaid. You have cut back everywhere […]
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May 15, 2022
Don’t Exaggerate the Negative
The fourth mistake Elijah made is that he exaggerated the negative. He said, “I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me too” (v. 10). Elijah held a little pity party for himself: “Everybody’s against me.” But the fact is that almost nobody was against him. Only one person violently […]
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May 14, 2022
Do church goers behave differently?
I have heard this stat for years: 75% of churches are plateaued or declining. Here is the latest: Based on our research of 557 churches from 2004 to 2010, nine out of ten churches in America are declining or growing at a pace that is slower than that of their communities. Simply stated, churches are […]
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May 13, 2022
The need of the hour
We desperately need an army of Effective Bible Teachers. What is an Effective Bible Teacher? An Effective Bible Teacher teaches so that people live according to the Bible. Effective Bible Teachers create doers of the Word and not hearers only. Effective Bible Teachers make disciples. Effective Bible Teachers result in classes that pray, people who […]
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