Teachers: The next time you teach a lesson based on a Bible story, test your class by asking them how they would apply the story. Use the same open-ended question I asked at camp: “What can we learn about life with God from this story?” If your students have much to say about how they need to behave better but little to say about what God does, it’s a safe bet they aren’t used to hearing the good news. Tell them that learning how to behave is an excellent way to use the Bible, but often the very best thing is to notice and appreciate how God behaves. Keep asking the question, lesson after
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