Category Archives: Discipleship

Bible Questions Answered in Ephesians

Posted on March 1, 2015 by PS

The book of Ephesians in a question and answer format  in the same way as Questions Answered in Galatians and Questions Answered in Philippians. The first three chapters cover doctrine and the latter three cover life application. What we were … Continue reading →

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Bible Questions Answered in Galatians

Posted on February 24, 2015 by PS

The book of Galatians in a question and answer format.  The key them is the nature of the law and justification by faith. What should be our response to those preaching a different gospel? They should be rebuked harshly (Galatians … Continue reading →

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Bible Questions Answered in Philippians

Posted on February 1, 2015 by PS

Here’s the book of Philippians turned into a catechistic question and answer format: What should be our attitude during imprisonment or persecution?  We should be confident in the Lord and bold to speak the word without fear knowing that to … Continue reading →

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Children’s Sermon Notes Outline

Posted on January 17, 2015 by PS

Transitioning children from their Sunday School class to the adult service and sermon is challenging.  Depending on the church size and format, this can happen anywhere between 4th grade and 8th grade.  There aren’t many resources that help children, youth … Continue reading →

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Children’s Ministry Planning

Posted on February 27, 2014 by PS

Children’s ministry planning can be challenging.  There are many different areas to consider to help bring kids to know who God is, what He’s done in history and ultimately how He has revealed Himself in Jesus.  This brief document on Children’s … Continue reading →

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Teaching Techniques to Improve Learning at Church

Posted on February 21, 2014 by PS

Educational and cognitive research provides some important insights into how to improve learning and memory.  The key theme is that learning can be enhanced through driving recall by working with taught information in new forms (summarizing, associating, testing) repeatedly over … Continue reading →

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Church Planting Checklist

Posted on February 16, 2014 by PS

Planting a church involves piecing together many small organizational details that cover the spectrum of theology to management.  A launch team with a wide set of skills is useful to tackle the different kinds of tasks required to open your doors.  … Continue reading →

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Activity to Teach Children the Bible’s Storyline

Posted on February 13, 2014 by PS

A fun activity that you can do with your children to teach them the storyline of the Old and New Testaments is to work with them to draw out the most significant events on paper or whiteboard.  Have the children … Continue reading →

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The Teaching Qualification for Elders – 1 Timothy 3:2

Posted on February 1, 2014 by PS

1 Timothy 3:2b –  an overseer must be…sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, When Timothy had received this letter from Paul, nearly three decades had passed since the death, resurrection and ascension of Jesus.  During this period, Paul was … Continue reading →

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Discipleship Readings

Posted on January 1, 2014 by PS

In the appendix of Church Planting is for Wimps, Mike McKinley includes a discipleship training outline from Grace Community Church in Ashburn Virginia.  The outline includes a good list of focused readings and key memory verses and could serve as … Continue reading →

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