Ministry Tips for Student Leaders

Weekly Tip #2 Spring 2017 Last week we looked at John 15:1-2 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. 2 Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.” We know that Jesus is […]

Weekly Tip #1 –  Spring 2017 John chapter 15 is a riveting teaching directly from Jesus. Before the passion week, which came to a brutal but glorious end (crucifixion and resurrection), Jesus gave His final teachings to His disciples in John 13-17. In verse 1 Jesus says, “I am the true vine, and my Father

Weekly Tip #12, Fall 2016 In Matthew 17:14-20, the writer records a time when the disciples could not heal a son who was possessed by a demon. To me this would be a frightful scene. Jesus faced this circumstance head on and rebuked the demon and it left the boy. This was no small miracle.

Weekly Tip #11, Fall 2016 The Secret Again Revealed, But Not Understood At least three times in the book of Matthew, Jesus reveals to His disciples what was going to happen to Him. The disciples heard what He said but just could not figure out how that was possibly going to happen. Here’s what Matthew

Weekly Tip #10, Fall 2016 In Matthew 16:13-17, Jesus had been active in ministry with His disciples listening and watching as He ministered to the people. At one point, we pick up the story of Jesus asking Peter a special question. Here’s what He said, Notice the powerful words from Jesus to Peter in verse

Weekly Tip #9, Fall 2016 Have We Left Anyone Out? The heart of Jesus as he traveled among the towns and villages during His three year active ministry is seen in Matthew 15:21-28. A Canaanite woman came to Him asking if He would heal her daughter, who was oppressed by a demon. She was clearly

Weekly Tip #8, Fall 2016 Read the story in Matthew 14:13-21 here. Once you have the content and the context, you will notice a number of important facts from this event in the life of Jesus. Here are three questions to ask yourself about the “important facts” link above (think deeply about each question for a few moments):

Weekly Tip #7, Fall 2016 Jesus gives us the answer to this question in an important teaching to His disciples, as found in Matthew 9:35-38: 35 And Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction. 36 When he saw

Weekly Tip #6, Fall 2016 An inspirational story to consider is found in Matthew 9:20-22 as Jesus was walking being surrounded by a crowd: 20 And behold, a woman who had suffered from a discharge of blood for twelve years came up behind him and touched the fringe of his garment, 21 for she said to herself,

Weekly Tip #5, Fall 2016 Are You Listening To The World Or The Word? In Matthew 7 we read the words of Jesus after He had given the Sermon on the Mount and done more extensive teaching. He goes on to say:   24 “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will