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Our Modern Plight: An Observation Into Our Current State in Time and How It Affects Us All
By: Joaquin Herrera |
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By: Pastor Deane | |
Too many young people think that Bible study is boring and that they have plenty of time to learn and follow the word of God once they are an adult. This is not true, and a lie that Satan uses to stop young people from knowing and loving God. Bible study is exciting because learning and following the word of God. A person is never too young to understand the word of the Lord and apply its message to their life.
Young people can find many rewards from the Bible. God has promised many rewards to those who find him through His words and prayer. He has promised Strength (Isaiah 40:29-31), Peace (Psalm 119:165), Joy (Psalm 16:11), Success (Joshua 1:8), Stability (Psalm 16:8-9), Answered prayer (John 15:7), Personal testimony (Acts 4:13). Youth Bible study does not have to be complicated. There are three important steps that a youth Bible study group should follow to understand the Lord’s word. They should observe God’s word and see the message in the passage. Then they should then interpret the meaning of the text as it applies to their life and finally apply the message to themselves by asking what the passage wants them to do. When you observe the passage ask who is in the story, who is writing and who is being written to. Look for what is being communicated, the cause, affects and meaning in the words. Put yourself in the passage and think about your reactions to what is being said and what the words mean to you. In order to interpret the Bible’s message ask why the writer said the words, why they are significant, and what is important about the words. Finding the importance of the words as they are written will help you to find the importance of the words in your own life. To figure out how a passage can be applied a student Bible study group should focus on taking the message and working it in to their actions at home, at school, and everywhere else. They should think about the changes they should make or actions they should take to embrace the message. The goal of teen and youth group Bible study should be to develop a love and understanding of God’s word. The messages of His word will help young people to navigate the confusing world of today with lessons that will teach them how to love and revere God. Young people can show their love of God by following John 5:3 and joyfully obeying his commands. Andy serves as an associate pastor at Calvary Chapel Old Bridge in central New Jersey. In 2009 he published, Learn to Study the Bible: |
By: Troy Kotterman |
When looking at the business of MLM (multi-level marketing) recruiting is, absolutely, one of the most crucial abilities to improve. When choosing a marketing system online recruiting gives you the best results for your time, money and effort. When we look back at the not so distant past, we can easily see the advantages.
MLM is all about networking, right? Back in the day, You began by listing all of your friends and family, anyone you could think of really. Remember the memory jogger? If you'll recall, it was that list asking for you to remember the name of your soccer coach from junior high. And of course you're still in touch with your Drivers Ed teacher. Certainly you'll want to contact him and tell him about this fantastic new service/product/opportunity! Right? Well, if not, your family and friends should at least be able to help you reach your first goal. This is critical so that when you begin hosting home shows and weekly meetings you will at least seem successful. Good times! And, merely by putting a decal on the family van and handing out business cards everywhere you go you'll have a constant stream of prospects…I mean, "potential business partners". Fast forward to todays world of recruiting in MLM. The "list"… it's covered. Going online results in social networking on steroids...in a good quality way. Your list will grow, and continue to grow, with the help of social networking sites like Facebook. The next generation will certainly communicate with everyone they've ever known, even slightly, using Facebook. Even better, you are keeping in touch in a genuine way and cultivating the relationship. By taking recruiting online you'll be putting yourself where the majority of the population is spending their time…on the superhighway. You will have people across the country, even continents away, getting to know you and your opportunity all together. Online recruiting is cost effective. At some point in recruiting, the list can only take you so far. In the old days, you would be coached to do bulk mailings…postcards and fliers. These methods are costly with postage and materials and are also a poor use of resources. With very little cost, electronic communications reach infinitely more people...instantly. This also provides immediate gratification if they would like more information. It keeps you in charge. One of the most attractive aspects of working from home and building a MLM business is the sovereignty that can come with your choice to work from home. When you do your recruiting online you don't have to be concerned about being a bother to family and friends. You won't spend hours on the telephone making cold calls. If home shows and weekly meeting don't interest you, feel free to skip them entirely. It will be okay...really. You have more freedom to set your own schedule because you will simply answer the phone when someone calls you to find out more. As you can tell, when you move beyond traditional methods there are many advantages of online MLM recruiting. |