The challenge I gave to my guys tonight was simple: – Get into a small group if you’re not in one already – If you’re in a small group already, take what you learned tonight and make it happen in your own small group Tonight was amazing! I’ve wanted my small group students to open [...]

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Our summer camp is being held on a college campus undergoing major renovation. Large potions of the campus are barricaded construction sites. Tonight for our cabin time, I used this to our advantage by making the following points: – When I visited this college a few years ago, it was great. I didn’t see any [...]

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For the first night of cabin time, we kept the discussion focused on getting to know each other. However, I did give them these challenges: – Have the most fun you possibly can. Become like a child, not holding back – Approach the week with a childlike curiosity and faith. No matter where you stand [...]

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Doug Fields shares about when life goes off script, what choices we have and the benefits/drawbacks of those choices. Great message! If the video seems like it’s taking too long to load, refresh the screen.

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Tonight I finished a series with my small group students. My goal has been to make their faith a central part of their home lives, even if their parents weren’t doing it themselves. The method of choice for of our final lesson was to put their sin side-by-side with their praise so they could see [...]

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The basis for this study is that Proverbs is written from a dad to his son. This book full of great advice, wisdom and direction for life. Many of our homes are missing that today. We’re so busy keeping up with life and trying to bring it under control that we lose this most important [...]

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Our students made this video for last weekend’s service. They led the service from start to finish. It’s so great what students are capable of when we release them to excel. They still get a little guidance, but all of the work is done by them.

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This week and next week I’m taking my guys through Proverbs chapter 4. We’re looking as much at the relationship behind the verses as we are the verses themselves. My goal is to get them to initiate spiritual dialog in their homes if there isn’t any and embrace it if there is. I hope to [...]

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This was originally posted April 30, 2009. A student watched these videos last week and said they really made her think. I thought I’d bring them to the front of the blog so new readers would get some use out of them, too. Last night I invited my friend Alex who is an Atheist to [...]

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