The Source: Prayer & Fasting

PRAYER & FASTING The SOURCE: Lesson 4   Most people like things in moderation. It is ok to enjoy something but just don’t turn into one of those crazies! This is the mindset of our culture…of course unless it requires change in our own personal preferences and behaviors! You see, when other people are intense…

Gospel Values: Prayer & Praise (John 16-17)

  MOTIVATE –          Start with the End I played on many sport teams when I was younger. At the beginning of each season we would start practices with “warm-ups”. In reality, they were more like “shutdowns” because all the exercise and running in warm-ups nearly took many of us out before we even began practice!…

Gospel Values: Spiritual Growth (John 15)

MOTIVATE What were the first words God said to man? “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it…” Genesis 1:28 What were the last words Jesus said to man before returning to Heaven? “Go and make disciples of all nations…” Matthew 28:18 What is the purpose of life and salvation? “Everyone who…

The Source: Memorization & Meditation

The source Lesson 3: memorization and meditation   One Little League Baseball game stands out to a young boy. The reason was not due to a baseball action but for the humorous life principle it teaches. An opposing team’s batter hit a ground rule double that bounced over the fence. Two outfielders scampered over the…