How to Teach Your Family the Bible
Steph Curry is the rage of the NBA. He’s the greatest three-point shooter of all time. He, his wife Ayesha, and their little girl Riley have become a model family for America. What a lot of people don’t know, however, is that his parents led their family in a half-hour Bible devotion every morning before school. I’m concerned about the families I see. We raised our six children with the Word of God at the center. That’s probably why all six of them are involved in the ministry.
Here are five easy ways you can surround your family with Biblical truth:
10 Steps to Knowing the Bible Bette
I’ve been concerned lately about the Biblical illiteracy in our generation. A good friend of mine asked me, “What is an epistle?” I told him, of course, it is the wife of an apostle! I’ve read the Bible through many times and taught each of the 66 books.
Here are my top ten suggestions for becoming a better Bible student:
How I Follow the Holy Spirit
I’ve been a Christian for over 55 years and a pastor for 40 years. If I could tell you one of my greatest secrets of success, it would be: learn to stay in step with the Holy Spirit. That’s exactly how Paul put it: “If we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit” (Gal. 5: 25).
How do we walk with Him?
How to Protect Your Blindside
“The problem with being deceived is that you are deceived. If you knew you were deceived, you would no longer be deceived!” Leaders get blindsided. They didn’t see something coming then it hits them.
How do you protect yourself from a blindside hit that can scar you for life?
Secrets of a Renewed Mind
Is it possible that your thought life is holding you back? I’ve watched hundreds of leaders succeed or fail and almost always it goes back to one thing: how much they change their thought life.
Here are a few secrets to a successful thought life:
How to Set Faith Goals
Everybody sets goals, especially in a new year. Some are attainable and some are hopeless. By now, many have abandoned their goals for the year and some never set any! As a pastor for over 40 years, I learned how to set goals that were motivated by faith.
Back in September, I could not do a single push-up (maybe one “girl” push-up!). I felt I could work up to 50 push-ups if I just added one a day. With the help of a push-up app, I did 172 yesterday (in five sets). Don’t ask me next year because I may be back down to five!
Just like building up in your push-ups, here are some secrets of setting “faith goals”:
Take a Break Before You Brake
We all reach a point where we need to take a break. Jesus told His disciples to come apart and rest for a while.
God’s break for you is the Sabbath principle. The Sabbath is not just a day of the week; it is a walk in the cool, refreshing breezes of the Holy Spirit.
Here are some ways I maintain the spirit of Sabbath in my life:
War Room
I was blown away last week when I had the privilege to view the smash hit movie, “War Room.” It rocketed to number ONE in the American box office! As I walked out of the theater, the thought came to my mind, "This movie is going to start a movement of prayer in every church in the nation."
I learned the power of spiritual warfare when I had only been married for two weeks and headed off to Africa as a missionary.
In my two years as a missionary in West Africa, I learned some basic principles of spiritual warfare:
Are You Resting Right?
Everyone is in a panic. We operate more on adrenaline than anointing! We have pressures, commitments, deadlines, obligations, possessions and relationships that require continual maintenance.
Here are some principles I have learned on how you spell “R.E.S.T.”: