If we can't teach using things around us, we haven't learned much.

Live it
To me, using an object lesson is the best way to get your point across. No one was better at doing it than Jesus, because to this day people still discuss his lessons we called parables. Sometimes his disciples had different opinions concerning the meaning of his examples and when they asked for clarification, he might offer it. But most of the time, He just let them discuss it among themselves for awhile before explaining it.

I'm not an accredited instructor by the world's standard, but I am a disciple of Jesus whose reasoning is anchored in the Holy Bible. Having said that, it seems to me that people today, in this age of enlightenment, have been given all the answers and seldom learned to solve problems. Instead of working through questions and looking at it from God's viewpoint, they accumulate information that's just as temporary and forgettable as the sum total. In fact, it almost seems like we go through life looking for multiple-choice answers to our problems, rather than applying the principles of God's Word as our foundation and allowing the Holy Spirit to be our Guide. In short, I believe if God is not in our equation, our logic is debatable and our solution questionable, if not wrong altogether.

Pray it
Were it not for You, Father, I'd be lost. Were it not for Jesus, I'd have no hope and without the Spirit, no reason to go on. Help me be the kind of teacher that points people to Your word for answers, being respectful of all people but not subject to the influence of anyone but You.

Resources
Salvation is not so much the destination as much as the journey. (2001)
David had no private places in his spirit where sin was given permanent residence. (2002)
Tenet #19 - "The devil never intends to help God but sometimes does it anyway." (2003)
Some people find a reason to worry even when God is working miracles all around them. (2004)
If we freely allow sin to dominate us, the Spirit will not go to war against it. (2005)
Liberty has always been a target for power hungry legalists. (2007)
A life of sin is like a ball game... 2008)
The only separating us and depression is hope. 2009)

1. One-minute Devotionals began on January 2, 2006 and are the original creation of James R. Green, Prayertower Webservant Content is derived from his alternating and sequential survey of both the Old and New Testament to offer insight on Scripture.
2. Resources are derived from daily devotions of James R. Green called, Just Thinkin'... (2000-2003), Read the Bible Thru in 365 Days (2004), Pray Thru the Word in 365 Days (2005) and One Minute Devotional (2006-2007).
3. Scripture: God's Word Translation (c)1995 by God's Word to the Nations. All Rights Reserved.

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