Temptation

It can be difficult for youth, and all people for that matter, to be able to properly distinguish between what is right and wrong. Thus, it is important for pastors, church workers, and other leaders to help youth, and all people, understand God’s design and purpose with what is right and wrong so that people can truly love others in accordance with God’s Word.

There are plenty of warning signs within Scripture that still speak to us today because sin still entangles us. We still need our Savior’s grace and mercy to recognize our sin, repent of it, and turn away from it as a forgiven child of God. We’re reminded that our hope rests with Christ alone.

We can’t keep every command and rule placed upon us. That doesn’t mean we refuse to rely on the Holy Spirit to guide us and provide us the strength we need to ENDURE and live a God-fearing life. What it means is when we are caught in our sin, we remember why God sent His Son, Jesus, to the world.

Reformation Day is approaching! This middle school devotion can help you talk about Luther's famous hymn "A Mighty Fortress".

This play is designed to be a take on telling the Daniel story from scripture. The character of Daniel connects in more modern terms to how we are tempted to follow our friends rather than God. This is first of three skits that take the same approach to Bible verses that will come out in the next months.

Jesus at the Center is four studies that are center stories from the Gospels. With each story, we focus on what Jesus has done for us and how through the Holy Spirit, we can model that behavior in our own life. These studies can be done as a stand alone or they can be done together.

Understanding and applying Law and Gospel is a hard balance! While both are completely necessary; we can’t have one without the other. This skit and devotion are designed to help you teach about Law and Gospel in a funny and relatable way.

The psalm says the wicked will be blown away like chaff in the wind, but the one rooted in Jesus will remain sure. Through the waters of Baptism, we are firmly planted in the tree of Christ—the cross.