“Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all.” – Mark 10:43-44 Jesus wants you to be a slave to everyone in the world. Not really. Not really at all. But, if you read Mark 10:44 and […]
Queridos padres, ¡Saludos! Acabamos de terminar nuestra segunda de cuatro lecciones basadas en lo que Jesús dijo acerca de cómo nosotros, sus seguidores, debemos involucrarnos con nuestra cultura. La lección de esta semana se tituló “Diferente que el resto”. En esta lección, ayudamos a los estudiantes a aprender que Jesús quiere que sus seguidores sean […]
Final Activity Often in our world we use the metaphor of a ladder to talk about success. We “climb the ladder” in business, or on a team, going from the bottom to the top. That’s the goal anyway. And while there is nothing wrong with wanting to excel and achieve competence in school, or sports, […]
Group Activity Let’s consider what it means to be a part of a group. Let’s look at what it might be like to be included in a few specific groups? Each team will take their assigned image, discuss it, and put together answers to the following questions. Afterwards we’ll discuss it together. Questions: • What […]
“If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you.” – John 15:19 If you’re in the US reading this now, you’ve got it pretty lucky. […]
“Remember the words I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also. If they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours also. They will treat you this way because of my name, for they do not know the One who sent me.” – John […]
“Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.” – 1 John 2:15 In your lesson this week, you might have talked about some examples of what it looks like to “love the world.” The purpose of this devotion is […]
Queridos padres, ¡Hola! Queríamos recordarles del estudio que estamos haciendo sobre lo que Jesús dijo acerca de la participación de nuestra cultura. Esta semana, la lección se tituló “Igual pero No Igual”. En esta lección, ayudamos a los estudiantes a aprender que Jesús los llamó a estar en el mundo, pero a vivir como si […]
Queridos padres, Los jóvenes cristianos de hoy se encuentran viviendo en una cultura que es de varias maneras contraria a muchas de sus creencias. En este contexto, ¿cómo pueden aprender a interactuar con la cultura de una manera que mantenga intacta su influencia, pero evite que el mundo los impacte negativamente? Lo bueno es que […]
