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"When we take the Bible as a series of isolated morality tales, we think about 66 books with hundreds, if not thousands, of stories contained within them. In actuality, there are not thousands of stories. There are not 66 stories. There

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"When we take the Bible as a series of isolated morality tales, we think about 66 books with hundreds, if not thousands, of stories contained within them. In actuality, there are not thousands of

stories. There are not 66 stories. There aren't even two

stories with the Old and New T

estament. There is one

story and that is the story of what God is doing- redemptive history. ”

ED STETZER

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20%

OF YOUNG ADULTS WILL LEAVE THE CHURCH AND NEVER RETURN

50%

OF YOUNG ADULTS WILL LEAVE THE CHURCH FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME BUT EVENTUALLY RETURN

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WE'VE FAILED TO GIVE KIDS A CLEAR AND CONSISTENT MESSAGE OF WHO JESUS IS AND WHAT HE HAS DONE FOR US.

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"We've been dispensing good advice instead of good news...our challenge is to proclaim the good news of Jesus so clearly and consistently that no kids of ours will ever place him in a category with typical religious leaders. ”

JACK KLUMPENHOWER, SHOW THEM JESUS

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Does what we currently teach include a balance of Old and New T estament teaching?

TEACH THE WHOLE BIBLE

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HOW TO TEACH THE GOSPEL FROM THE NEW TESTAMENT

Focus on the Person of Jesus Christ

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HOW TO TEACH THE GOSPEL FROM THE NEW TESTAMENT

Focus on the Work of Jesus Christ

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HOW TO TEACH THE GOSPEL FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT

Focus on What God Does

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HOW TO TEACH THE GOSPEL FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT

Focus on Who God Is

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HOW TO TEACH THE GOSPEL FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT

Focus on How Jesus Fixes It

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A FEW OTHER TIPS:

Familiarize Y

urself with the Bigger Story

Find Good Resources Don't Disconnect the Old T estament from the New T estament

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Distill the Gospel but Don't Dilute It

Does how we currently teach give kids a clear and powerful message of the gospel?

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God loves you so much! He knew you before you were born and had a great plan for you. He loved you so much that He sent Jesus! Jesus died on the cross and anyone who believes in Him can live with Him forever!

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Does how we currently teach give kids an

pportunity to hear the gospel message

every time they show up?

PREACH THE GOOD NEWS CONSTANTLY

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"Be sure, whatever you leave out, that you teach the children the three R's: Ruin, Redemption, and Regeneration."

CHARLES SPURGEON

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GIVE CLEAR EXPECTATIONS

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GIVE CLEAR EXPECTATIONS FOCUS ON THE HEART

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VISIBILE INVISIBLE

VALUES BELIEFS ACTIONS

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GIVE CLEAR EXPECTATIONS FOCUS ON THE HEART CORRECT WITH A BALANCE OF GRACE AND TRUTH

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Creating a culture built on rewards for performance goes against the gospel message we are teaching

WORD OF CAUTION ABOUT REWARDS

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“It wouldn’t do to teach that God’s rewards in salvation come freely, by grace, but that rewards in the church come by being good and memorizing verses. Nor would it work to teach that God values faith over superior churchy behavior , and then give prizes to kids who excel in churchy behavior . I couldn’t say that Jesus is better than absolutely anything else, but reward what kids learned about him with a slip of paper redeemable for candy.”

JACK KLUMPENHOWER, SHOW THEM JESUS

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REWARDS HAVE DIMINISHING RETURNS REWARDS PUT OTHER THINGS AS BETTER THAN JESUS REWARDS FOCUS ON PERFORMANCE INSTEAD OF THE PROCESS REWARDS CAN CREATE A SELF-RIGHTEOUS KID

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