http://www.goodseed.com Articles related to evangelism and discipleship en jthomas@goodseed.com Copyright 2010 2010-03-01T18:15:26+00:00 http://www.goodseed.com/learning/article/the-lamb-is/ http://www.goodseed.com/site/the-lamb-is/#When:18:15:26Z The Lamb is…

1. Simple. It's simple for children to grasp the meaning of the stories.
2. Easy. It's straightforward for parents to teach to their children.
3. Profound. It's intriguing for pastors and laypeople to study.
4. Wonderful. It's a great gift for friends to give away.

]]> 2010-03-01T18:15:26+00:00 http://www.goodseed.com/learning/article/im-in/ http://www.goodseed.com/site/im-in/#When:05:11:06Z 2010-01-31T05:11:06+00:00 http://www.goodseed.com/learning/article/i-dont-have-answers/ http://www.goodseed.com/site/i-dont-have-answers/#When:17:23:36Z "I don’t have answers! My daughter recently asked me why Grandma died and I couldn’t tell her! I didn’t know what to say!”

]]> 2010-01-05T17:23:36+00:00 http://www.goodseed.com/learning/article/fifty-years-in-a-pew/ http://www.goodseed.com/site/fifty-years-in-a-pew/#When:22:53:48Z “You know, I've just been sitting here in the same pew for fifty years…” Thelma declared to me. The elderly woman was clutching an aluminum cane, her Bible, and a Stranger on the Road to Emmaus book as she shuffled to the front of the classroom…

]]> 2009-11-30T22:53:48+00:00 http://www.goodseed.com/learning/article/one-mans-passion/ http://www.goodseed.com/site/one-mans-passion/#When:06:01:10Z In January of 2006, my wife and I were visiting a ministry partner who was in his 93rd year of life. Still active, this man had a real heart for those living in his community. As he shared with us about how his heart ached for his neighbors, tears were streaming down his face. There was no church nearby, and he knew that most of his neighbors had never heard the gospel before.

]]> 2009-11-06T06:01:10+00:00 http://www.goodseed.com/learning/article/why-christmas-really-is-a-big-deal/ http://www.goodseed.com/site/why-christmas-really-is-a-big-deal/#When:22:34:36Z "Now I get it! That's why Christmas is a big deal to so many people!" Dave's reaction sent my mind on a rabbit trail: Surely this well-educated, middle-aged, professional man knew the meaning of Christmas…Or did he? Read what he said next.

]]> 2009-09-30T22:34:36+00:00 http://www.goodseed.com/learning/article/tabernacle-the-best-news-ever/ http://www.goodseed.com/site/tabernacle-the-best-news-ever/#When:22:40:54Z "Is it really necessary to use so many visual aids when teaching through the Bible?" a friend asked as he prepared to lead a Bible study of his own. I answered him with a powerful example from a study I had led before, using the Tabernacle Model Kit...

]]> 2009-08-28T22:40:54+00:00 http://www.goodseed.com/learning/article/know-the-story-tell-the-story/ http://www.goodseed.com/site/know-the-story-tell-the-story/#When:22:40:36Z …So I asked Arnold, “Have you ever been to a funeral and saw someone who had died?” The young man’s face grew solemn as his gaze dropped to the grass where we sat. “Yes,” he answered quietly, “lots of times.” Then to my growing sadness, he began to list those he had seen die, beginning with his own mother...

]]> 2009-08-28T22:40:36+00:00 http://www.goodseed.com/learning/article/the-biker-who-just-believed/ http://www.goodseed.com/site/the-biker-who-just-believed/#When:21:39:23Z 2009-07-31T21:39:23+00:00 http://www.goodseed.com/learning/article/lead-a-home-bible-study-not-me/ http://www.goodseed.com/site/lead-a-home-bible-study-not-me/#When:19:15:15Z 2009-07-31T19:15:15+00:00