Use this series to equip your teenagers to share the Gospel with their friends and watch how your teenagers will grow as they go! There’s no better discipleship accelerator to get your teens growing in Christ than peer-to-peer evangelism.
But don’t miss the point of the passage: The first sign of the indwelling Holy Spirit is that the disciples’ tongues were set on fire by the Holy Spirit, who appeared as “tongues of fire.”
The power is in the message, not the messenger. This is why the apostle Paul described the Gospel as the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes. (Romans 1:16), demonstrating the importance of sharing the gospel naturally.
Its important to take time to help young people sort through their thoughts and feelings about tragic events. Whenever news of a school shooting spreads, our young people are impacted. Innocence ebbs away, and studentsmany who already struggle with anxietycan spiral into confusion, fear, and even depression when helping young people process grief.
For believers in Jesusand for everyone on the planet, actuallythe answers we search for reside in one place. Its not in our own minds, in the opinions of others, or in a search engine, but in the timeless truth of Gods Word, the Bible as a resource.
It started when they upwardly held the name of Jesus in high honor and continued when they inwardly rid themselves of their secret sins and outwardly spread the gospel to everyone around them, defining what is revival.
As exciting as being in the chapel at Asbury University is right now, imagine what it would be like to be in the room when the hand of God literally shook the building in response to the early believers prayers, experiencing a genuine revival spreading.
Soulwinning isnt the only key to staying strong in ministry; finding ministry balance and soul care are crucial. We must also learn to rest, recharge, and renew. We must take our Sabbaths seriously and keep our bodies, souls, and minds in biblical balance.
To move teenagers to action, we must break their hearts for the lost, just as Jesus did with His disciples. We must help paint a picture of the hell their friends are living through and the Hell theyre headed to. We must paint a picture of the Great Commission as the greatest cause for launching a gospel movement, that will transform their friends lives both now and forever.
Wherever two or more are gathered in Christs name, theres bound to be conflict. Sometimes its a clash of personalities. Other times its unholy tension cloaked as competitiveness. But often its theological differences, which can hinder fostering unity in ministry.
