Our young people said...

We all need to follow Jesus or we will go straight to Hell.

Kayne Hensley

I think we all have to choose personally to go against the flow.

Michael Hopkins

We need to pray, not do what the crowd is doing, and have best friends that go to church.

Makayla Allen

We need to put God first, choose our friends carefully, and invite our friends that don't go to church to come with us.

Sydney Moore

Compass family devotion

It is kind of hard to have a devotion about the Bible because you are basically having a devotion about one huge devotion. it does make sense to evaluate the Bible and the role it plays in our life. Many of us say we believe what we believe because the Bible says so. At least we have been told it says so. But do you read the Bible? Do you study the Bible? If only the preachers had Bibles would that really change your life? For many of you it would change your life. If you are one of the many that don't read the Bible for yourself then you may need to reconsider how you view the Bible.

Here are some basic facts about the Bible that you can share with your family:

1. The Bible is written by at least 40 different men
2. It took about 1500 years for the Bible to be written.
3. The Bible was written by people living on 3 different continents (Europe, Asia, Africa)
4. The Bible was originally written in 3 languages (Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek)
5. The Bible has 66 different books.
6. The current New Testament has been agreed upon since at least the 4th century.

No part of the Bible, no major teaching of the Bible, no story in the Bible has ever been shown to be false.

Think back to your 8th grade science book. My guess is that it was not a 1st edition. It had probably been "updated" as they made new discoveries. Chances are also pretty good that it is no longer used. It has probably been replaced to reflect the "advancements" in science.

Well the Bible has never been replaced. It has not needed to be updated. No advancement has ever made the Bible outdated. No one has ever shown the Bible to be inaccurate, but many people will not trust it. Science re-invents itself constantly but yet we are told that science is trustworthy.

There is nothing in this world that we can stand on that is as solid and trustworthy as the word of God.

Compass family activity

God's compass is the Bible. If we teach our kids nothing but to read the Bible daily then we have prepared them to follow God.

All kids like going outside. Take your family on a hike. Let the kids direct the family. If you know how to use a compass (which after hearing Brian Johnson talk on Sunday night I realize I don't know how to use one) then teach your kids and let them use it. Just have fun in the woods.

If you are woodsy type of people drive somewhere in the car. Or if you are going somewhere as a family let the kids tell you how to get there. The point is getting your kids to give directions. Once they understand that then you can easily relate that to the Bible. And this can be very simple. If you simply say that without the truth of the Bible we would all be lost just like we can get lost driving or in the woods then you have done something. If your kids want to discuss that then that is great, but a discussion is not necessary. Simply saying that the Bible is the compass for our life makes an impact. The greater impact is made by your life. So if you make the statement that the Bible is the key then make sure you are living up to your own statement.