One of the many things that I am learning as part of my internship with Church Assistance Ministry (CAM) is that I have to trust. I am learning to trust that good concepts and messages will come out as I study scripture with the goal of teaching a solid biblical lesson to the people God has entrusted me to serve.
Every Tuesday I meet with a group of men to study the story of David’s early formative years before he became king (1 Samuel 16 – 2 Samuel 4). Working to prepare these lessons has taught me to trust that a good lesson will bubble up. As I have talked about in previous journal entries, I create one-point lessons (taught to me from Andy Stanley in his book, Communicating for a Change). I am learning to trust that through my hours of exegetical study a good Bible-based lesson will emerge that I can teach to these three men. Sometimes that lesson is revealed to me very early in the process of my study, but most of the time I have to be patient and trust that the lesson will open up to me towards the end of my study.
Working to prepare these Biblical lessons is teaching me to be patient and to wait on God to reveal to me what He wants me to teach to others. It helps me realize that I am under His authority working to teach His word to others.
Every Tuesday I meet with a group of men to study the story of David’s early formative years before he became king (1 Samuel 16 – 2 Samuel 4). Working to prepare these lessons has taught me to trust that a good lesson will bubble up. As I have talked about in previous journal entries, I create one-point lessons (taught to me from Andy Stanley in his book, Communicating for a Change). I am learning to trust that through my hours of exegetical study a good Bible-based lesson will emerge that I can teach to these three men. Sometimes that lesson is revealed to me very early in the process of my study, but most of the time I have to be patient and trust that the lesson will open up to me towards the end of my study.
Working to prepare these Biblical lessons is teaching me to be patient and to wait on God to reveal to me what He wants me to teach to others. It helps me realize that I am under His authority working to teach His word to others.
