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| | Please send me a copy, the link is not working. My email is BabyBlueBoi88@hotmail.com Thank you........
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| | For all you guys trying to get your youth group to read the Bible, just remember that we need to give them a reason why they should read the Bible. So many kids I'm finding out really have no idea why it's important to read the Scriptures. They need to understand that it's vital to growing spiritually and is similar to needing to eat to live. They need to see that they need God's Word each and every day just like they need food and water in their bodies every day to live healthy. Good luck to all of you who desire more from your kids than just normal teen living. Ben |
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| | Wow, this has certainly bloomed in to a hot topic. I liked the posting about having a passion for the subject. My sixteen year old son devours his Bible and tons of other Christian books because of his passion for God. Maybe we should back up a step and work on developing the passion in our youth. Read it to the kids, let them see your passion. At a previous church I was blessed as a youth pastor by having kids who memorized over 100 verses while in the younger grade Sunday School cl. The teachers of those grades used a rewards system and got the word firmly planted in the kids. They might not have grasp the full meaning but when I used the verses in my class the application was really fast. I am aware now however that a lot of kids just plain don't read anything mostly because they can't read well and it's a real struggle. I always have the kids read scripture in class. The vocabulary of the Bible is quite different than we use today. I use the NIV version mostly. They really struggle to read the most basic words. Got any ideas on easier versions and still have a grownup flavor? Anyway, my son says that the Bible was never intended to be read as a book like a novel but rather read aloud to the congregation. A rabbi would read from a scroll and then comment. Later the apostles letters were read to the whole church. The passion....
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| I know my post is much later than the original, but I have to say thanks to all of you for posting your responses here. There's a lot of wisdom and encouragement in all I've read and I'm definitley going to use some of the ideas mentioned!
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| kevinophoff@coconutmtn.com (4/5/2008)
I am aware now however that a lot of kids just plain don't read anything mostly because they can't read well and it's a real struggle. I always have the kids read scripture in class. The vocabulary of the Bible is quite different than we use today. I use the NIV version mostly. They really struggle to read the most basic words. Got any ideas on easier versions and still have a grownup flavor? I would recommend the New Living Translation as a reader-friendly translation. That's what I use for my daily devotions and when I'm at church. The only problem that I've seen is that sometimes is doesn't capture the whole meaning of the passage that the NIV would or another translation would. God Bless, Josh T. in Ohio
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