Going Deeper: Final words of a dying Saviour, Part I
Jesus made seven statements during the final hours on the cross before his death. These are recorded for us in the Gospels, and GoodSeed’s primary tools emphasize three of them. In this two-part Going Deeper article, we will examine the deeper significance of all seven statements. Bible writers Matthew, Mark, Luke and John each give […]
Using the Worldview Survey, Part 1: Sharing the gospel when time is short
Five full days of street evangelism! Under normal circumstances, if someone had suggested this idea as a potential evangelistic pursuit, my response would have been, “No thanks! Not for me!” However, here I was in a large van heading to the big city. My husband, Troy, and I were the designated leaders, no less, for […]
To give or to guide… that is the question
Kayla* has three friends who aren’t believers. Because she desired to share the gospel with them, Kayla attended a TERM Seminar to be better equipped. After the seminar, Kayla knew she wanted to use GoodSeed resources with her friends. But should she give them each a book and leave it at that? Or should she […]
The gospel in my heart language
Nelson Mandela once said, “If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.” Today, a growing number of people understand and speak more than one language. Crossing borders, studying, living and working in cosmopolitan cities, […]
Looking for curriculum for small groups? Here are three suggestions
If you are starting a new season of small group meetings and are looking for a possible curriculum to use, here are three that you can consider. 1. Worldview Rethink with By This Name DESCRIPTION: What is the main message of the Bible? Who is Jesus? What are the cross and the tomb all about? How […]
Top five “how-to” articles
GoodSeed resources are created with two key purposes in mind: to build strong faith foundations for believers and to explain the gospel in a clear and objective way for unbelievers. Over the years, as our books, DVDs and audiobooks have gone around the world, we have had the privilege of hearing people come to faith […]
The hidden danger of syncretism
Time for a pop quiz. Look at the following statement and ask yourself if it is biblical: Love means being tolerant, accepting and non-judgmental. Would it surprise you to learn that… it’s not! You may be inclined to think there is an element of biblical truth in that statement and therefore the whole statement is valid. But […]
Dynamic Reading-Leading-Modelling… What is it? How does it help me?
(Download this article in a handy PDF format for printout and sharing.) When Cheryl began a study with three women, she dismissed the notion of just sitting down and reading By This Name together. To her it seemed so basic and uninteresting. Surely a lecture format with some good discussion thrown in would be a […]
Free Bible Study: The Hebrew Tabernacle—A Model of Messiah
Just as Jesus used parables to illustrate and bring to life his teachings, so God frequently used visual aids in the Old Testament to better illuminate our understanding of many spiritual truths. That is certainly true of the Hebrew Tabernacle—an amazing picture of God’s plan of redemption for mankind. We have two visual aid resources […]
An Easter poem: Something Inside Came Alive with a Roar
The Bible records a story that happened two thousand years ago on the day that Jesus was resurrected. It’s an account of two individuals on the road from Jerusalem to their hometown of Emmaus, and about a stranger they met. Here’s their story. We left Jerusalem, about midday Avoiding travellers along the way. Taking the […]