What to do When Your Lesson Flops
Tuesday was the first session of CEF (Child Evangelism Fellowship) of the new year at a local elementary school. We are always excited to serve at the school because many of these kids don't go to church or understand basic biblical concepts, such as how you get to heaven. I had the privilege of teaching the lesson to the 20 or so kids. The lesson was the story of how sin came into the world and how we can find salvation through Jesus. It ended with a call to salvation. I thought I was really connecting. I thought they were connecting with the message. They all dutifully prayed with me to accept Christ, and I encouraged them to tell their small group leader if they had really prayed. When the leaders came back after the lesson, not a single one said they had accepted Christ for the first time. I could have been angry. I could have been discouraged. I could quit right there. But I wasn't, and I didn't....