What's in the Bible for... Teens : The Bible Made Easy!

by Littleton, Mark R.; Littleton, Jeanette Gardner; Hengeveld, Dennis

• ISBN13: 9781892016058
• ISBN10: 1892016052
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-10-01
• Publisher: Natl Book Network

Summary

Designed specifically for the teenage perspective, this helps make sense of one of the intimidating pieces of literature ever written. It includes the WWJD? challenge!

Table of Contents

Illustrations	ix
Introduction	xi
Here's Sample Page!	xvii
PART ONE: AN OLD BOOK FOR A YOUNG ADULT
Is the Bible Worth Reading?	3	(18)
Life's Tour Book	5	(2)
I Love This Book!	7	(1)
What? No TV!	8	(6)
History in the Making	14	(7)
PART TWO: GREAT TEENS OF THE BIBLE
Teenagers Who Helped Found Judaism	21	(26)
A Cheering Crowd	21	(2)
The Miracle Child	23	(5)
Sure, I'll Marry Him...What's His Name?	28	(3)
God Loves Cheaters Too	31	(5)
The Slave Who Led a Country	36	(4)
The Slave Who Told Her Master What to Do	40	(7)
Teenagers Who Were Leaders in the Old Testament	47	(24)
David, God's Guy	47	(6)
Josiah, the Teen King	53	(3)
Daniel, the Man of the Future	56	(6)
Esther, Too Young to Be Queen	62	(9)
Teenagers Who Followed God in the New Testament	71	(24)
Mary, the Teen Chosen to Be Jesus' Mom	71	(5)
John Mark, a Deserter Who Made Good	76	(4)
Timothy, the Teen Who Became a Pastor	80	(7)
Rhoda, the Teen They Should Have Taken Seriously	87	(8)
PART THREE: LIVING IT UP
Jesus Christ: The Perfect Example	95	(12)
Jesus Was a Teen	95	(4)
Too Smart!	99	(1)
Did Jesus Pump Iron?	100	(1)
A Guy Who Pleased God	101	(3)
Everyone's Friend?	104	(3)
A Jet Tour Through Theology	107	(60)
The Study of What?	107	(2)
Three in One? Egg-Zactly	109	(23)
The Basics	132	(16)
More Than a Building	148	(10)
The Future of Planet Earth	158	(9)
Everyday Christianity	167	(26)
Peace on Earth	167	(5)
Prayer That Moves Mountains, and Mole Hills Too	172	(3)
Faith: The Invisible Power	175	(3)
To Eat or Not to Eat?	178	(2)
Relating to People: The Hard Stuf	180	(1)
Evangelism That Wins Friends and Influences People	181	(7)
Living a Life of Love	188	(5)
Making a House a Home	193	(14)
Parents: You Can't Leave 'Em, So Love 'Em	193	(4)
You Can Pick Your Friends, but Not Your Siblings	197	(1)
The Extended Family	198	(1)
Marriage: The Gold Ring	199	(8)
PART FOUR: STRESSED TO THE MAX
Life's Ingredients	207	(20)
School: ``What's the Use?''	207	(3)
Friendship, the Key to Long Life	210	(2)
Joining the Rat Race	212	(2)
The Sweet Sound of Success	214	(5)
Sports and Entertainment: Proceed at Your Own Risk	219	(8)
Tougher Issues	227	(38)
In the Self	227	(16)
In the Crowd	243	(11)
In the Heart	254	(11)
Let's Get Serious	265	(36)
Abortion: The Scourge of the Nineties	265	(5)
Homosexuality: Wrong, Right, or Somewhere Else?	270	(3)
Drugs: Self-inflicted Abuse	273	(1)
Drunkenness: The Ultimate Stupidity	274	(4)
Smoking: Being a Sucker	278	(2)
Suicide: The Final Statement	280	(4)
The Occult Firestorm	284	(2)
Abuse: The Quiet Crime	286	(4)
Divorce of Parents: A Crime against Everyone	290	(2)
What If They're Not My Real Parents?	292	(2)
Enjoying the Beat of Life	294	(3)
Partying: Fun, Foolishness, or from God?	297	(4)
Appendix A---Time Lines	301	(2)
Appendix B---The Answers	303	(2)
Appendix C---The Experts	305	(4)
Endnotes	309	(6)
Index	315