One of the most effective ways to teach is through \u2018teaching moments\u2019. Jesus did that. When a fig tree didn\u2019t produce fruit, He cursed it and it immediately withered up. That got the disciples\u2019 attention (see Matthew 21:18\u201322). Then He explained that unless you stay filled with God\u2019s Spirit, you won\u2019t be fruitful in His service. <\/p>\n
He could have taught this same lesson in the synagogue. But then His listeners would\u2019ve had to imagine<\/i> a fig tree, and the message would have been diluted depending on the ability of the hearer. When three drunken high-school students crashed their car into a tree, the wreck sat in front of their school for several days. Every day the students had to look at it. That\u2019s called a \u2018high-impact teaching moment\u2019. <\/p>\n
It\u2019s said timing is everything. That\u2019s certainly true when it comes to learning the important lessons in life, so don\u2019t miss them! If you\u2019re a parent, it\u2019s futile to constantly \u2018preach\u2019 at your kids. If you\u2019re a leader, it\u2019s a mistake to keep \u2018lecturing\u2019 the people who are answerable to you. Let the experience speak! Then ask for their thoughts, and listen without interjecting! People learn more through discovery than dialogue. That\u2019s why God instructed Joshua to build a monument of twelve stones on the other side of Jordan after He miraculously parted its waters so they could cross over (see Joshua 4:1\u20139). What He was really saying was, \u2018When your children ask what this monument is all about, use it as a teaching moment about My love and faithfulness.\u2019 <\/p>\n
So look for the teaching moments in life\u2014and use them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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