The scriptures teach that those who assume the role of teaching God’s word have assumed a great responsibility and will be judged more strictly than others (James 3:1). Certain responsibilities are considered critical for the teacher to be effective: Accept the responsibility you have assumed. Recognize the seriousness of the assignment and the need to be present each time the class meets or insure proper arrangements are made for someone to take your place. Prepare properly. Nothing will replace thorough preparation that comes by spending time with the Bible. Those who study such matters conclude that thorough preparation will alleviate as much as 90% of the apprehension connected with public…

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I do a lot of research on the internet. Many of you do the same. Here are some sites you can use to help prepare sermons, Bible school lessons or devotionals:www.9thavenuecofc.org You can listen to sermons preached over the past 12 months or you can download them to burn to CD.www.christiancourier.com A great site with literally hundreds of articles on all sorts of Biblical topics. One of my favorite features is the section at the bottom of the homepage that displays Christian headlines.www.apologeticspress.org If you are familiar with their work, you know what a valuable resource this site is.www.preachersfiles.com Has many sermon outlines (a couple that I have used), and…