Paint a compelling picture

Josh Hunt's latest newsletter inspires teachers to paint a compelling picture of John 10:10: "I have come that they might have life, and have it to the full."


Here's an excerpt:

"If you are a teacher, this truth informs your job. Your job is to incite desire. Your job is to paint a picture of the John 10.10 life that is so compelling people want it in spades. They want it so badly that it takes their breath away. They can’t quit thinking about it and they are willing to give up everything to have it. Only those who want John 10.10 like that will have it. Your job is to incite that kind of desire.
Too much teaching is about what you ought to do, or should do. It is about what God wants you to do. Or, in some cases, it is not about us at all. It is about the history or Israel, or kings and prophets and poets. Many lessons don’t touch life.
But, if they do, they are all about “ought” and “should”. That is not the kingdom. The kingdom is about desire. It is about want. As you teach, make them want. Make them want John 10.10 more than anything. Make them want John10.10 enough to give up everything. Paint a picture so compelling, so captivating, so intriguing that it takes their breath away. Make them want it. "