Live Smart: Preparing for the Future God Wants for You

by Dan Dumas, R. Albert Mohler

Overview

A Guide to Living Wisely While You're Young

As a professor and youth director, author Dan Dumas has seen that young people have high expectations for themselves. They want their lives to matter, and there's no reason our expectations for them should be any different.

This book presents practical tools and biblical advice to middle school and high school-aged readers so they can make the most of their youth. It covers everything from making the right friendships to how to think about education and how to invest in their relationships with God. The habits a person forms when they're young can last a lifetime—now's the time to make it count.

This book is ideal for parents and youth pastors to give to young people to read on their own or study in groups.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781441230164
Publisher:	Baker Publishing Group
Publication date:	04/05/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	NOOK Book
Pages:	144
File size:	2 MB
Age Range:	14 - 17 Years

About the Author

Dan Dumas (www.dandumas.com) has served as a college pastor for fourteen years with extensive experience discipling young people. Dan serves as a senior vice president at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, where he teaches and provides leadership for youth conferences (RENOWN and D3). He also teaches classes at Boyce College. Dan lives with his wife and children in Louisville, Kentucky.

Table of Contents

Foreword 9

Acknowledgments 11

Introduction: A Bear, a Lion, and You 13

Part 1 You + God

1 Fear God 19

2 Know the Bible and Pray Like Crazy 29

3 Love the Church 39

Part 2 You + Others

4 Submit to Authority 49

5 Serve Others 57

6 Seek Mentors 65

7 Choose Friends Wisely 73

Part 3 You + Yourself

8 Take More Risks 81

9 Work Hard 87

10 Make Character King 95

11 Flee Sexual Immorality 103

12 Embrace Correction 109

Part 4 You + the Gospel

13 Know the Gospel 119

14 Speak, Defend, and Spread the Gospel 127

Conclusion: Into the Deep 135

Notes 139