Tuesday is for Thinking “Father in Heaven! What is man without You! What is all that he knows, vast accumulation though it be, but a chipped fragment if he does not know You.” —Soren Kierkegaard, Purity of Heart is the Will to One Thing I want to thank all of our dear friends praying for us … More Purity of Heart is the Will to One Thing
Thursday is for Discipleship Everyone is enraptured with Latin these days. No matter where you look in the literature, whether it is church growth, or mission, or church planting, or spiritual formation/discipleship, or evangelism, or preaching, everyone is rediscovering the joys (and obscurities) of Latin. One of the most frequently used Latin phrases today is … More Helping Your People Embrace the Mission of God
Wednesday is for Prayer No blog post today but just enough time to put out some prayer requests. Pray for Tony, Tony, Bill, Stephen, Christopher. These are 5 of the men in the REBEL One Cluster for Church Planters. Five great men with great hearts, refreshing visions, and teachable spirits. Each of these men wants … More Would You take Five Minutes on This?
Tuesday is for Preaching Had the opportunity to preach the book of Habakkuk to a grieving church this past Sunday. What an incredible privilege to stand before people and know that you have a word of hope from the living God. I. Habakkuk 1:1-11 Habakkuk’s First Problem: God’s people are wicked and God … More Hope for Hard Times from God through the Prophet Habakkuk
Monday Discussion (Fay: Part 4) On Thursday of last week, my good friend and fellow blogger, Matt Stephens, made some thoughtful comments on the first post in what has become a four part series on the five questions that start the evangelistic process of Bill Fay. Bill’s book is called Sharing Jesus Without Fear, and … More Overt Hostility to the Gospel’s Proclamation is No Excuse for Not Proclaiming the Gospel
Third day on Bill Fay’s 5 questions. We might title this one: Are Bill Fay’s 5 Questions Relevant in North America? (Part 3) On Thursday, my friend Matt Stephens suggested that Bill Fay’s five questions may not be effective in cultures that have no Judeo-Christian heritage. Here’s the paragraph. Matt is a young thinker that … More Irrelevant and Insensitive Evangelism Efforts?
(Bill Fay: Part 2) This post continues yesterday’s discussion about Bill Fay’s 5 questions. Short story: Yesterday afternoon, I went down the street to a neighbor I have been seeking to influence for Christ. A tree in my backyard had broken off in a wind storm and I wanted to borrow a ladder so that … More Can Five Questions Change Your Next Conversation with Your Neighbor?
As promised, Bill Fay’s five questions: Bill Fay wrote a remarkable book some years ago titled, Share Jesus Without Fear. In it, he shares his testimony and the way that he goes about moving conversation to the gospel. We always want balance between sensitivity, warmth, and compassion on the one hand and bold, authoritative, clarity … More Train Everyone to Proclaim the Gospel (Fay: Part 1)
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