Thursday is for Discipleship Most of us are not involved in our communities and neighborhoods because we are too busy. We are too busy because we are too cluttered in our schedules and lifestyles. We don’t know the names of our five closest neighbors (first and last), we don’t know what they do (jobs and … More Decluttering Life for the Glory of God
Thursday is for Discipleship Time is drawing near. The fullness of time is pregnant (Galatians 4:4). It won’t be long now. The disciples sense a turn in the face of Christ. When the days drew near for him to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem. (Luke 9:51) The cost of … More Dying for Jesus isn’t Very Popular These Days: Neither is Living for Him
Thursday is for Discipleship 1 Thessalonians 2:13-14 (ESV) And we also thank God constantly for this, that when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men but as what it really is, the word of God, which is at work in you believers. For … More Proofs of Authentic Faith: Reception and Suffering
Thursday is for Discipleship It’s a familiar passage. Luke 10:1-11. The Sending out of the 70 to preach the Kingdom. I’d encourage you to read it. Here’s a seven point outline of the instructions that are given: The harvest is plentiful and workers are needed. Pray for them (vs. 1). The mission is urgent and … More Learning How to Penetrate a New City (or Neighborhood) from Jesus
Thursday is for Discipleship Sometimes you hear a song and your heart cries out, “Oh God, help me live that way.” This is one of those songs for me. I hope to create/motivate a band of believers at Trinity Church in Watseka, IL who resonate with its lyrics and passion and, before I die, a … More The People of God Should Never Live for Something as Small as the American Dream
Frankly, when it comes to prayer, I feel like I am always relearning something I have forgotten. I never feel like I have a … See the link for more: –> Praying for Words that Harvest Peace.
Thursday is for Discipleship Found this post a couple of weeks ago and included it in my weekend links post last weekend. It is a great one. I don’t know Tim Gaydos, but I like the way he thinks (and acts) as a gospel herald. Tim has a couple of other interesting sounding posts over … More Taking Over the Neighborhood for Christ without Being Weird
Thursday Post Normally, this is not a subject I would take up on this blog. But … that doesn’t mean it is unworthy of discussion by thinking, serious believers. Some time ago, when the President deciding that the Federal Government will no longer defend the Defense of Marriage Act, I posted a link to another … More Who Should We Vote for in the Coming Election?
Thursday is for Discipleship Hey folks, not much time today so I thought I would post the link to a video we just did down in Watseka, IL to encourage the congregations of Trinity Church to begin to take the gospel outside the four walls of the church and into their neighborhoods. I hope that … More When are We Most Like the Apostle Paul?
When I think of the nature and mission of the Church I think of the position of a herald. The Church is a community of the evangelized sent to evangelize. They have been shaped by the good news and they shape the world by telling and living out the good news. Her primary stance then, … More The Nature and Mission of the Church
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