Thursday is for Disciplehip One of my former students posted this video a few days ago. I don’t know how he came across it but I am thankful he did. Alan Hirsch, the man underneath the scarf and the speaker in the video is an Australian missional strategist and currently one of the church planting … More Turn Up the Volume and Listen Closely
Thursday is for Discipleship My daughter sent this to me via email. Beyond the greatness of the video, it is thrilling to have children who love Jesus passionately and live for him daily. Love you Meredith.
Weekend Musings Everyone has gone home. I’m exhausted but satisfied in Christ. I’m sitting in my office after four services at our two campuses and six baptisms today at one of them, with clear evidence of the Spirit of God at work in our midst. A thrilling morning. Hearing the word brings faith. And I’m … More Sometimes, All We Need is an Ear.
Thursday is for Discipleship What if 15 million people in America were murdered over a twelve year period? What if everyone in America lost someone and some lost everyone? How would you go about putting the nation back together again? Answer: Preach the cross and plant churches that preach the cross. The following article is … More How Church Planting is Changing a Nation.
Monday Discussion “If any one does not obey what we say in this letter, take note of that person, and have nothing to do with him, that he may be ashamed.” 2 Thessalonians 3:14 Questions: What does it mean to “take note of” a disciple’s lifestyle and conformity to truth? What does it mean to … More Shame-Based Discipleship?
One of the most cherished books in my library is The Journal of Jim Elliot. I have read it twice and will soon read it again. Every age has its heroes. Some of them are worthy. Some are just popular for a moment, brilliant flames that draw our attention and then disappear. But men like … More Missions Quote from Jim Elliot
Thursday is for Discipleship Sometimes we proclaim commitment beyond and before we know what we are saying. “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.” And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of man has nowhere to lay his head.” (Matthew 8:19b-20) Think about … More Who and Why Would Anyone Follow Jesus?
Thursday is for Discipleship Mark 13:32-37 (ESV) “But concerning that day or that hour, no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. Be on guard, keep awake. For you do not know when the time will come. It is like a man going on a journey, when … More Jesus, on the Way We Ought to Live in Time
Thursday is for Discipleship Thesis: Spiritual formation that leaves out the second coming of Christ and its implications is non-Pauline and unhelpful for both the formation of Christians and the progression of mission. When we share the gospel and do not impress upon new converts, very early on, that Jesus is coming again and that … More How We Destroy Spiritual Formation at its Initiation
Updated: The previous video is no longer available. Thursday is for Discipleship I was going to save this for Monday’s post, but I had a great discussion with an American Missionary to Bolivia tonight in which it popped up as a discussion item, and I decided I didn’t want to wait. Don’t think of this … More Explaining Simple-Church Simply
ChosenRebel's Blog 