Growing a Church that Does More than Cook Fish. Nothing against cooks, but we aren’t called to be cookers of fish but fishers of men. We need to think rightly about the process of making disciples.
Links for the Second Weekend in September (2011) Links included here will challenge your thinking, inspire your heart, and motivate your action. But as always, just because I put it here, it doesn’t mean I endorse everything that is said. Defending the Faith Are the Four Gospels Reliable? (Apologetics 315) Open Letter to Young Apologists … More The Teamsters, Apologetics, Worship, R.C. Sproul and the Poached Egg
Friday is for Heart Songs It is almost beyond dispute that the 21st Century church in America is filled with base elements and is a shadow of what Christ would have us be in holiness and purity. We are less than what we ought to be, less than what we could be, and spiritually impoverished … More The Carnality of the American Church
Missional Living Thought Primer: Is it likely that in any church service, there are many present who have not had a life-changing conversion experience?* They may carry Bibles; they may call themselves Christ followers; they may believe they are ‘saved’; they may speak fluent “Christianese”; but they have never truly placed their trust in Christ as their atoning … More Speaking Fluent Christianese Isn’t a Substitute for Knowing Christ
Wednesday is for Prayer And David said, “Blessed are you, O Lord, the God of Israel our father, forever and ever. Yours, is the greatness and the power and the the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, … More The Most Glorious Being in the Universe
Tuesday is for Preaching Ezekiel 2:4-8 (ESV) 4 The descendants also are impudent and stubborn: I send you to them, and you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God.’ 5 And whether they hear or refuse to hear (for they are a rebellious house) they will know that a prophet has been among them. 6 … More We are Not Manipulators of Affections but Heralds of a Message
Monday Discussion Two of the neighbors are having parties. There are back yard tents, cars up and down the street, kids are playing in the street and it got me thinking … I’ve witnessed this scene before…, this black family on our left having a party; this Muslim family on our right having a BBQ; … More Starting Parties for Jesus and Your Neighbor’s Joy
Sunday Musings Reading Ezekiel. One of the most neglected books in my personal reading history. I have read it through probably 20-25 times, maybe more but I don’t know that I have ever preached from it, or even done any extending teaching from it. But I think that I might tackle an extended study. Chapter … More Obscure and Difficult Texts and the Blessing We Miss
Why We Love Outreach and Hate Evangelism. Our fear of man is muting our impact for Christ when the fields are white unto harvest.
Links for the First Weekend of August 2011 Fewer links this week but some great articles. As always, I appreciate and value how each of these articles challenges my thinking but that doesn’t mean I endorse every perspective or writer. Enjoy. Growing as a Missional Thinker John Piper Corrects Michael Frost and Alan Hirsch on … More Missional Thinking, the Difference between Real and False Humility, Steve Jobs, MLK, Jr. Monument and More
