Bursting Discipleship Bubbles
January 4, 2012
Thursday is for Discipleship What bubbles need to be burst in our thinking about making disciples / discipleship / spiritual formation? Rules: 50 words or less; unlimited number of comments.
Tag: Disciple Making
Incarnation: The Most Radical Intensely Local Ministry Ever
October 5, 2011
Thursday is for Discipleship (usually) The universe that God has created is magnificently vast. Scientists tell us it is filled with 100-200 billion galaxies. One recent formula put the number closer to 500 billion galaxies. That’s a galaxy for every star in the Milky Way! Let me understate it. The universe is vast. The Hubble … More Incarnation: The Most Radical Intensely Local Ministry Ever
Our High Standard of Living Has Robbed Us of Joy
October 4, 2011
Wednesday is for Prayer I don’t know who sent me this, but I am thankful they did. Different versions of this video have been posted. This one I think is the most powerful. Would you join me in prayer today (Wednesday 10AM). I will join you at the throne of God. If you want to … More Our High Standard of Living Has Robbed Us of Joy
“I was Never Called to be a Missionary. I Volunteered.”
August 5, 2011
Weekend Links (August 6, 2011) This weeks collection of links, and always remember–just because I put it here doesn’t mean I endorse everything they say. But everything they say is something worth reading and praying over. Growing as a Leader Stop Focusing on What’s Wrong (Leadership Freak) The Intoxication of Pride (Thom Rainer) Mark Dever … More “I was Never Called to be a Missionary. I Volunteered.”
Helping People Pass from Death to Life and from Life to Glory
August 3, 2011
Thursday is for Disciple-making How are you making-disciples today? This is the question that every church planter needs to ask himself everyday. How am I fulfilling the command of Christ to make-disciples? What am I doing to give more people, more opportunity to pass from death to life and life to glory? That last phrase … More Helping People Pass from Death to Life and from Life to Glory
The Dangerous Gospel of Jesus Christ
August 1, 2011
What we need to recover in the body of Christ is that the gospel is transformative and disruptive to our American Dream. Parents, don’t come to any church that I plant or pastor if you want to insulate your children from making dangerous decisions for the gospel. I am about one thing for the years … More The Dangerous Gospel of Jesus Christ
Do We Believe What Jesus Said? Really?
July 24, 2011
Monday Discussion The gospel is offensive. The Kingdom of God is offensive. Jesus, the King of the Kingdom is a rock of offense (Romans 9:33). His doctrine of hell where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth is offensive and his declaration that there will be a separation between those who are sons of … More Do We Believe What Jesus Said? Really?
It Began with John’s Head on a Platter
July 7, 2011
Thursday is for Discipleship The day would end with Peter walking on water but it began with John’s head on a platter. His cousin had just been brutally murdered and he knew that his own brutal death was approaching. When the news came, he wanted to get away so he withdrew to a place of … More It Began with John’s Head on a Platter
How We Destroy Spiritual Formation at its Initiation
March 10, 2011
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
Word Association: Discipleship or Spiritual Formation?
January 8, 2011
I’m giving my list of posts from 2010 that I wish had garnered more discussion. Here’s #3 on my list. This post is one of those that takes to task the modern penchant for redefining things and renaming things and calling it “improvement” or “refreshment” or “re-imagining”. I’m not saying that there is no value … More Word Association: Discipleship or Spiritual Formation?
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