Thursday is for Discipleship “I want you to know brothers, that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel,” Philippians 1:12 ESV Disciples don’t live for their comfort. They don’t live for acclaim. They don’t live for money, or power, or prestige. They live for the advance of the gospel and that … More The Key to Endurance
Musings on Discipleship I am convinced that Jesus’ pattern with his disciples was Hebraic in pattern. That is, the way that he taught his disciples was patterned after what a Jewish father was expected to do with his children according to the Shema (Deuteronomy 6:4-9). What did that pattern look like? Part of it took … More Lessons from Jewish Fathers for Christian Fathers and Pastors
Weekend Musings I went for a bike ride today. Donning my “never-ride-without-this” gift from wife who insists I wear a bright yellow jersey when I am out on the roads, I took one water bottle and one gatorade and went out for what I hoped would be a 20-26 mile ride. My goal was to … More Delusions and Twelve Miles of Sorrowful Joy
Thursday is for Making Disciples “If the unchurched [in the USA] were a nation unto themselves, they would be the eleventh most populated country on earth today.” (Pollster, George Barna, in Rechurching the Unchurched)* We sometimes fall into the trap of thinking that because many of our friends are believers and go to church that … More Do You Have Eyes to See?
Weekend Musings This has been my motto for over 20 years [35 now]. If the material you use for discipleship covers the basics of what needs to be covered to ground a new believer in the faith so that he/she knows what they need to know to grow, the material is immaterial. For years, you … More The Material You Use is Immaterial
Weekend Links Some real show stoppers in this list. And once again, I post them, I don’t necessarily endorse everything in them or the sites from which they come. Updated Note: I have dropped a link that I did not properly vet and since have found to be almost completely false concerning President Obama. Thanks … More Academic Witch Hunts; ACORN; Angela Moncrief; Bad Preaching; Life Priorities; Che Guevara
“And if we answer the call to discipleship, where will it lead us? What decisions and partings will it demand? To answer this question we shall have to go to him, for only he knows the answer. Only Jesus Christ, who bids us to follow him, knows the journey’s end. But we do know that … More Where Does Discipleship Lead Us?
This is a re-post from June of 2010 when the BLOG was just getting off the ground. The content is from a seminar by Larry Osborne. Click on the link below to see the whole post. It is well worth your time. “You can’t truly empower if you aren’t willing to be hurt.” “You can’t … More Equipping and Empowering Leaders
Thursday is for Discipleship Four simple principles on how to develop a passion for your neighbors who don’t know Christ: STUDY THE WORD OF GOD. More specifically, study the missionary heart of God for the world. “There is no situation in your life, in your ministry, no situation in evangelism or personal relationship, where a … More How to Fall in Love with the People You are Trying to Reach for Christ
Friday Musings A friend passed on this simple tool to me about 30 years ago. I rediscovered it’s usefulness in the last decade and have been using it to train others as well as in my own disciple-making efforts. Here’s what it looks like: [Size of the Card is 5.5″ x 4″] The objective is … More A Simple Tool to Help You Make Disciples
