#2 by reader visits in 2010. This one generated quite a bit of discussion and I hope it generates more. Here it is again with some slight emendations. It is also coming soon to youtube.com. We Have Discipleship All Wrong The surprising thing is that what I am about to write will sound radical. It’s … More Number 2 Blog Post from 2010
Thursday is for Discipleship Many have lists of legalistic rules that must be kept to be considered Christians. “Don’t drink, don’t smoke, don’t watch movies and the like—-ridiculous, idiotic, Christ-insulating barriers to proclaiming the good news of Jesus—-add-ons to the real call to discipleship and intimacy and value that Jesus said we must have. But … More “You won’t believe the freedom you find from the things you leave behind”
Thursday is for Discipleship My friend John Nunnikhoven quoted this passage (John 3:30) in his comment yesterday. It got me thinking …” (Thanks John) Taking the “back seat on the bus” is a sign of maturity when your superior is present. That’s why the civil-rights era saw the requirement for blacks to sit in the … More Taking the Back Seat on the Bus
Monday Discussion Coach John Wooden is viewed by many as the greatest college basketball coach of all time. His coaching, his players and his team were characterized by unrelenting high and clear standards. Some of his team rules had nothing to do with basketball. They just had to do with being a team. “Coach Wooden … More Unrelenting High and Clear Standards
Thursday is for Discipleship Question: Why must every disciple be a multiplier? Biblical Answers: Because the apostolic pattern is clear — 2 Timothy 2:2 — find and teach faithful others who will teach others also. Because the apostolic expectation is clear — Hebrews 5:12 — “by this time you ought to be teachers” Because of … More Why is it Necessary for Disciples to Multiply Themselves?
Weekend Musings A friend (Miguel, over at Making Disciples on Facebook) asked what my simplest definition of discipleship was. How about this one: “Leading people to believe in, and to love and live more like Jesus for a lifetime.” When people say they want to make disciples (Matthew 28:18-20), what is it we are making? … More A Simple Definition of Discipleship
Thursday is for Discipleship I am away at a conference training church planters this week and have zero time or energy to write a new piece today. But there is a piece that I wrote not too long ago titled, Jesus is not your Savior, that was more controversial than the comment stream indicated. I … More Can Jesus Be My Savior If I Will Not Do What He Tells Me to Do?
Saturday Discussion Back in 2010, I interviewed Dr. Peter Nelson, author of the new book, Spiritual Formation: Ever Forming, Never Formed, (Biblica Publishing). Here is a sneak peek at one paragraph that captured my attention. But with Christ’s global Great Commission to make disciples among all the people groups on earth, a dramatic shift of … More We’ve Been Practicing Old Testament Paradigms
Saturday Thoughts on Discipleship and Growth Update: I was reminded by a friend this week of how important its is to remember to REFUSE TO LIVE WITHOUT JOY, which led me back to this post from 10 years ago. If you have believed in Christ … If the Living Christ, risen from the dead, seated … More The Argument of Philippians in Five Verses
Thursday is for Discipleship Thought: “… most spiritual growth happens on a haphazard need-to-grow or need-to-know basis. As life happens, we’re suddenly confronted by the need for personal growth or more biblical information in an area of life that up to now hasn’t seemed all that important.” (Larry Osborne, A Contrarians Guide to Knowing … More Cookie-Cutter Discipleship is a Waste of Time
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