Our Big Problem For some time I have been convinced that a big problem in the American Church is that we have a mindset that implies that Jesus can be added to our already basically intact worldview. I am convinced this is a faulty way of thinking about discipleship. Jesus doesn’t want to be added … More Stop Adding Jesus to Your Life!
Thursday is for Discipleship 1 After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go. 2 And he said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord … More “Deadliest Catch™” Knows More About Making Disciples than We Do!
Weekend Musings Jesus can’t be added to your worldview. He wants to radically overturn everything you ever thought about everything. That’s why we call him Lord. This morning I shared with a group of men at a Men’s Breakfast in Dyer Indiana two of Jesus’ shortest and most pungent parables–the blue collar parable and its … More What Happens When a Man is Captured by the Kingdom?
Thursday is for Discipleship (Listening to Jesus Series) There is a value to the gospel and of Christ that is beyond calculation. That is the point of Jesus’ parables in Matthew 13:44-46 (ESV). “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy … More What is the Value of the Kingdom of God?
Monday Discussion We don’t need to plant churches. We need to plant church-planting churches. We need to plant churches that replicate themselves as part of how they define health and obedience to Christ. As Ed Stetzer and Warren Bird write in Viral Churches: We want to lay the foundation for an out-of-control replication of new … More We Don’t Need to Plant Churches
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