Monday Discussion “Followers of Christ who do not follow him to the lost are not his followers; they are followers of a figment of their imagination but not the Christ of Scripture.” cf. Matthew 4:19 Look it up for yourself. I dare you. Any thoughts?
Thursday is for Discipleship “Soon afterward he went on through cities and villages, proclaiming and bringing the good news of the Kingdom of God. And the twelve were with him, …” —Luke 8:1 Do you want to become like Jesus? Of course you do. Can I suggest a simple process that will help you make … More What Was the #1 Priority of Jesus’ Public Ministry?
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
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
Friday is for Heart Songs Source: Kairos Journal “We Are as We Love”—Richard Sibbes (1577 – 1635) Richard Sibbes was an influential English Puritan leader during the early years of the seventeenth century. Above all, he was known as a great preacher. The following excerpt comes from his exposition of Philippians 3:18. Sibbes encourages his hearers … More “We Are as We Love Not as We Know”
Thursday is for Discipleship Updated re-post: I am busy with a doctoral class and all my gray matter is focused on other tasks, so I thought it might be a good time to re-post something from the archives. Personal Note: I have never seen and will never see any episode, and I hope the show … More Desperate Housewives Revisited
This post continues a theme begun here. There is a growing movement to find “multiple salvations” in the Bible. It is all part of the “that’s-your-truth” mentality of the relativistic age in which we live. But I don’t think looking at “multiple salvations” is helpful or consistent with a solid hermeneutic of Scripture. The Savior … More City Transformation and Justice is Not Enough (Part 2)
Thursday is for Discipleship In the book Follow Me: Experiencing the Loving Leadership of Jesus, Jan David Hettinga, writes: “Jesus did not call the cross or His death and resurrection the good news. For Jesus, the kingdom was the good news. The magnificent work of the cross is the beginning. Atonement, reconciliation, redemption, justification, and … More Do Good, But Start with and Never Forget the Priority of Proclamation
Thursday is for Discipleship The sad state of the church in America is illustrated in the following quote from Peter Feuerherd’s Holyland USA, (2006): The women of Wisteria Lane [Desperate Housewives] created must-see Sunday nights all over blue and red America. Their behavior was far from holy, but evangelicals watched as much as anyone else … More Discipling Men in a Desperate Housewives World
Monday Discussion Question: If the gospel of the King and his Kingdom is not a joy of inestimable value to me, am I a disciple of Christ? (cf. Mt. 13:44-46)
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