Putting Evangelism Into Your Lifestyle
Putting Evangelism Into Your Lifestyle
He sees you not as just another neighbor or co-worker. He has heard you acknowledge a strong belief in Jesus Christ as someone real and special to
He sees you not as just another neighbor or co-worker. He has heard you acknowledge a strong belief in Jesus Christ as someone real and special to
CANTON, Ga. (BP) --This column was published at Baptist Press, bpnews.net. Used by permission.
Years back, the church often sang the hymn "Trust and Obey." It offered a great truth: To be happy in Je
Read more…Chris, the pastor of a church Roy and I were working with, frequently challenged the congregation to become disciple makers. But only a few people were catching the vision. Even for these precious few it
New wine skin...same vintage wine Mt 9; Mk 2; Lk 9 |
In the gospels of Matthew chapter 9, Mark chapter 2 and Luke chapter 9, Jesus made an illustrative spiritual point using a familiar first century material process of making wine. He said no one w |
In advance - sorry this is long ...
Here's the back ground:
article link: http://blog.meettheneed.org/2015/10/why-small-groups-arent-making-disciples/
Not too long ago I received this article from Discipleship.Network and It struck me as timely ...
Read more…This is from "Real Life Discipleship Training Manual" by Jim Putname & others.
If a disciple makes a disciple who can make disciples, mathematically the process might look something like this:
Interesting that there have been NO postings in this category. Maybe we have hit on something. IF we are not experiencing the power of the Holy Spirit then perhaps our poverty highlights a major area for discipleship development.
Posted with permission from Pastor Milton Bost, Chattham Baptist Church, IL
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You and Sharing Jesus
John 15:1-4
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Having a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, communicating with Him in prayer and spending time in the Word, and fello
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The disciple-making machine is broken. Though most church leaders would say discipleship is a crucial part of their mission and ministry, they fear it’s not working.
A recent Barna study revealed that only one perce
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"Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself. All the law and the prophets h
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God is Great
In contemplating the oft-heard phrase “God is great,” and then attempting to elaborate on its meaning in terms that are meaningful to us today, we very quickly run out of superlatives. The first challenge is that peoples’ understandin
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InterVarsity Press is pleased to announce that James Bryan Smith, author of the bestselling The Good and Beautiful God, is launching a series of three new books beginning with the August 2017 release of The Magnificent Story: Uncovering a Gospel of
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Early in my work as a pastor, I often found maintaining a regular consistent prayer life a real challenge. I’ve since realized that one reason was I didn’t see the connection between praying and leading. Praying seemed a
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Christians Are the Soul of the World
The following is an excerpt from the “Letter to Diognetus” written in the early second century, soon after the time of the apostles.
Our role on earth isn’t easy, but it is essential.
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Authors of Love Let Go
Phil ~ "In four days' time every one of our congregants would receive a check for five hundred dollars. They would be told: God trusts you to do some
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You have the all-important mission: "Go and make disicples," But how do you know if people are really maturing in their faith? Disicpleship isn't just about gathering together on Sunday mor |