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Disciples must confront each other about their sins privately,
and never engage in or be a party to gossip and tale-bearing. This article provides a step-by-step process "If a brother sins against you."This should be one of the first lessons taught and lived out by those…
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Jesus said: If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. (Matthew 16:24)
What is it to be a disciple of Christ?
It is to come after him. A true disciple of Christ is one that follows him in duty and will follow him to glory. A disciple of…
Though Jesus had many who followed, He chose only twelve ordinary men with a mixture of backgrounds and personalities to be His disciples. Jesus’ entire ministry depended upon these men who would go on to start the Christian Church. He began His discipleship ministry in prayer:
“One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to…
I have three children. After nearly a quarter century raising kids, I have concluded that raising children is a lot like Jesus' process of making disciples – unconditional love and…
Francis Chan Video: How NOT to make disciples
Would love to hear your thoughts about this video. Simple. Short. Powerful. Video: http://coregroups.org/videos.html
Read more…How Jesus Began His Discipleship Ministry
Jesus was the greatest disciple maker who has ever lived. How did He begin? Though Jesus had many who followed, He chose only twelve ordinary men with a mixture of backgrounds and personalities to be His disciples. Jesus’ entire ministry depended upon these men who would go on to start the Christian Church. He began His discipleship ministry in prayer: “One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God. When morning came, he called his disciples to…
Read more…Lausanne 2010 Conclusion: Make disciples. Love one another.
The following is an excerpt from the document entitled The Cape Town Commitment: A Confession of Faith and a Call To Action from the Third Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization conducted last fall. Some 4,000 leaders from 198 countries attended as participants and observers. What follows is the conclusion. I would recommend the entire document and especially the section on leadership. Please feel free to comment. Conclusion God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself. God’s…
Read more…Disciple's Declaration
Are you passionately, deliberately and radically committed to Jesus? Disciple's Declaration I am a part of the body committed to doing “whatever it takes.” I have Holy Spirit power. The die has been cast. I’ve stepped over the line. I am out of the comfort zone. The decision has been made. I’m a disciple of Jesus. I won’t look back, let up, slow down, or back away. My past is redeemed, my present makes sense, and my future is secure. I am finished and done with low living, sight walking,…
Read more…Are You A Spiritual Champion?
Noted Christian researcher/author George Barna writes, "By spiritual champions, I mean individuals who have embraced Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord; accept the Bible as truth and as the guide for life; and seek to live in obedience to its principles and in search of ways to continually deepen their relationship with God. Spiritual champions live in ways that are noticeably different from the norm—even when compared to the average churchgoer." Is living a transformed life more than…
Read more…Disciples: Judas & Peter
Judas was one of the twelve disciples. Peter was one of the twelve disciples. What was the difference between the two and is there anything we can learn and apply in our discipleship processes?
Read more…How To Turn The World Right-Side-Up
The crisis at the heart of the church is that we talk about making disciples, but we seldom do it. Making disciples is not just for pastors, ministers, or super Christians. Making disciples is the responsibility, privilege and great joy intended for every Christ-follower within the body of Christ. The only hope for taking Jesus' message to all people is in believers' multiplying their labors by training disciples to continue and expand the work. If we are going to see believers around the…
Read more…Discipleship: How Do You Measure Success?
George Barna's Research Group released 6 revealing insights of the religious environment today and encourages those in Christian leadership to "revisit their criteria for success." Visit the following link and please comment as to what this means as it relates to current discipleship processes: Barna 2010 Research Link: http://www.barna.org/culture-articles/462-six-megathemes-emerge-from-2010
Read more…Clergy & Laity Distinction: Hinders or Helps Jesus' Discipleship Mandate?
Do class distinctions such as "clergy" or "laity" or in professions where we separate work as being "sacred" or "secular" help or hurt Jesus' process for making disciples? Additionally, while the "clergy/laity" distinction appears to be embedded and assumed as Biblical, is this class distinction found in the New Testament? Is sectarianism sinful and carnal? (see Mth. 20:25-28; Gal. 3:26-29; 1 Pet. 2:9; 1 Corinthians 1:10-17; 3:1-23; 12:1-30)
Read more…Christ in Christmas? Really?
Jill Labbe, editorial director of the Star-Telegram writes, "If you want to put Christ back into Christmas, then instead of battling the mall crowd to spend outrageous amounts of money on presents that will be forgotten by Easter, use that time and money to feed the hungry, clothe the poor and visit the infirm." "They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’ He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you,…
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Thanks Doug! I live in a rural area, and in the spring/summer/fall travel a lot - so it's hard to find a Christian community. I'm hoping this will be one I can find like hearts and minds. Thank you for the welcome!