My Primary #Reimagine Passion
#ReimagineDISCIPLESHIP
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This Scripture Drives/Directs My #Reimagine Journey
Matthew 5:14-16 alongside 1 Corinthians 13
Your First-Step-Suggestion to Us on How to Begin a Journey to Reimagine Disciple-Making? [ Tweet-Sized (280 characters) ]
Reimagining Christlikeness: 1. Trust Jesus Christ--and Christ alone--for His redemption of your "wages of sin" (Romans 3:23). 2. Bask in the Bible and in the presence of God. 3. Ponder the interrelationships among, and implications of, these scriptures: Matthew 5:14-16; I Corinthians 13; and Ephesians 4 & 5. 4. Ask the RIGHT questions – the core “Why?” questions -- about these scriptures. 5. In prayer and unrushed reflection, with God’s Spirit filling your heart and mind, embrace God’s answers to those questions. 6. Decide what you will say “no” to in your current swirl of goals and activities, so that you can say “yes” to focusing on and cultivating #5. 7. Go out and do it. Walk as a child of light (Ephesians 5:8-10). 8. As you walk, look for others whom you may influence in this same way. 9. Be available to them; develop a healthy, Christlike relationship. 10. Speak mostly with your life, not your words. As appropriate, share your journey with them in ways that encourage them to walk as “children of light” who influence others in their world likewise.
How I Discovered Discipleship.Network
Via a good friend
Verse of the Day: 2 Corinthians 10:3-4
For though we walk in the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but might in God for pulling down strongholds.”
Praying Hands Albrecht Durer
Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ,
Son of the Father, in truth and love. I rejoiced that I found thy children walking in truth, …
The Praying Together Class which was on Pray.network has been updated/revised and is now posted on Wheatlandministries.blogspot.com.
It is an excellent training, encouraing people to pray together.
Now, dear children, continue to live in fellowship with Christ
so that when he returns, you will be full of courage
and not shrink back from him in shame.
1 John 2:28 NLT
Be captivated in your heart.
Lovingly obey Me, and I will get…
Children and Prayer Class update
The Children and Prayer class blog presented by Wheatland Ministries has been updated. This was necessary because some of the links no longer worked, and other technical “updates” to the blog were made in the past by Google.
The Blog should work well now. If you have visited it in the past, please…
Add diligence to divine promises, employ effort exercising faith
to develop virtue (excellence, resolution, Christian energy),
and in exercising virtue develop knowledge (intelligence),
and in exercising your knowledge develop self-control,
exercising self-control develop endurance (patience),
exercising…
To this were you called—it is inseparable from your vocation.
Christ suffered for you, leaving you His personal example,
so that you should follow on in His footsteps.
1 Peter 2:21 THE AMPLIFIED BIBLE
In a chaotic world, cultivate a calm…
Articles and News from My 18 Years as Prayer Coordinator
This stay-home season is, for many of us grandparents, a time of extra stress. What food and supplies will we need in coming weeks? Where can we find those supplies? How will we pay for whatever we store up? How are we handling our loneliness? How far should we go in protecting ourselves from exposure to COVID-19? How vulnerable are we personally, since seniors are less resistant to COVID-19 than our children and grandchildren?…
Dear Grandparents who care deeply about the spiritual health of your grandchildren,
Christmas season is, for many grandparents, a mixture of joy, sadness, and stress. If you are experiencing the joy of good and healthy relationships with your grandkids (whether biological or temporarily “adopted”), our one word of encouragement is “Alleluia!”
But often we, at the same time,…
My good friend, Phil, recently asked how I "re-imagine" discipling in today's world. My reply to him, as you'll see here, does not point to trendy technology or novel approaches. It points instead to timeless truth and ancient paths -- for ourselves and our grandchildren.
I re-imagine that we'd "zero-base" our goals and strategies for cultivating Christlikeness in ourselves and others. Starting at zero, we'd…
An alarming report recently grabbed my attention:
A seven-year study of the causes of death among teens in America observed that the top three causes of death were accidents, homicide, and suicide.* Almost half of those tragedies—about 68,000 deaths—were accidents, and most of those accidents—about 46,000—were by motor vehicle.
Sit back for a moment and…
God has no grandchildren.
Reading through the Old Testament book of Judges recently, a sentence jumped off the page and jabbed at my heart: After them another generation rose up who did not know the Lord or the works He…
“Follow God’s example . . . and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us. . . . Now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light (for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth) and find out what pleases the Lord.” (Ephesians 5:1–2a, 8b–10 NIV).
With our Bibles open to 1 Corinthians 13, we began our 12-step meditation about God’s top priority for every disciple with this statement: “The most fulfilling…
“Love always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.” (1 Corinthians 13:7–8a NIV). Love doesn’t quit!
As He continues speaking to us through the pe…
“Love . . . does not rejoice at injustice and unrighteousness, but rejoices when right and truth prevail” (1 Corinthians 13:6 AMPC).
Throughout this series on 1 Corinthians 13, we see clearly that what matters most to God in a disciple is that person’s agape love.
Verse six identifies another way in which that love shows. A disciple can be trusted to do what is right and say what is true. That is, this person has trustworthy integrity.…
“Love . . . keeps no record of when it has been wronged” (1 Corinthians 13:5c NLT).
Love . . . forgives. Graciously.
As we continue meditating on what matters most to God in a disciple, let’s ponder the scope and path of forgiveness that we began previously.
God’s Word is clear about His countercultural desire for…
“Love . . . keeps no record of when it has been wronged” (1 Corinthians 13:5c NLT).
Love . . . forgives.
“What,” you may ask, “does ‘forgive’ mean?”
“Forgiveness,” wrote an anonymous but skillful…
What matters most in disciple-making?
One of God's gracious blessings to me late in 2015 was that the Mission America Coalition leadership team entrusted me with the responsibility to coordinate & facilitate the Disciple Making affinity sphere for MAC's "Love2020" initiative. As a steward of this privilege & responsibility, I need YOUR advice. Here's why: Our "Disciple Making Sphere" networkers (DMS) will convene in Long Beach, CA as part of the larger MAC Leadership Consultation (Feb 16-18). When our DMS group meets, I'll ask them…
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