Regular rest, good diet, and regular exercise strengthen you physically. Spiritual disciplines are actions taken regularly to strengthen you spiritually.
Would you like to grow? Would you benefit from challenge? Are you going through a time of little growth? Then you might benefit from a discipleship mentor.
When you open God’s Word, He speaks. In order to understand Him, we must listen well. Listening with expectation and prayer, without rushing, and with Bible study tools can really help. Bible Study Tools What Bible study tools do you regularly use? These can be print, online, or even methods…
A conversation expects listening and talking. It is sending and receiving ideas and thoughts. Even two people talking (without listening) is not conversation. How do we talk and listen to God? How do we help those we disciple to join together these two sides of a conversation with God? LISTENING…
While I do believe we are to present our best and most loving selves to God and the world, I am not here talking about bath soap. Instead S.O.A.P. is an anagram for a simple tool that can be used by yourself as a disciple and taught to others as…
God is at work in our world. When our Lord Jesus Christ returned to the right hand of the Father, He sent the Holy Spirit. The Spirit is stirring and drawing people to Him. So when we pray, we pray knowing that we are not alone. We pray not about…
Daily reading the Bible is important. It is one of the best predictors of spiritual progress. Daily Bible reading is an essential daily spiritual discipline. Men, women, young, and old benefit from being in God’s Word daily. This is an essential discipline as we mentor our disciples. I read an…
Two encounters are critical. First, the leader encounters God in His Word and is changed. Second, the leader guides the group to have a life-changing encounter.