Spiritual Growth Helps
I have a garden each year consisting of one type of plant… tomatoes. There is nothing like a ripe, juicy tomato on a good sandwich or all by itself. Fried green tomatoes are a food group all by themselves. My tomatoes do best when I keep a careful eye on…
Long before churches and corporations were creating vision or mission statements, Jesus gave the church His mission statement in Matthew 28:16-20. We are on mission to make disciples. God called a people out to Himself that he would use to bring lost people to Himself. 1 Peter 2:9, “But you…
Today there are more discipleship materials, books, DVD’s, resources, and strategies available than ever before. Some of these books help us see the state of discipleship in our culture; George Barna’s, Growing True Disciples and The Shape of Faith to Come by Brad Waggoner are two examples. Others are more…
Somewhere back in high school I heard someone say that everyone should claim a “life verse.” That means everyone should find a verse of Scripture that becomes the central theme of your life, a verse that you memorize and think about often as you face life day by day. For…
Aubrey Malphurs lists ten major barriers that churches are facing as they strive to make disciples. This series of blogs examines these ten components. Here’s the list again: Lack of vision; Lack of outreach and passion; Congregations not willing to change; Lack of leadership-intentional leader training; Lack of prayer; Lack…
“Making Disciples” is the church’s number #1 assignment given directly from the lips of Jesus in Matthew 28:19. Aubrey Malphurs lists ten major barriers that churches are facing as they strive to make disciples. This series of blogs examines these ten components. Here’s the list again: Lack of vision; Lack…
“Making Disciples” is the church’s number 1 assignment given directly from the lips of Jesus in Matthew 28:19. Aubrey Malphurs, prolific writer/professor at Dallas Theological Seminary lists ten major barriers that churches are facing as they strive to make disciples. We are looking at these ten components more closely in…
How do you define spiritual maturity? Whatever way or method you define it, most of us would agree that there is a direct connection to discipleship and spiritual growth or maturity. A lack of intentional discipleship equals spiritual immaturity. Many of our churches are attempting to get some handles on…
Everywhere you turn we are hearing about the economy and the stimulus package. Honestly, I don’t completely understand what’s contained in this stimulus package, but I do hope it helps our economy and especially my annuity! How did we get in this economic melt down? I don’t have a degree in…
Discipleship is a step (decision) followed by a walk. In the Bible we discover a great one-word description of what discipleship is. Read the following Scriptures… 1 John 2:6 “Whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did.” 2 John 6 “And this is love: that we walk…
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.