Spiritual Growth Helps
Our Lord commanded it. You know you should be doing it. But you cannot seem to get started (or keep focused) on disciple-making. Distractions and Solutions Which of these 7 disciple-making distractions are you experiencing? Busyness. Are you filling your day and your calendar with so much that you don’t…
Testimony. My wife and I began a Bible reading plan this year. It is on YouVersion. I have reminders set daily. It flows through the whole Bible chronologically. It focuses on one chapter per day, six days per week. And it involves simple journaling, called Talk It Over. She can…
In a post about discipleship by Chris Surratt entitled Mentoring Is about Transformation, he displays the cover of Mentor: How Along-the-Way Discipleship Will Change Your Life by Chuck Lawless. That’s when it hit me. Besides obedience to our Lord, one of the best reasons to disciple others is for my…
Is it possible that we hesitate to disciple because we overcomplicate discipling? Is it possible that we have mixed church expectations into becoming and being a disciple? Don’t get me wrong, I believe the church is important as Christ’s bride. But when we take being His disciple seriously, an appropriate…
A few summers ago, I decided to do something I had never done before: lay a laminate floor. I attended a class about laminate flooring at a hardware store, purchased the needed materials and supplies, and readied myself for the job. But upon removing old flooring, I realized I had…
In my previous post, Personal Discipleship as Conversation with God, I focused on David and the Psalms. In many ways, the Psalms are journal entries about David’s conversations with God. They inspired people in his day and continue to inspire us today. In addition to listening to God through nature…
Read the Psalms, and you will realize that David had a very honest relationship with God. He expressed the full range of his emotions. When he was sad, afraid, or angry, he told God. When he was thankful or happy, he expressed it. At the same time, David asked questions…
People are watching–those in the church and in the world–whether we like it or not. Our lives speak more loudly than our words. If we want to lead our disciples anywhere, our example matters. If we want our disciples to be transparent and honest, we cannot appear to be perfect.…
I recently read a great post by Matt Morris who serves as a Brand Manager at LifeWay Christian Resources. Matt’s post was The Three Ways to Disciple Someone. I want to encourage you to read his entire post. His commentary on each of these three ways is helpful: one-to-many, one-to-few,…
Sam Newman and Ben B How about We Get Together for a Sandwich? A few years ago I joined EKU Baptist Campus Ministry as van driver for a New York hurricane Disaster Relief project. On this trip I immediately was drawn to Ben B in friendship. He was a small,…
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.