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…
A new year is a great opportunity to evaluate and focus your attention and energy on priorities. Consider these three personal discipleship priorities: Grow as a disciple. Spend time in Bible study and prayer. Follow Jesus. Avoid going through the motions. Take the time to listen to God and to…
I read a great article by Alex and Stephen Kendrick entitled 8 Powerful Displays of Prayer in the Bible. I want to encourage you to read the entire article. There the Kendricks say this about prayer: Is it necessary to bow when we pray? Should we lift our hands and…
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…
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,…
Want A Sandwich? Since becoming more intentional in making disciples that make disciples, God has blessed me with twelve guys to do life with one-on-one. He has also blessed my wife and me with two different couples that we have worked with together couple-to-couple. Two of the twelve guys share the…
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I attended this great event last year. I hope you will plan to join me this year at the National Disciple Making Forum, on Thursday and Friday, November 9-10, 2017. We will be meeting at Brentwood Baptist Church, 7777 Concord Rd, Brentwood, TN (just south of Nashville). The theme is…
I hear testimonies about individual and church disciple-making regularly. Some are stories of what was learned from failed attempts. Sometimes disciples move. Sometimes resources used were ineffective. Sometimes plans were too cumbersome. But in all cases, learning about disciple-making was strengthened. The biggest failure is not trying. In addition to…
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.