Four Disciple Making Essentials
You want to make disciples because it was Jesus’ last command and one of the most important expressions of love you could show to another human being. I cannot think of a more important focus. Disciple making is to help a person place his or her faith in Jesus Christ (evangelism, conversion) and then to […]
Grandparenting Advantages for Discipling Kids
It’s true that the Bible talks about parents way more than it talks about grandparents. The most foundational family discipleship passages in Scripture are written with the parent-child relationship in focus. For example: “These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children.” (Deuteronomy 6:6–7a, NIV) Listen, […]
Introduction to Disciple Making
We believe disciple making is the core mission of the church and that C. S. Lewis got it right when he said, “The Church exists for nothing else but to draw men into Christ, to make them little Christs. If they are not doing that, all the cathedrals, clergy, missions, sermons, even the Bible itself, […]
Who’s on the Throne?
I’m going to be honest. I am hit—way more than I care to admit—with the realization that my agenda is my agenda and not God’s. I might have just preached a sermon about God’s will that Sunday, but my life is more about my will. Yes, I desire for God to be glorified, but too much of my heart […]
A 3-Step Way of Telling Your Story
Assuming that you, the reader, are a Christ-follower, what if an unbelieving friend or family member came to you and said, “You know, I’ve been thinking about this Jesus, and I would really like to know more! How can I become a Christian?” What would you do first? How would you answer them yourself? This […]
A Tasteful Way to Share the Gospel
God has given us the greatest gift that a person can ever receive through the gospel. If we truly appreciate what we have received and truly love people, we naturally feel compelled to share the gospel with them. But, on a human level, we can still feel awkward. Is there someone in your life, maybe […]
Don’t skip this step in evangelism!
There is one thing we are likely to skip when it comes to evangelism and discipleship but which makes all the difference: prayer. Okay, you may be better at it than I, but I have been around enough people to know that we are eager to study the “how” of evangelism but can easily skip […]
What Kobe Bryant Taught Me About Following Jesus
As Christians living in the USA, we hear truths so often that they can lose their luster and impact. We hear that Jesus died for our sins and rose from the dead. We hear that we are supposed to follow Jesus on His Great Commission to reach the lost and make disciples. We hear these […]
