Making Jesus the Alpha and Omega Of Your Life
As we discipline ourselves to focus on Jesus, Jesus needs to permeate the thoughts of our day. It is helpful to try to make Jesus the first thought of your day and the last. When your eyes open in the morning, think of Jesus. When your eyes close at night, think of Jesus. He is […]
Discipleship Is Not A Method
It is quite tempting to think that discipleship is about a method. There are many methods to choose from when making disciples but discipleship isn’t a method. As I have studied discipleship, I have found myself more and more studying the method over the man. This is a mistake. There is no method without the […]
What Can Elon Teach Us About Discipleship?
Elon Musk is a polarizing figuring. I don’t want to get caught up on that. He is not a believer but he can still teach us something just like Paul could quote to the Athenian truths from their own pagan poets (Acts 17:28). When Elon Musk built the Texas gigafactory he put the offices in […]
Discipleship Is Not A Program – So What Is It?
There seems to be a confusion of definitions when it comes to defining discipleship. People want to define discipleship as all the things they are already doing. And what churches are already doing are typically programmatic. Let’s be clear – Discipleship is not a sermon or a Bible class. Discipleship is most likely not your […]
If You Want To Make Disciples – First, Be One.
I was shocked when he said it…maybe even a little offended. I was sitting in a room listening to Curtis Sergeant deliver one of his workshops (which I highly recommend). Here is what he asked, “Are you a disciple worth multiplying.” Ouch! That stung…but the more I thought about it the more I realized that […]
Two Looming Questions For the Restoration Movement’s Future
There is a question that looms over the Restoration Movement that probably hits Churches of Christ as hard as anyone. Where does the Restoration Movement go from here? It seems to me that we have an identity crisis on our hands. A Quick Review of Why We Are Confused Step 1 – We were about […]
Ever Feel Stuck & Can’t Start Making Disciples? One Word to Get You Unstuck
We live under the illusion of thinking that if we just know what to do that we will inevitably do it. But knowledge and action don’t always work together. How many people know to lose weight by diet and exercise but haven’t done anything with that knowledge? How many people know how to make disciples […]
Jesus Warned Us About The Dangers of Making Disciples – I Didn’t Take Him Serious
Don’t be fooled into thinking that making disciples is learning a technique and doing it. It can be easy to get that impression. There is something missing in that line of thinking that can get you and others hurt because it doesn’t take into account the seriousness of the spiritual reality of what takes place […]
Five Reasons to Go and Make Disciples
The last post focused on five reasons people don’t make disciples. How about five reasons TO make disciples? 1 – You can help change eternity There will be people who live eternally with God who might not have been there otherwise except God used you to reach them. Could there be any greater joy? James […]
Five Honest Reasons We Don’t Disciple People (and what to do about it)
1 – You don’t know how. Most people were never discipled and don’t know where to start. Without a good model for what this looks like, it can feel impossible to get started. What can you do? Find an approach. There are dozens. You might try discovery Bible study or small circle or the approach […]