Do You Have a Sense of Urgency?
For too long, I have operated without a sense of urgency. The mission and message of Jesus are urgent. Jesus accomplished his mission in just three years. A lot can happen in three years but we need a sense of urgency. I don’t think urgency can be taught…it must be caught. So I might as […]
A Cautionary on Judging the Work of the Holy Spirit in the Lives of Others
With all the events going on at Asbury, I think it is important that we examine the work of the Holy Spirit in relation to spiritual experiences. I bring this up because I see a lot of judgment and condemnation that I think isn’t always done with much consideration of what the Bible says about […]
Questioning the Asbury Revival
For those of us who believe God is really doing something special with the Asbury revival right now, it can be hard to hear criticism and questions of what is going on. When you believe God is doing something powerful, you hate to hear it questioned. But everything needs to be questioned. God doesn’t expect […]
Help Them Discover God Or Discover You?
We all like attention. We also like to see “success.” Then we like credit for it. Our flesh and the evil one are really good at taking wonderful things and twisting them up into evil things. This can be true of evangelism and making disciples. What starts off as a wonderful thing can be turned […]
Five Tricks Satan Uses To Trap You
Here they are: 1 – Division. Satan loves to sow seeds of doubt that lead to division. He does this because a divided kingdom will not stand and will be ineffectual (Mark 3:25). 2 – Categories. Satan will put you in a category. He will give you a label. This label becomes you meta-narrative or […]
Make This Shift – Disciple to Conversion Not Convert To Disciple
Many Bible studies work through scriptures to convince someone to agree Jesus is Lord, the Son of God and commit their lives to Him. That often means we feel the burden is on us to present things correctly, be convincing, etc…and what is more we have no idea how to transition from this approach to […]
Jesus Didn’t Say “Go and Plant Churches”
“16 Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. 17 When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. 18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing […]
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 […]
The Greatest Thing You Can Do in 2023
Paul knew Jesus. He experienced him personally on the road to Damascus. Paul was inspired. Paul had the Spirit. Paul had visions. Paul knew Jesus but there was still much to learn and Paul’s deep desire was to come to know Him more! Paul wrote this about knowing Jesus, “But whatever were gains to me […]
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 […]