…so how do we make disciples? At one time learning was simply connected to teaching. Information was delivered, processed and evaluated. The sermon was effective because people were available and not distracted; they trusted the information source, the professionals knew how to do their job and the system worked. Objective truth was valued and it […]
Category: discipleship
Recently Deborah Pampillon from Uruguay finished the 40 days of the DNA of Discipleship (in Spanish) and has started the second series and made an excellent observation: “We when start something new, we don’t know where to begin. An example is with my daughter, Belen (8 years old) who asks me every morning which verses […]
The Library Story This is a story of a library that was built by some very dear friends. The library contains 50,000 books, in a beautiful building that uses a barn motif and with a rustic feel about it. For the last 7 years it has been a centre of learning and innovation, out of […]
Jude 1:20-21 But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life. Congratulations for finishing these 40 days. We have looked at the DNA of discipleship (Divine truth, […]
1 Thessalonians 5:11 Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing. Here is the Million Laborer Challenge for you to consider. We want to help 1 million Jesus’ followers in the next 4 years to find a way they can serve God as volunteers. They may do something as […]
Matthew 10:8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give. Do you want be a better learner…to pay more attention to what God is saying and doing? Do you want to increase the risk factor? Are you hungry for more? What ideas do you […]
James 1:22 Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Practice doing something with what you learn. Experience helps cement the truth and gives great satisfaction to the learning. This seems obvious but the more we can actively use what we are learning, the more encouraging and real […]
Ephesians 3:14-19 For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in […]
John 14:26 But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. The Holy Spirit is our teacher. This is good news because he is with us always, he comes along side and he teaches us everything we […]
John 15:5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.” We have discussed the DNA of discipleship,but without Jesus these things are just religious activity. Think about Jesus being our life. Think about how he […]