June 2012
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“When they had preached the gospel to that city and had made many disciples, they...”
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Acts 14:21-22
May 2012
21 posts
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The Heart of Discipleship
markphilipfcagayat:
The Heart of Discipleship by Jonathan Parnell Discipleship is about values. This could not be clearer in the Gospels. Jesus’ call is for a double action: leave and follow. “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men,” he first said to Peter and Andrew in Matthew 4:19. And “Immediately they left their nets and followed him.” Then to James and John. And “Immediately they...
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How to Disciple A New Believer →
Justin Buzzard writes about a simple way to disciple new believers in your small group using just your Bible.
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Discipled to Disciple
part 2: The Spark
Last week I wrote about looking around to see if people were pouring their lives out for others, who in turn would pour their life into someone else. The answer, sadly, was no. Or better put, not yet. What I see when I look around me is a people ready to burn white hot for the Lord, and the Holy Spirit ready to blow a fresh wind across the face of the church and fan the...
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“Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in...”
– raised to living: ephesians 4:32
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“Discipleship is truth transferred through relationship.”
– Justin Buzzard
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The Price of Non-Discipleship
gollyallison:
“Nondiscipleship cuts you off from abiding peace, a life penetrated throughout by love, a faith that sees everything in the light of God’s overriding governance for good, a hopefulness that stands firm in the most discouraging of circumstances, a power to do what is right and withstand the forces of evil. In short, nondiscipleship costs you exactly the abundance of life that Jesus...
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Five Things Mentors Should Model →
Mentoring is part of discipleship. Here are five things a mentor can pass on to the man or woman with whom they are meeting.
via www.theresurgence.com
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Discipled to Disciple
I have been thinking about why we do discipleship. I know there are plenty of answers, the most correct and most import one being BECAUSE JESUS TOLD US TO. But I am thinking in more pragmatic terms. I am asking myself, “What is the desired outcome?” Do I want them to be more like Jesus? Of course! Do I want the person I am pouring into to be more Biblically literate? ...
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“Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent. Behold, I...”
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Jesus
in Revelation 3:19-20
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What Does "Gospel Centered" Mean? →
It’s no secret that r3ally.org is a huge Jonathan Dodson fan. In this short article from Ed Stetzer’s blog JD describes what the phrase “gospel centered” means in the context of discipleship.
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When You Are Stuck →
From Casey Cease, writing at theResurgence.com: Sometimes you just feel like you are stuck and get started. Here are five things to remember when you find yourself there.
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“Without the Holy Spirit, Christian discipleship would be inconceivable, even...”
– John Stott (via milestradewell)
photo via Flickr
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Truth Travels the Road of Relationships
Part 3: It’s Out There. Now What?
photo via http://fortheloveofhistruth.com
We’ve been talking about how truth travels the road of relationships. At this point in the process we have established a relationship with someone, and we have broached the subject of spiritual things. To borrow from a current twitter meme: it’s that awkward moment when the relationship has gone...
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“What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will instead of a fish give...”
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Jesus
in Luke 11:11-13
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20 Gospel Questions →
Gospel Centered Discipleship has quickly become one of our favorite sites here at r3ally.org. This great post has 20 questions to reflect on the gospel; a great discussion piece with your man or woman or an opportunity for some honest self-evaluation.
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Emphasizing Grace →
In this blog post, Ed Underwood describes the importance of emphasizing grace in your discipleship relationships.
photo via Flickr
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“This Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, which has become...”
–
Peter
in Acts 4:11-12
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“The bottom line is that gospel ministry is a privilege, a stewardship. It was...”
–
Daniel Darling
(via his blog)
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How You Should Meditate on God's Word →
Tony Merida, writing at GCD, expands on yesterday’s Dallas Willard quote in Part 3 of his series on meditating on God’s Word.
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“Bible memorization is absolutely fundamental to spiritual formation. If I had to...”
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Dallas Willard
April 2012
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Truth Travels the Road of Relationships
Part 2: Stuck in a Rut
There is a road that truth can travel on: the road of relationships. When we build a relationship with someone we build a road that the truth of the gospel can traverse. Without the road, it is very difficult for us to share the gospel with someone. Last week we talked about the two ditches on each side of that road.
The ditch that most of us slide into is the ditch...
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“For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are...”
–
Paul
Writing to the Corinthian church
1 Corinthians 1:18
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“The evangelical church will not survive unless it aggressively pursues...”
– Aubrey Malphurs, Planting Growing Churches for the 21st Century (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1992), 117. (via erichesse)
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“The Bible repeatedly tells us to fight. We have to fight to believe this gospel....”
– Jonathan Dodson in Discipleship is Messy (via smilingatthefuture)
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REACH: Why it's difficult to share our faith part... →
In part two of his series on why we don’t share our faith, Jonathan Dodson writes about what we value most: relationships.
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Truth Travels the Road of Relationships
Part 1: Two Ditches
For years we have had a saying in our ministry:
“Truth travels the road of relationships.”
What do we mean when we say that? We mean that when we build a bridge with someone in the form of a relationship, it opens up the opportunity for them to hear truth from us. And in this case, when we say truth, we are talking about the John 14:6 Truth who goes by the...
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“But he answered, “It is written,
‘Man shall not live by bread alone,
but by...”
–
Jesus
resisting Satan’s temptation in
Matthew 4:4
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Keeping the Promise of Discipleship →
Andy Blanks asks us to consider the obligation we undertake when we enter into discipleship.
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REACH: Why it's difficult to share our faith part... →
In part 3 of his series on roadblocks to sharing our faith, Jonathan Dodson writes about the fear of being labeled “intolerant.”
We Are In A War →
Jesus said the thief comes only to steal, kill, and destroy. Yesterday we considered the difference between a battleship and cruise ship. Today we look back to a classic article from the late Dr. Ralph Winter: “Consecration to a Wartime Lifestyle.”
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Setting Sail
Recently I got a chance to watch Bryan Loritts’ opening talk from the Downline Summit this spring. He offered a challenging question: is your church a battleship or a cruise ship? Take a moment and let that hit you. Is your church taking the battle to the enemy, with every person fully committed to winning the cause? Or is it a cruise ship, existing merely for the comfort and enjoyment...
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“Fear not, I am the first and the last,and the living one. I died, and behold I...”
– Jesus
in Revelation 1:17-18
“Discipeship is about whether you have a life worth imitating.
Oikos [your...”
– Chris Norman (via Mike Breen)
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Stewardship of your Role →
Andy Blanks, writing has his terrific blog, says that we need to view those God has entrusted to us to disciple through a lens of stewardship. His blog is about youth ministry, but these principals apply to everyone who is making disciple makers.
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REACH: Why it's difficult to share our faith →
In Part 1 of a five part series over at Gospel Centered Discipleship, Jonathan Dodson writes that preachy Christians make it hard for the rest of us to share our faith.
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Christ is Risen Indeed →
A reflection on what it means to celebrate the risen savior.
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The Good the Bad and the Ugly Friday →
“It was now about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over the whole land...”
– Luke 23:44-46
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What happened on Friday of Holy Week? →
This week on his blog at The Gospel Coalition Justin Taylor is reconstructing the events of Holy Week from the gospels. We will be posting links to these each day this week. Consider challenging the person you are meeting with the engage these passages this week as we prepare to celebrate Sunday.
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What happened on Thursday of Holy Week? →
This week on his blog at The Gospel Coalition Justin Taylor is reconstructing the events of Holy Week from the gospels. We will be posting links to these each day this week. Consider challenging the person you are meeting with the engage these passages this week as we prepare to celebrate Sunday.
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What happened on Wednesday of Holy Week? →
This week on his blog at The Gospel Coalition Justin Taylor is reconstructing the events of Holy Week from the gospels. We will be posting links to these each day this week. Consider challenging the person you are meeting with the engage these passages this week as we prepare to celebrate Sunday.
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Foot Washing is Not About the Feet →
As you prepare your heart to celebrate the Resurrection this weekend, consider what Christ did on the night before he was crucified.
This post is an adapted excerpt from Elyse Fitzpatrick’s book, Because He Loves Me: How Christ Transforms Our Daily Life.
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Tuesday of Holy Week →
This week on his blog at The Gospel Coalition Justin Taylor is reconstructing the events of Holy Week from the gospels. We will be posting links to these each day this week. Consider challenging the person you are meeting with the engage these passages this week as we prepare to celebrate Sunday.
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What is r3 again . . .?
So the name of this blog is R3ally. It sort of looks like rally, but it has a 3 in there. It’s clever and confusing. Is that good marketing? We don’t know. But we do know that we are passionate about the r3 concept. But after a few weeks (and months … is it years already? This is our 350th post!) the original vision starts to lose some air. It’s like the helium...
March 2012
24 posts
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“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do...”
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- Jesus
in Matthew 5:14-16
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Discipleship that lasts
crawfordifland:
“For you know that we dealt with each of you as a father deals with his own children, encouraging, comforting, and urging you to live lives worthy of God, who calls you into His kingdom and glory.”
- 1 Thessalonians 2:11-12
During my senior year of high school I was in a discipleship group with my friends Zach and Brad. Every Tuesday morning we would meet at Brad’s house or...