February 2012
19 posts
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“God’s revelation in Jesus Christ–God’s revelation of His love–precedes all our...”
– Dietrich Bonhoeffer
(via andyblanks.com)
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Bible Storying and Discipleship →
This article from Mission Frontiers highlights the link between discipleship and Bible storying.
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Let Me Tell You A Story (Part 6)
This is the final post in a series on the power of story that can be found here.
There is one more part to the story idea that we want to consider: the art of Biblical story telling. I was first exposed to this concept by Jim Putman in his terrific book Real Life Discipleship. (If you don’t have that book and the accompanying training manual I highly recommend that you pick it up.) He...
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“The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them, and those in authority...”
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Jesus
in Luke 22:25-26
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Hearing the Beat of Your Community →
Adapted from Community: Taking Your Small Groups Off Life Support, this post deals with knowing your neighborhood in an effort to reach the people around you for Christ.
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Christ-like Discipling →
A brief excerpt from John Piper’s A Holy Ambition: To Preach Where Christ Has Not Been Named, posted at the hiding place blog.
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“In particular, what does “teaching them” in the Great Commission refer to?...”
– Trevin Wax
writing at his blog, “Kingdom People”
Read the full article here.
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Let Me Tell You A Story (Part 5)
Part 5? Yes! The other four parts are here.
Hopefully you want to tell your story … not because you think you are so interesting, but because your story is about Jesus and what he has done for you.
So you get your chance … you are sitting at the coffee house. Your friend is sitting across from you. You’ve asked some good questions, like “Did you grow up around...
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“I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the...”
– Paul
writing to the Church at Ephesus in Ephesians 4:1-3
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Connecting in A Facebook World →
You are reading a blog … maybe you got here from Twitter … you are connected. In this article adapted from How to Be a Best Friend Forever: Making and Keeping Lifetime Relationships by Dr. John Townsend, the importance of real face to face connections in a social media world is highlighted. Great topic for a talk with the person you are discipling.
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“—Spiritual formation is slow work. Our culture demands results now.
—Becoming...”
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Excerpted from a great post by Andy Blanks. Read the whole post at Andy’s Blog.
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Leading In Evangelism →
“We don’t have to do evangelism. We get to!”
So writes Ross Appleton in this post from Gospel Centered Discipleship
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A Fishing Lesson
A conversation I had this summer with my brother-in-law:
Me: “How was fishing this morning?”
Brother-in-law: “Um, it was fun in a different way. It was a lot of work.”
Me: “What do you mean?”
Brother in law:
“Well, I never got to fish. I took a friend and his kids out fishing.
They’d never been fishing before so I spent the whole time baiting their hooks, netting their fish they caught,...
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“Go home to your friends and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and...”
– -Jesus in Mark 5:19
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Discipleship and Hospitality →
I really enjoyed Tim Chester’s book A Meal With Jesus. This excerpt, posted at my new favorite blog, Gospel Centered Discipleship, discusses how meals are the perfect opportunity for gospel conversations.
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Your Neighborhood →
A few years ago I was captivated by a simple, clear, and compelling vision: The presence of Christ in every neighborhood. This post from theResurgence.com is adapted from Brad House’s book Community: Taking Your Small Groups off Life Support.
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Let Me Tell You A Story (Part 4)
Try these opening lines on for size:
When I was in high school I was always worried about what people thought of me.
I was in an abusive relationship, but I was so lonely that I was afraid to leave.
My family life was a mess, but I wanted people to think that we had our act together, so I always pretended everything was OK.
I used to look for happiness in the wrong places… alcohol,...
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Discipleship Includes Speaking Truth In Love →
In this post at TheResurgence.com Dr. Bob Kelleman introduces an important part of the discipleship mix: speaking the truth in love.
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How Not to Read Your Bible →
In this post from Erik Swenson, writing at relevantmagazine.com, the writer warns us about the dangers of reading the scripture for the wrong reasons.