Equipping Believers to Go Make Disciples
Are you ready to begin empowering others for their journey of discipleship? Enjoy these practical articles and download this helpful disciple-making tool so you can better equip others.
Jesus, undeterred, went right ahead and gave his charge: “God authorized and commanded me to commission you: Go out and train everyone you meet, far and near, in this way of life, marking them by baptism in the threefold name: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Then instruct them in the practice of all I have commanded you. I’ll be with you as you do this, day after day after day, right up to the end of the age. – Matthew 28:18-20 (MSG)
What Is Your Good News?
The idea of a gospel that is both unchanging and deeply personal, both the same for everyone and completely different for each of us, sounds perplexing, but it’s a solid…
3 Integrity Terrorists To Watch Out For
Some men do not believe that true success in life and relationships is possible on this side of heaven, but they are mistaken. When our words and deeds are wise…
The Gospel According to Buddha
“I’m the most Buddhist person I know.” A college student said this to me, and I knew in my heart I had chosen the wrong person to share Jesus with….
Hope and Healing from Abuse
I wish things were simple. I wish that difficult problems could all be easily resolved through sincere determination to obey God, regular time in His Word, and fervent prayer. In…
How to Help When a Friend is Hurting
When your friend suffers there’s a lot you can do to help, even if you think you don’t know what to say. Life has rough edges that cut deeply. The fabric of…
“Religion” According to the Bible
Oddly enough, there is no Hebrew word in the Old Testament text that corresponds exactly to our word, religion. Of course, there are a number of other words and concepts…
Crazy Reasons for Not Having Important Conversations
I’m constantly amazed at the reasons people give for not having important conversations. They hold back for fear they’ll be misunderstood or because they think they don’t know enough to…
Thick-Headed, Slow-Hearted
The calendar doesn’t lie. Easter is slowly creeping up on us and it is time once again for stores to pull out all the stops: Easter rabbits, chocolate eggs, lilies…
The 3 Hardest Words to Say in The English Language
Learn to say these three words to yourself, to God, and then—when you’re really ready to take a radical step toward humility—to someone else: “I don’t know.” Steven Levitt and…
Why the Hungry Need to Serve You Food
In the early days of Sanctuary church we wondered “how do we enact the Kingdom agenda of Jesus in real-time, practical situations?” If people who are poor and usually excluded…