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)
When Disciples Walk in Darkness
It doesn’t seem right that disciples should ever have to walk in darkness. Yet Job spoke of “the thick darkness that covers my face” (Job 23:17)–although God himself had said…
Leaving a Spiritual Legacy
How do you leave a spiritual legacy? Earlier this year, the mother of a friend of mine passed away. My friend received a couple of her mother’s Bibles as keepsakes….
How to Kill Gossip
All teams, businesses, and families have a language. These are the catchphrases and shortcuts known mostly to insiders. Christians have a language, too. Assuming you are part of a local…
Take Up the Shield of Faith
One of the flaming missiles I frequently have to battle is my feeling of being totally imperfect and unworthy of God’s love. I doubt His ability to mold me and…
Lover of Life
How many followers of Jesus love life? I mean really love life, with palpable energy. Have you seen them? There are a few out there. I have met one or…
Love for the Next 10 Minutes
From families to friendships, neighborhoods to churches, people have disagreements about details and how things should be. In the midst of this, love (engaging the will for what is best…
Overcome the Biggest Obstacle to Fundraising
What is the most common obstacle mission workers face in fundraising? Over a span of thirty years, I have taught biblical fundraising in fifteen countries and with many organizations, and…
Zacchaeus, Bill Clinton, and Seeing Lost People
There are many kinds of vision problems. Myopia, nearsightedness. Hypermetropia, farsightedness. Amblyopia, lazy eye. Heterotropia, crossed eyes. There’s also I-say-I’m-a-Christian-but-I-don’t-see-like-Jesus-did-opia, not seeing lost people like Jesus did. Jesus didn’t have…
4 Ways the Gospel Helps Us Live Humbly
Most Christians assume that the gospel is only for unbelievers. They see the gospel only as a door you walk through to be saved. The reality, though, is that the…
Step into the Story that Is Your Job
Have you ever had a moment at work that felt like it was being spoken, written, or sketched by another? It may last for only a second, but when it…