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An Open Letter to the Christian Family about Generosity to Our Missionaries
First published on the Freedom 5:one Blog I (Tim) had a world-changing meeting at Cracker Barrell recently. It was impactful to me because I was privileged to sit down with a young couple committed to reaching college students for Christ. I got to hear about what God is doing as He expands His kingdom in…
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Many Aspire, Few Attain- PDF
Many Aspire, Few Attain Walt Henrichsen I have recently run into a pdf of this classic booklet by Walt Henrichsen. You can’t buy this any more as far as I can find but this idea needs to be circulated. Life Changing Stuff. There’s a war on today. We wrestle in this war day after day…
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Why do Many Aspire but Few Attain in the Christian Life?
This classic sermon by Walter Henrichsen that spawned a great little booklet called Many Aspire Few Attain has been a driving force for me all these years. Many start well in the Christian life but few finish strong. Click Here to hear it!
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Are You a Pragmatist when it Come to Discipleship?
I have observed an interesting tension when it comes to disciple making. The tension is between pragmatism and theorism. One leans toward practicality and one is geared toward the philosophy of ministry. One is always looking to do and one is looking to think. Every disciplemaker I know has a leaning one way or the…
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Man on George Street
This is a great story about faithful witnessing for the Lord!
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How to Make a Disciple-Maker : Quiet Time
One of the kindest thing someone has ever done for me in my spiritual formation is hand me a little tract from the Navigators called 7 Minutes with God . The content was pretty simple but profound for me as a young believer. The essence was a challenge for me to consider setting aside 7…
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How Long Does it Take to Raise Up a Fourth Generation?
What if I told you that it might take a decade before you saw a 4th generation in your discipleship ministry? Would that be a deal breaker for you? What if I told you that some guys that you invested a lot of time in would never raise up a third generation? Let alone a…
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You Can’t Call It Discipleship Until There is a 4th Generation
Met with a good friend of mine this morning to talk about his discipleship ministry. Randall meets with a guy named Todd. The question on the table is when do we call it discipleship. Am I discipling Randall? Yes? Is Randall discipling Todd? Yes? This may sound harsh but I think that discipleship is occurring…
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Are You Memorizing Scripture?
One of characteristics of men of God I have admired over the years is their connection to Scripture memory. I am watching my own heart beginning to refocus and some key guys making some progress in their walk by taking on this discipline of the faith. After about a year of working on re-memorizing the…
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How to Make a Disciple-Maker: Help them Develop an Evangelistic Testimony.
Develop an Evangelistic Testimony. People love to hear stories. It is no coincidence that the movie industry is one serious business. Why is it that we pour into the theaters week after week? The reason is simple: we are suckers for a good story. The movies allow us to be transported for a short time…
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How to Make a Disciple-Maker: Help them Develop Convictions in the Area of Evangelism
Develop Convictions in the Area of Evangelism Over 10 years ago, I began working on an equipping model to help guide me as I was endeavoring to guide aspiring disciple-makers to continue their discipling ministry. The project was basically a brain drain about everything that I had learned over the years while discipling guys (and…
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How to Make a Disciple-Maker: Help them Deal with Heaven vs. Hell
Deal with Heaven vs. Hell Hell is the single greatest tragedy in the universe- Randy Alcorn I am working through a book on heaven called Heaven by Randy Alcorn. It is a very interesting and inspirational as he tries to help believers understand heaven from a Biblical perspective. But, in the midst of this uplifting…
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How to Make a Disciple-Maker : Help them Get a Man
Get a Man (Woman) Where’s your man? Where’s your woman? Who are you intentionally discipling? One of the main obstacles to disciple-making is not having someone to disciple. That sound pretty basic but it is a profound dilemma than many want-to-be-disciple-makers have. They have the vision. They have a plan (albeit a plan developing). But,…
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How to Make a Disciple-Maker: Help Them Examine the Exemption Clause
Examine the Exemption Clause Have you ever worked in a company where the most popular excuse for something not getting done was “that isn’t my job”? Or have you tried to solve an issue with a service or product that you bought and everybody in customer service is convinced that another department is responsible to…
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How to Make a Disciple-Maker: Help them Get a Discipleship Plan
Get a Discipleship Plan I met with a good friend of mine this morning that I am beginning to mentor in the area of disciple-making and we did an interesting exercise. He is a sixth grade math teacher and I asked him to tell me what it would take for me to become a sixth…
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