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How to Make a Disciple-Maker: Help them Embrace the Vision of Disciple-Making
Embrace the Vision of Disciple-Making The greatest need in the entire world is disciple-makers. Don’t believe me? Riddle me this: why would Jesus make the discipling of the 12 the central focus of His brief 3 year ministry. Sometimes in our study of the life of Jesus we are so impressed with His amazing life,…
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Should We Reach Out to the Wicked?
In my reading this morning, I ran across an interesting verse in Psalms 7:11- 11 God is a righteous judge, And a God who has indignation every day. As I am prone to do, I immediately had concern that the verse was talking about me (there is more to say on my narcissistic approach to the Bible…
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The Goal is Disciple-Makers!
I think that the church is confused with the goal. How do I know this? Because I am a member of the church. I am not talking about my local body, though we are guilty as well. There is as old discipleship addage that says that Jesus loved the world, He helped many but He…
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A D.M. is a Worshipper
A Disciple-Maker is a worshipper. The goal of disciplemaking is not perpetuating yet another code of religious ethics but rather to help young believers learn to worship the Lord in Spirit and in truth. Although I love the strategy part of winning the world for Christ that is not the purpose of disciplemaking. Put simply, we are to…
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Are You a D.M.?
I always thought it would be cool to have a name that had initials after it. You know what I mean. Doctors have them, Dentists have them and others professions flaunt them when there is opportunity. If I asked you asked you what an M.D. is you would probably know. If I asked you what…
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Where Did Those People Come From?
Several years ago I was enjoying an early morning trout fishing excursion on the Little Red River. I was by myself and had gotten on the water right at the crack of dawn. The river was very foggy and visibility was about 3 foot. As I stood there by myself fishing I have to admit…
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Met My Grandson Today!
Say what? Before you freak out and start spreading rumors, nothing scandalous is going on unless you think that discipleship is scandalous. Seems that a guy that I used to disciple named Mark has been discipling a guy that I just met this morning named Joe. And Joe just informed me that he has been busy about…
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