Tag: disciple
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TGR-S3E2: Biastes Co-Discipling Network (Pitch V1)
The Biastes continue Season 3 of The Great Reset by attempting to articulate concrete commitments we can make together to help us become better husbands and fathers, yet at the same time advance Christ’s purposes on multiple levels. “He must become greater; I must become less.” — John 3:30 Question:…
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TGR-02: 3-D Fathering
From an interactive Zoom call at 10 AM Pacific on Friday, April 10th, 2020 AD for Episode 2 of The Great Reset: Becoming the Church Decentralized. Question: How does God loves us? Why is that Good News?
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The Universal Commandment
Enjoy, Love & Glorify God, Ourselves & Others As Jesus Does Corollary: The Meaning of Life God, Us & Others Enjoying, Loving, & Glorifying, God, Ourselves, Others & the World
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Fixing Saint Paul, Scene 1: Awakening Barnabas
The Story Acts 13:13 Paul and his companions then left Paphos by ship for Pamphylia, landing at the port town of Perga. There John Mark left them and returned to Jerusalem. The Backstory Scene 1: Awakening “Barnabas? Are you awake?” Barnabas rolled over on his cot to gaze at the…
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War Room 2: The War on Shame
Inviting all men who consider themselves disciples of Jesus to join me in a movement to uproot shame from the entire Body of Christ by the year 2040 A.D.
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Toward a Discipling Church
Vision Becoming, Making, and Gathering Disciples of Jesus Who do Better than Us
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Make Us Like Jesus: Discipleship in Five Syllables
A proposed process for fully fleshing-out the Six Syllable Gospel: as part of an accidental series on Childlike Theology: Join together to ask God to make us like Jesus. Interpret everything that happens as God answering that prayer. There is no step 3.
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PRO Church
I belive the primary reason the church in America is not impacting the culture is that we expend most of our time, energy, and money doing many things badly instead of the right things well. We are amateurs competing against professional culture-makers. To address this imbalance, I believe the church needs to…
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North Point’s Basic Truth Curriculum for Kids
At Catalyst One Day, Pastor Andy Stanley explained how North Point Community Church‘s Sunday School curriculum focused on hammering home a small set of basic truths at each stage of life. Surprisingly, perhaps due to the decentralized nature of North Point’s ministries, I couldn’t find them written down in…
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LEAD! B.9 From Sloth to Fruitfulness
The dangers of laziness, and the rewards of perseverance.
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LEAD! Part C: Skills for Service
As mentioned earlier, the LEAD! Bible Study is a tripod, built on three legs: theological education character formation skill development We are over half-way through, so Part B will be ending soon — and Part C starts a week or two after that, so I need to get ready! Here…
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LEAD! A.11 Christ’s Body
In Which We Become the Church, As We Grow Into Christ Our Head Via His Gifts Continuing the theme of Sanctification, we explore how we are discipled into the name of Christ through His body — the Father’s principle vehicle for forming His Kingdom, by His Spirit. Specifically, we see…
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LEAD! A.9 Spirit’s Conviction
In Which Jesus Sends the Comforter, and We Are Convicted By Him This week we move from the Father and the Son to the third person of the Trinity, the Holy Spirit. This also continues our theme of God restoring His Image by saving us from our rebellion. And as…
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LEAD! A.8 Christ’s Salvation
In Which We Receive the Gospel, And Are Saved By It Our series so far — indeed, the first half of human history — is but a prelude to the coming of Jesus Christ. In Christ we have the word of God made flesh, the perfect revelation of God’s character,…
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LEAD! A.5 God’s Tri-Unity
In Which We Discover The Persons Who Make up the Godhead, and How They Relate to Us We believe in one God, consisting of one substance — one name, one identity, and one character — sometimes called the Godhead. Yet, that name is expressed through three distinct persons, as illustrated…
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LEAD! A.4 God’s Character
[Renumbering so we can start at 1, instead of 0] In Which We Discover What God Looks Like, And Why Moses Wants to See More of Him Continuing our discussion of God’s name — which we are supposed to be baptized into — we turn from the incommunicable aspects of…
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LEAD! Syllabus for “Theological Foundations”
In thinking about it, I realized I should take my Curriculum one step further, and actually identify the passages and key learnings for each lesson. Not only will this help ensure I’m on the same page as my pastor, but it would enable others to write some of the lessons…
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LEAD! A.1 God’s Word
[Based on feedback, this study will actually become the first lesson, prior to God’s Commission] In Which We Discover How God Speaks to Us, and Why We Ought to Listen to Him [Updated Sunday, August 3rd]
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LEAD! A.2 God’s Commission
In Which We Discover God’s Call For Us As Leaders, And What Theology Has To Do With It
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