Posts Tagged ‘Discipleship’
Discipling for Ministry
FrontLine: January/February 2021 | VOLUME 31 | NUMBER 1 This edition of FrontLine addresses essential issues in “Discipling for Ministry.” Our writers have a strong history of pouring their lives into the next generation. Many of their sons and daughters have followed them into ministry. You will find fresh ideas and much help for your…
Read MoreLive As Obedient Children
Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. I Peter 1:13 This is obviously written to believers, obedient children in verse 14. The unsaved cannot think in terms of the vertical, only…
Read MoreThe Critical Element in Discipleship
Discussions of discipleship should flow from the fountain of the Great Commission, for we know that the Great Commission is a command to make disciples. “Go, win, baptize, and teach” are words often used to summarize that commission, but at its heart is discipleship — the theme of this issue of FrontLine. Matthew’s statement of…
Read MoreCome and Dine
Recently I read a blog post that drew me to an old song we sang in the youth group many years ago. I can almost hear Youth Pastor Don Nelson fingerpicking the melody as the group would sing…”’Come and dine,’ the Master calleth, ‘Come and dine’, You may feast at Jesus’ table all the time.…
Read MoreA Genuine Follower
Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about Him, He gave commandment to depart unto the other side. Matthew 8:18 It was difficult for Christ to get alone to spend some quality time with His disciples. Multitudes followed Him everywhere He went. Have you ever wished that multitudes would follow Him today as they did while…
Read MoreSeeing Souls with a Gospel Lens
1 Corinthians 9:19–23 sets an important example for effective evangelism and discipleship. “For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win the more; and to the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might win Jews; to those who are under the law,…
Read MoreBeing Like Barnabas
Acts 4:36-37 “36 And Joses [Joseph], who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus, 37 Having land, sold it, and brought the money, and laid it at the apostles’ feet.” How should we face the grievous problems of life? When…
Read MoreHow to Prepare for Hard Times
Acts 11:19-30 How would you respond if you knew that a disaster would happen soon? Or just for the sake of discussion, let’s say you could be certain that a disaster would occur within eighteen months. What would you do? How would you prepare? What if you did not have all the resources you have…
Read MoreOvercoming Anger
In my last post I argued that anger is a severe problem we can’t ignore. Hopefully, you are convinced that you want to “Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you with all malice” (Eph 4:31). But even if you despise your anger, you may not believe you will…
Read MoreAdvice for Living Wisely
The book of Proverbs provides a compelling collection of wisdom from God’s perspective. This wisdom equips a person to make good choices and avoid bad ones. Although no amount of wisdom will insulate a person from all the negative effects of a sinful world, this wisdom enables him to respond to sinful tendencies within and…
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