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Lighthouse Keepers

Discipleship, Knowing God, Light of the World, Sharing the Gospel

This story of lighthouse keepers illustrates both the importance of lighting the way for people in the dark and preserving God’s good creation. A…

A Father’s Sacrifice For His Family

Children, Children of God, Discipleship, Fatherhood, Fathers, Gospel

“Dad, your family needs you” Shang-Chi tells his father Xu Wenwu after defeating him in battle in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten…

A Mother’s Consistent Love And Devotion

Children of God, Discipleship, Gospel, Jesus' Teaching, Motherhood, Present

The limited series Maid (Netflix, 2021), based on the best-selling memoir by Stephanie Land and fictionalized for the screen, demonstrates for us the power…

Training

Discipleship, Discipline, Following God, Training

We desire to be changed and to follow God’s way of living. That transformation comes through being trained (discipled) in his ways. If you…

Finding An Identity

Disciples, Discipleship, Identity, Identity in Christ, Spiritual Identity

In the novel Taran Wanderer, Taran is an orphan who doesn’t know his heritage. He sets out on a quest to discover who he is, and…

You Follow Me

Calling, Challenge, Disciples, Discipleship, Following Jesus, Peter

As a child did you ever try and deflect responsibility from yourself to another by asking, “What about So-and-so?” Do your children ever do…

Christ’s Example

Disciples, Discipleship, Example, Humility

The idea of one providing an example for another is very common in media. One of the greatest instances is Mr. Miyagi from The…

What We Deserve

Discipleship, Examination, Lent, Repentance, Sacrifice, Suffering

We do not live in a culture that elevates self-denial. Most often we are told we “deserve” to indulge, to be happy, to put…

Disciples Making Disciples

Community, Discipleship, Great Commission, Maturity

Remember that part of being a disciple is making disciples—obeying Jesus’s Matthew 28 command (which applies to us, as it endures “to the end…

Proof of Purchase

Christian Life, Discipleship, Salvation, Sanctification

Have you ever tried to return something to the store without a receipt? It can sometimes be a hassle, because your receipt is the easiest…

Discipleship Parable

Christian Life, Disciples, Discipleship, Dr. Strange, Movies, Parable

In the movie Strange, the main character (played by Benedict Cumberbatch) is shown a new world that he had yet to believe existed by…

Fruitful Discipleship

Authority, Authority of Jesus, Bear Fruit, Disciples, Discipleship, Fruit, Fruitful Discipleship, Proof of Purchase, Receipt

Have you ever tried to return something to the store without a receipt? It can sometimes be a hassle, because your receipt is the…

A Conservationist’s Observations

1 Corinthians 11:1, 2 Timothy 3:16-17, Action, Application, Behavior, Belief, Discipleship, Faith, Galatians 2:20, James 1:22-25, James 2:17, John 14:15, John 8:31-32, Knowledge, Luke 6:46, Matthew 28:18-20, Obedience, Spiritual Life, Understanding

Discipleship is important because our faith is not grown simply by learning more about God. Conservationist Cara Daneel explained that environmental education experts found…

Discipleship: Water Daily

2 Timothy 3:16, Community, Discipleship, Discipline, Essentials, Galatians 6:6, Growth, Luke 6:40, Obedience, Proverbs 11:25, Self-Care, Spiritual Health, The Church, Titus 2:7-8, Water

One of the essential elements to good health is drinking enough water throughout the day. There are now many apps available designed to help…

Mind The Gap

1 Corinthians 10:16-17, 1 Peter 2:9-10, Congregation, Difference, Discipleship, Galatians 3:26-28, Gap, Opinion, Pastoring, Priority, Psalm 133:1, Romans 8:15-17, The Church, Unity, Vision

In 2015, the Barna Group published a study on pastors’ and congregations’ views on how well discipleship is going in their churches. Less than…

The Teeth of Suffering

1 Peter 5:10, 2 Corinthians 1:3, 2 Corinthians 4:17, Discipleship, God's Love, Love, Nature, Presence, Protection, Romans 5:3-4, Romans 8:18, Sovereignty, Suffering, Tragedy, Vision

“Our vision is so limited we can hardly imagine a love that does not show itself in protection from suffering. The love of God…

With Us To The End

Deuteronomy 31:6, Disciples, Discipleship, Evangelism, Hebrews 13:5, Isaiah 41:10, Jesus is always with us, John 14:17, John 20:29, John 6:55-59, Joshua 1:9, Luke 11:9-10, Matthew 18:20, Matthew 28:20, Matthew 6:25-34, Ministry, Missions, Spread the Gospel, Trials, Tribulation

Jesus gave us the common assignment of going into the world and making disciples, but he did so with a promise. Jesus said, “I…

The Shepherd’s Voice

Body of Christ, Christian Life, Christian Walk, Discipleship, Flock, John 10:14, Leading, Luke 6:40, Matthew 28:18-20, Matthew 9:36, Psalm 119:176, Service, Sheep, Shepherd, Teaching

In a guest blog post for Christianity Today, Carol Pipes wrote, “Sheep get a bad rap for their flock mentality, but God created them…

Sandpaper People

1 Peter 4:12, 2 Corinthians 5:20, Challenge, Community, Discipleship, Empathy, Grace, Growth, James 2:8, Matthew 5:14-16, Refinement, Sacrifice, Sanctification, Unity, Zechariah 13:9

“Technically, it’s not the sandpaper that causes abrasion; it is the person holding the sandpaper. Sandpaper itself is just a tool in the hands…

“What Christians Get Wrong About Discipleship”

Discipleship, Discipline, Faith, Growth, Guidance, John 13:34, Luke 9:23, Mark 1:15, Matthew 4:19, Obedience, Partnership, Philippians 2:5, Suffering, The Holy Spirit, Trials

“What is discipleship? Put simply, discipleship means intentionally partnering with another Christian in order to help that person obey Jesus and grow in relationship…