Discipleship 101 #2
This is one of the simplest, but most profound and necessary truths in discipleship. Listen to Jesus: God is looking for those who are not self-dependent nor self-secure nor self-centered nor self-focused nor self-motivated nor self-agenda-ed (not a real word but hey why not) nor self-defensive. In other words to be a disciple we cannot be about self. As a …
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Discipleship 101 #1
My buddy David Nickisch asked me to present some brief ideas concerning discipleship on church Wednesday nights. This got me thinking and I thought it would make a great blog series. I decided to start walking through the Gospels and look at some of Jesus’ discipleship moments. I thought I would start with the calling of the first disciples: We …
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Proverbs 1:20-33
20 Wisdom shouts in the street, She lifts her voice in the square ; 21 At the head of the noisy streets she cries out; At the entrance of the gates in the city she utters her sayings : 22 “How long *, O naive ones, will you love being simple-minded ? And scoffers delight themselves in scoffing And fools …
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Proverbs 1:9-19
Proverbs 1:9-19 reads, 8 Hear, my son, your father’s instruction And do not forsake your mother’s teaching ; 9 Indeed, they are a graceful wreath to your head And ornaments about your neck. 10 My son, if sinners entice you, Do not consent. 11 If they say, “Come with us, Let us lie in wait for blood, Let us ambush …
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With the boss out of town and the new baby boy I have not been posting as much as I would like. I decided that some shorter quick posts might be a way to get the creative juices flowing again. I love the Proverbs because they offer simple, but profound truths. Take a look at Proverbs 1:1-7: 1 The proverbs …
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