Consistency… is it just me or does that word disturb you too? Every time I hear that word, my mind quickly formulates a list of things that are inconsistent in my life. Have you been there? What does your list look like? Every day that I live for God is a struggle to maintain ‘consistency.’…
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Do you remember yesteryear when the burly man whipped out his pocket knife and sliced off a sliver of soap? I remember this commercial vividly, but for the life of me, I had no idea why he did it! All I knew was that I wanted to slice up my soap too—a fact that I’m…
Just like working on the fundamentals in baseball (hitting, catching, throwing and running), we need to focus on the fundamental skills needed to be successful in the Christian life. Let’s…
In his first letter to the believers at Corinth, the Apostle Paul has a lot to say to them about being disciple-making disciples. Recently, in my daily time with the Lord, I spent a few weeks studying through this letter looking for specific application for my life each day. Paul had a lot to say…
According to Greg Ogden in Discipleship Essentials, “Discipling is an intentional relationship in which we walk alongside other disciples in order to encourage, equip and challenge one another in love to grow toward maturity in Christ.” Making disciples is the heartbeat of the church! If we are not making disciples, the life expectancy of our church is…