Monthly Archives: July 2020

So many people who want to be in ministry want to be in it for either themselves, or if they are slightly larger hearted, several people who they already know. I had honestly had people ask me to start a church in their town because their church is struggling and so all the people thatContinue reading “Get Beyond the End of Your Nose 07: All Ministry is to Others”

I have been writing about how discipleship is copying others for a while. You find someone further along tham you and copy them. Today, I want to point you in the direction of one of the best people to copy in the world, and that is Abraham. If you want to be better at theContinue reading “Initial Steps to Discipleship 04: Definitely Copy Abraham”

IDEA #1 Copy what people teach. The book of Luke, according to Acts verse 1 and chapter 1, was penned so we can know what Jesus did and taught. We should copy what Jesus taught, and we should copy what other people teach. I see a lot of ministers want to preach something new andContinue reading “Initial Steps to Discipleship 03: Some Ideas to Be a Better Copier”

Do not be lazy, be a follower (Hebrews 6.12) That verse is a very specific instruction for us to be followers of others. To copy others. We spoke in our first post that the foundation of discipleship is to copy others. The Bible has loads of examples of people copying others, and we can copyContinue reading “Initial Steps to Discipleship 02: How to Be a Good Copier”

Jesus told us that we need to both be disciples and make disciples. I see a lot of people today doing a lot of activity, but not doing the main thing – being and making disciples. So, in the next few posts I want to go right back to the basic, initial steps of discipleship.Continue reading “Initial Steps to Discipleship 01: Learning to Copy”

In Luke 10.25-37, Jesus tells what might be the most famous parable in the Bible, the parable of the good Samaritan. The reason the parable is so popular is that it teaches us such a powerful lesson – we need to care about others. We need to go and do likewise – we need toContinue reading “Get Beyond the End of Your Nose 06: Be the Good Samaritan”