So in the last week I think we’ve brought meals to three different families who have had new babies. In addition to breaking the budget, we’ve begun to realize that it is a great discipleship opportunity. Showing up at someone’s house with food was strange enough to draw questions from the girls… and the last […]
I was talking with a couple at lunch yesterday and mentioned how I don’t usually like it when people throw “The God Card.” What I meant is that the statement, “God told me…” immediately cuts off conversation and puts others in an awkward spot. Either they agree with you, or they seemingly go against God.
So I’ve been thinking a lot about something that came out in the sermon last Sunday. I was discussing Paul’s writing in the book of Philippians where he states: If I am to go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. Yet what shall I choose? I do not know!
Last night I met with an elder board from another church in town and someone asked me what we do at Antioch to help people grow spiritually. The first thing I said was that I had messed up by under emphasizing small groups when we started and that there really wasn’t any other formal discipleship
I’m realizing more and more that God’s dream for church, and my dream for our church, absolutely requires discipleship. Discipleship simply means the process of helping someone become mature in their faith and Christlikeness. The benediction from the end of 2 Peter sums it up well… “grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord
