This year we’ve been focusing on evangelism and discipleship. While the two are connected, evangelism is more about teaching the Gospel with the goal of the hearer becoming a
Most of this year we’ve been focusing on what it means to be a disciple who disciples. To disciple someone means to help them to follow Jesus and become
Anyone who has heard me preach knows that I conclude my sermons with an invitation to become a disciple of Jesus. I also encourage those who are already baptized
Sometimes I think that Christians just want to let the lost find Jesus on their own. They figure that if unbelievers are ever interested in the Scriptures that they’ll
In my first year of graduate school I took an advanced preaching course. One of the students, who aspired to be one of the well-known preachers in the brotherhood,
The Apostle Paul encourages us on multiple occasions to imitate Christ (1 Corinthians 4:16, 11:1; Ephesians 5:1). The word translated “imitate” in these texts is also translated as “followers”
There’s a difference between knowing and following Jesus. To know Jesus is to know that He is the physical son of Joseph and Mary (Matthew 13:55). To know Jesus
In Mark 16:16, Jesus tells His disciples that “He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.” Without believing in
In general, most children find shadows somewhat interesting. When a child looks across a nighttime room and shadows appear on the wall, the imagination stirs. The shadow begins to
