Tag: discipleship

Song number 383 in our song book is “Jesus, Keep Me Near The Cross.” Here is the first verse: “Jesus, keep me near the cross: There’s a precious fountain,

This Sunday we will be finishing up our study in 1 & 2 Thessalonians. 1 Thessalonians is understood to be the Apostle Paul’s first recorded letter to a church

I can’t remember when I first learned the difference between a yolk and a yoke. I’m pretty sure that it happened in a Bible class. The only yoke I

There are thirteen songs in our song book that use the word “banner.” When we think of a banner we tend to think of a sign made of a

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

When we talk about a disciple as a noun, we are talking about a person who is a learner and a follower. A disciple of Christ is someone who

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,