Choose Faith Not Fear
As life happens it is so easy to succumb to fear rather than believe what is true. Our mind plays tricks on us; it stores every experience we go through…
A Disciple Goes Fishing
Fish are peculiar. They breath in water; different from our world. Not all fish are the same. We need to know what we are fishing, where to find them, how…
A Disciple Fellowships With Other Believers
Discipleship is relationship. If we read carefully, we find that the overarching theme of the Bible is enjoying a relationship with God and with one another.1 Jesus said, ‘In the…
A Disciple Is a Follower of Christ
And they said to him, “Rabbi” (which means teacher), “where are you staying?” He said to them, “Come and you will see.” So they came and saw . . .1…
Follow, Fellowship, Fish
What then do I mean by a disciple? In our context, a disciple is a follower of Christ; hea fellowships with other believers; and he is a fisher of men.1 …
Disciple
A disciple is a follower of Christ; he1 fellowships with other believers; and he1 fishes for men.2 First, as follower we mean he1 has an intimate relationship with Christ. He1…
Attitude and Aptitude
Do no judge by appearances, but judge with the right judgment.1 You will recognize them by their fruits. . . So every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased…
Empathy
A Kingdom leader is broken. For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. . .—but God shows his love for us in that…
Learner
When John’s two disciples followed Jesus, Jesus . . . said to them, “What are you seeking?” And they said to him, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), . . .1 Much…
L. E. A. D.
What is a leader? Base line, a leader is one who has followers. Are leaders endowed with a certain personality or trait that clearly identifies them? The Stanford marshmallow experiment was a…