The Great Omission - Christianity Today
Pastors can no longer start a Bible lesson with a phrase like “we all know the story of…”
They don’t all know about David and Goliath, Moses and the Red Sea, or Jesus in the manger.
And they can’t “turn with me in your Bible” any more. Many of them don’t own a Bible – at least not a print version.
We need to recognize the problem of biblical
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On another occasion I was working with a group of people who were having a difficult time seeing the importance of the Word of God in their daily lives. I suggested we do a study on Psalm 119. Nothing deep or exhaustive, just reading through the psalm and noting the various verbs that were used in it. Later we read through the psalm again to find
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Here is your four step plan towards activating a culture of Deep Discipleship in your church - before you do any of these things - pray and ask God to bless your church.
1.) Preach the bible on Sundays - as a norm: make half of your yearly preaching through a book(s) of the bible. Don't avoid the hard things - run into the storm.
2.) Begin a 10-12... See more
1.) Preach the bible on Sundays - as a norm: make half of your yearly preaching through a book(s) of the bible. Don't avoid the hard things - run into the storm.
2.) Begin a 10-12... See more