discipleship
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discipleship
According to the Bible, developing a Christian mind is part of the very essence of discipleship unto the Lord Jesus.
J.P. Moreland • Love Your God With All Your Mind
CHAPTER TWO LISTEN WITH THE INTENT TO UNDERSTAND
Brandon Guindon • Intentional
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When we see God’s work in us as the model for our work for him, three practical principles emerge: 1. God’s redemptive activity always takes place within relationships. 2. God’s first step in changing us is to draw us into relationship with him. 3. Our relationships are essential to the work God is completing in us and in others.
Paul David Tripp • Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands
READ the story in Acts 8:26–38. ANSWER these questions: 1. How do you see Philip responding to the Holy Spirit in this passage? 2. Look specifically at the interactive questions between Philip and the eunuch. How does the Holy Spirit use questions as you intentionally disciple someone? 3. The passage from Isaiah 53:7–8 that the eunuch was reading
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CHAPTER FIVE TAKE SOMEONE WITH YOU
Brandon Guindon • Intentional
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So what does it mean to abide? Ask yourself a few questions. Am I spending time with God in a way that is relational and life giving? Do I think of my time with the Lord as a thing to do or as a chance to catch up with a friend? Do I find myself reading the Bible just to check a religious box on my task list? Do I spend time with God for a few
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Four Stages of Competence. They explained to us that Olivia would go through these stages as she completed her rehabilitation: unconscious incapable, conscious incapable, conscious capable, and unconscious capable. Unconscious incapable: The individual does not understand or know how to do something. He or she is unaware of the skill and unable to
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You don’t even know you don’t know -> you know you don’t know -> you know you know -> you have deep understanding
Raising a son is real work, but we have to get this right, because if we don’t teach our sons, the world will. If we don’t teach our sons about women, pornography will. If we don’t teach our sons about friendship, they’ll live a life of loneliness. If we don’t teach our sons about leadership, they’ll be followers all of their lives. Being a father
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A commitment to working with a few people will mean a single-minded approach to life and the ability to sidestep many opportunities that might present themselves. You could do many things, but there is one thing you must do if you are to be used of God to fulfill this ministry: you must concentrate on a few.