Discipleship
2017 Victory Address
Grasping the celestial heavens was but a fictional tale until the collective mental and physical prowess of countless souls united in the dream that eventually they’d “make one small step for man but one giant leap for mankind.” This unthinkable feet became possible by taking a rocket taller than a football field is long, weighing…
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There comes a time in every man’s life when he must decide what will be the quintessential paradigm behind his chutzpah. For me, that event happened in September of 2012 in a strategy session at Indian Creek Christian Church. As stated many times in this blog series on the discipleship programming for New Lisbon Christian…
Read MoreNLCC Discipleship Strategy: StudyGroups
Continuing the discussion on the New Lisbon’s discipleship strategy, let me briefly recap what we have talked about thus far. First, I spoke about Neighborhood groups, and you can read more about that here. Second, I shared with you the mission behind PointGroups, which you can read about here. So now, I am moving on…
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This is the third in a series of blogs about the discipleship strategy and programming here at New Lisbon Christian Church. If you’d like to read the others, you can find them here and here. Our Church’s mission statement is to “Love God, Love Others, and Make Disciples.” Previously we spoke on how we love…
Read MoreNLCC Discipleship strategy: Neighborhood Groups.
This is the second blog in a series that explains the disciple-making process for New Lisbon Christian Church. Our Discipleship ministry is designed to help the church meet and operate under its mission statement, to Love God, Love Others, and Make Disciples. To do that, I want to talk to you about the first program…
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Discipleship means a lot of things to a lot of people. Generally it refers to the spiritual development of a single individual. As the Discipleship minister, I take on this task with great reverence. The question then becomes, how do we go about helping people to grow in their spiritual walk? Eventually, one must start…
Read More2016 Victory Address for the Discipleship Ministry
I decided to follow suit with my presentation at last year address by drawing inspiration from classical writing, and again from the French Revolution as I reveal the work accomplished and unveil the work to come. Who has ever seen the play or the musical, Les Miserables? Many people overlook the fact that this classic…
Read MoreLife Of Christ – Part 4
Stories of the Kingdom When learning about the teaching and ministry of Jesus, One always hears about his Parables. Parable is a funny word to describe a story, isn’t it? That’s probably because it is not an English word. In fact, it is two Greek words mushed together, παραβολη´. It comes from Para which means…
Read MoreMen’s Breakfast Devotional
Jude 17 But, dear friends, remember what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ foretold. 18 They said to you, “In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow their own ungodly desires.” 19 These are the people who divide you, who follow mere natural instincts and do not have the Spirit. 20 But you, dear friends,…
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