Take Your Position
May 16th, 2012
At a conference a preacher talked of the importance of positioning. He said he was the pitcher and told another guy he was the catcher. He then yelled, “Take your Position.” The guy at first just blinked and then finally understood and got down in the stance of a catcher. The speaker then said you [...]
What Can Disqualify A Disciple?
May 10th, 2012
Two things disqualify many disciples. The first is they just get too entangled into this world. Their desire for things, position, and prestige so drive them that they miss what God is up to in their lives. Avoiding their responsibilty, they make excuses for being too busy to make time for God. The second problem [...]
Small Churches Are Great Churches
May 2nd, 2012
Throughout much of history, the local church has been very small. A pastor in the New Testament would be closer to our idea of a Sunday school teacher or a Bible study leader. Persecution kept the church tiny. Most of us probably agree that most people can do those jobs. Those jobs are closer to [...]
Let Down Your Nets
April 24th, 2012
And Simon answered, “Master, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets.” And when they had done this, they enclosed a large number of fish, and their nets were breaking. (Luke 5:5-6) Here is the story of the call of the disciples. I think Jesus is saying two things. [...]
Disciples Go To Church
April 18th, 2012
Sinners define life by what happens to them. Disciples are part of something bigger than their own life. Like soldiers fighting for their country or a mother suffering to give birth to a child, disciples make the church their goal; they don’t fight for religion, but for the strengthening of the body of Christ on [...]
