Dancing with truth and peace
Wednesday
May 2014
COMMENTS
Written by Brian Jennings, Posted in Your Church
I like simple definitions. The word discipleship may strike you as daunting, but it’s really quite simple. Discipleship: Helping someone know God or grow in God. Jesus commanded us to make disciples (Matthew 28), which includes baptizing people (leading them to know God) and teaching them (helping them grow in God). Simple, right? If you’re looking for […]
Tuesday
May 2014
COMMENTS
Written by Brian Jennings, Posted in Your Church
Paul, Priscilla, Aquila and Apollos bled discipleship. They embodied its three stages: be fed, feed self and feed others. Acts 18:23-28, which details their work together, uses no fewer than eighteen words/phrases bursting with discipleship implications. If you want to write a book about discipleship, the following would make great chapters: Spending time Traveled Strengthening all […]
Monday
April 2014
COMMENTS
Written by Brian Jennings, Posted in Blog, Your Church
A good Jew would’ve never entered the home of a Gentile. But there he stood, breaking cultural rules soaked in animosity. In the first century, Christian Jews assumed that Gentiles must follow the Law of Moses (including dietary regulations) in order to follow Christ. But God said, “Don’t call anything ‘unclean’ that I’ve created,” in […]
Wednesday
April 2014
COMMENTS
Written by Brian Jennings, Posted in Your Church
God comes to us in grace, but prods us to move forward. He meets us where we are, but like he did with Zacchaeus, he shines light on a new path and asks us to start walking. Neutral is not an option in the Christian life. God keeps nudging us forward. While in Chicago last […]
Tuesday
April 2014
COMMENTS
Written by Brian Jennings, Posted in Your World
Life changes quickly when you step on an upside down rake. Frankie had been searching all over the house for a missing Lego set. And now, in the dark corner of his garage, he spotted it. Keeping his eyes on the box, he stepped over the mower. Smack! The rake glanced off the bill of […]
