Discipleship

Bible, Discipleship, Outreach

THE FINANCIAL COST OF LOVING YOUR NEIGHBOUR

Have you heard of the Good Samaritan? If you’ve grown up in Western society, it likely rings a bell. The Good Samaritan is one of the most well-known parables of Jesus.

Throughout Christianity, in every denomination, fellowship, and network; every follower of Jesus learns about The Good Samaritan early on in their faith journey. Even those from other faith backgrounds, or even from an atheist or agnostic position, have a loose idea of The Good Samaritan.

This parable brings about an internal conflict that was felt with the initial audience, and has continued throughout the millennia, right up into our modern era.

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Bible, Discipleship

HOW TO GO FORWARD IN PEACE

How much peace are you experiencing these days? Would you define this chapter of your life as a peaceful one? Maybe that’s an unfair question in the current state of the world.

Imagine our world if every conversation ended with “Go in Peace”. Imagine if the the last word we said to each other in conversation was, “peace”. What would our society look like?

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Bible, Discipleship

HOW TO STAY THE COURSE

How’s this chapter of life going? Maybe for you, this chapter has a lot of difficult moments; personal struggles, broken relationships, as well as the numerous trials related to this cultural moment. As we navigate the difficulties of life, we can choose to quit and walk away, or we can choose to stay! To stay the course, looking forward to the end goal; past this earthly life and into eternity, focused on a better story.

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Bible, Discipleship

HOW TO STOP LIVING FOR SELF

There’s a huge difference between intention and direction. Because intention never actually gets us to our desired destination. That is, until we stop, and change our direction. If we can keep Jesus at the centre, our direction changes. When Jesus is the centre and the standard, our best intentions turn into Gospel-focused direction. And we live a better story!

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Discipleship, Leadership

HOW TO LIVE A LIFE OF LEGACY THIS YEAR

Ask a Christian to place themselves in the David & Goliath account in Scripture. Ask them to use it as a metaphor for overcoming this coming year. Almost always, they will place themselves in David’s place, overcoming the giant, Goliath. And that’s where a false Gospel slips into that chapter. We take the place of Jesus in our own story!

In reality, we’re on the hill, looking down at the battlefield in fear. Only after Jesus has overcome and defeated our giants, can we run down to victory BEHIND Him!

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Bible, Discipleship

Why the Manger?

Every Christmas Eve we’re invited to the manger. The manger is the centre-piece of every nativity set. And the manger central to the account of the very first Christmas. Have you ever asked why?

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Bible, Discipleship

“I LOVE YOU!” DO YOU BELIEVE IT?

Our Fourth Advent If I told you that “I love you” would you believe me? Depending on the relationship we have, you may or may

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Bible, Discipleship

HOW WILL WE PREPARE?

When do you start preparing for Christmas? Do you start the day after Thanksgiving, or maybe even before that?

Do you start playing Christmas music after the first snowfall? Then immediately move to decorating, wrapping gifts, and Christmas baking?

What if I told you preparations were a matter of the heart? That preparing for Christmas has little to do with what we do, and more to do with why we do it? (Our heart condition leading up to Christmas can make all the difference!)

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Bible, Discipleship, Leadership

HOW CAN I FIND MEANING? HOW CAN I FEEL WHOLE?

Have you ever made a deal with God? Have you ever asked Him for something that you want really bad? What about when you’re in

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Bible, Discipleship

WHY AM I CONSTANTLY STRUGGLING? WHY DO I CONTINUALLY FAIL?

We have a problem. We are naturally blind to our own nature, convincing ourselves that we are justified. Therein, creating a godlike existence, doing what is right in our own eyes. The point is that evolution struggles to explain why we’re not inherently good. Instead, the evidence actually shows us that humanity is inherently selfish. The same problem Adam and Eve had in the very beginning.

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Bible, Discipleship

WHO AM I…REALLY? WHAT IT MEANS TO BE CREATED IN THE IMAGE AND LIKENESS OF GOD?

Have you ever asked yourself, “Why was I born? Why am I here? Why do I exist?” The real question is, “Who am I?” The starting point to answering this question is found in the first chapter of the Bible.

“Then God said, ‘Let us make man in our image, after our likeness.'” Genesis 1:26

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Discipleship, Leadership

WHEN THE ENEMY’S SCHEME IS TO DELAY REST AND KEEP SERVING

A Post Burnout Reflection: “You have time-off booked next month; just keep pushing through!” (Falling into the enemy’s scheme of Delay.)

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