Tag Archives: Discipleship

Open Eyes and the Voice of God

A few months back, I walked a nearby trail that went through forests, along meadows, and near creeks. Using my good camera, I planned to take pictures along the walk. This isn’t a regular activity for me, since my serious … Continue reading

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DVDs for Use in Worship

In a previous post, I described the idea of a church’s AV system being the “instrument” that the AV technician plays for the glory of God during the worship service. Here’s another idea of something technical that can be thought … Continue reading

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Encouragement for the Church AV Technician

For some time, I was privileged to serve as the “AV Tech” in our church. During this time, I sought the Lord for a spiritual understanding of the role. At one point, I noticed Psalm 150, and pondered it. Upon … Continue reading

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Seeking Wisdom

Some time ago, the Lord led me to provide reflections for our church council. One of them had to so with seeking the Lord’s wisdom. Reflecting on the process, I was led from James to Solomon: But if any of … Continue reading

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Defeating Discipleship

In an earlier post, I proposed a definition of discipleship based on the truth that we should be hearing and obeying God. A corollary to this was the responsibility of leaders in the church to encourage this among everyone in … Continue reading

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A Choice of Trials

The American promise is one of self-gratification and self-realization. More and more, it promises a problem-free life, where we can live as we want if we just buy, ingest, or apply the right solution. Everyone knows this is a fake … Continue reading

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A Definition of Discipleship

Update: The ideas presented here are expanded to include seeing God, in addition to hearing Him, starting in this post. In the Great Commission in Matthew, Jesus clearly commands His church to make disciples. While a necessary step to making … Continue reading

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On the Plains

Our spiritual walks have many ups and downs. We speak of mountaintop experiences, where we draw especially near to God and His presence is especially manifest to us. We think of the Transfiguration, and the glory and peace of being … Continue reading

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Learning to Hear

Learning to hear and obey the Voice of God is one of the most important parts of the Christian life. In a sense, it is the process of discipleship, of learning to actively follow Him. The call of Samuel outlines … Continue reading

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Reflections of Acts: A List

In an earlier post, I described how it seemed that the church today is operating very differently than the church in Acts, even opposite in many ways. In future posts I plan on detailing these observations, but here is a … Continue reading

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