Archive for 'Discipleship'
Bible Reading Tip: Read from a “Basic Bible.”
It seems like most of the people I know read from some type of noted study bible. Such bibles come in many different forms. There are basic study bibles, life application, and many many other types of what I would call “specialty” bibles that focus on one particular subject. I am not against the use [...]
Full StoryHow God loves us — He truly came down to our level.
This is an election year and politicians have been and will be doing all sorts of things to try to connect with voters. One thing that typically happens is that politicians go to great lengths to attempt to show average voters that they understand what is like to be a common working man or woman. [...]
Full StoryHow God Transformed Me.
Through most of my early adult life I was very cynical about Christians and the church. I thought all Christians were hypocrites and all churches wanted to do was collect money so they could build bigger buildings. I did not discount Christianity entirely, however, but I thought all religions were basically the same. I thought [...]
Full StoryWe need to be the church – Evangelism Research
Ed Stetzer recently posted on his blog about some new evangelism research that Lifeway Research has conducted. The research dovetails with the idea that I am promoting here at Be The Fruit which is that believers need to focus on “being the church” rather than just going to church. Here is a link to his [...]
Full StoryNew Feature – Idolatry Thursday
Starting next week I will begin a new feature here at Be The Fruit called “Idolatry Thursday.” On Thursday’s, I will post a blog devoted to examining how we break the first of the Ten Commandments; “You shall have no other gods before me.” (Exodus 20:3)
Why focus on idolatry?
My primary focus for starting Be The [...]
Wherever you are is where you will be.
What are you doing while you are there?
Do you have a great goal for your life that you are trying to attain? Goals are great, but sometimes we get caught up in the achieving of such goals that we forget to appreciate what is happening in our life along the way. Our lives are not [...]
Did you invite someone to church this week?
It is my understanding that there is still a high percentage of people that accept invitations to church. Given that this Sunday is Easter Sunday I figure that there are a few of you who have invited someone to come to church with you this weekend.
Easter Sunday is a good weekend to invite someone to church for [...]
What not to wear.
One night in my personal evangelism class we engaged in one of those great rabbit-trail discussions that totally gets off topic. It all started while we were discussing points from one of the chapters in The Soul Winner by Charles Haddon Spurgeon. The beginning point was Spurgeon’s insistence that preachers should posses a holiness of character in order [...]
Full StoryEvangelism in the workplace.
I am currently taking a Personal Evangelism class, and one of the objectives of the class is to teach us how to equip others to do evangelism. I have been really trying to get my mind wrapped around what evangelism should look like for the non-professionals in the church. To figure that out, I have [...]
Full StoryWhat is going on at Willow Part 4
I started this series with the intent of it being a single post, but that initial post was beginning to get long so I decided to make it a two-part series. Well, now we are into part 4, which will be the last post of this series. At least I think it will be the [...]
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