Instructing and encouraging you to live your life as a disciple of Jesus
People choose to follow Jesus for many reasons. Many follow Him in an effort to reach Heaven and, by default, escape the fiery depths of Hell. Others follow Him because they see Him as a wise and moral teacher.
Then there are those of us who follow Him because we love Him with all of our heart and seek to live a life that pleases Him. Into which camp do you fall? [Read more…] about Why Do You Follow Jesus?
Mark Sanborn wrote a great little book a couple of years ago called, “You Don’t Need a Title to be a Leader”. The premise of the book was that people at any level or profession can choose to be a leader in their own set of circumstances. Your name plate didn’t need a title to enable you to be a leader right where you were.
I believe the same principle can be applied to our walk with Christ. You don’t need a title to make disciples. Too many times we leave it up to the pastors and elders of our churches to do the spiritual heavy lifting, when the truth is Christ has empowered all of us to do the work of His kingdom. [Read more…] about You Don’t Need a Title to Make Disciples
I read a recent quote from Greg Boyd in which he referenced the unqualified commands of Jesus. When you read the passage in Luke 6:27-35 you find Jesus commanding us to love, serve, bless and do good to our enemies. All of these commands were given without condition. We have become brilliant at rationalizing why we shouldn’t do something for God, but Jesus left us no wiggle room.
He said to love, serve, bless and do good to our enemies – period. There is no excuse for ignoring the commands of Christ. If we would be a true and devoted follower of Him, we have no option other than to do what He instructed us. [Read more…] about The Unqualified Commands of Jesus
As we embark on the journey of following Jesus, it is important to understand that this is an all or nothing commitment. True followers of Christ did not ask Him to be Lord of their life with their fingers crossed or thinking that they would maintain some areas of control for themselves. No, when we committed our lives to Jesus, if we were sincere, we signed over everything to Him.
From that point forward we promise to do whatever He asks of us, regardless of the consequence. Attempting to serve God while keeping anything from Him is an exercise in futility and frustration. [Read more…] about A House Divided
We are great at making excuses. When God calls us to do something for Him, it seems we have a ready arsenal of reasons He needs to ask someone else. In fact, judging by own life and observations of life in general, there is apparently no right time to do the work of the Kingdom.
Sometimes we’re too young, while other times we’re too old. We don’t have enough money to help, or we have too many resources to be able to sacrifice them all. Whatever the request, we always seem able to manufacture an excuse as to why now is not a good time. [Read more…] about No More Excuses