Today’s Word
Robin Hood
You shall not steal Deuteronomy 5:19 Steal – My interactions with young men in the jail always revealed the cultural destruction of morality. The many times I heard the excuse, “But I gave some of what I stole to people who needed it,” only served to highlight our Robin Hood syndrome. Stealing is justifiable if…
Nouns and Verbs
Going, then, disciple all nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, Matthew 28:19 Disciple – You probably know the translation of this verse as “make disciples of all nations.” But have you thought about the implications of adding “make” to the Greek verb matheteuo and changing…
Selling the Gospel
17 Going, then, disciple all nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, Matthew 28:19 Disciple – So, we clarified a few things. First, evangelism happens. It is the by-product of walking the life with God, of “going” down the road. Secondly, Jesus calls us to disciple…
Choosing An Apprentice
Going, then, disciple all nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, Matthew 28:19 Disciple – What’s the difference between making a disciple and teaching? Not much, if you subscribe to the usual patterns of religion these days. We tend to think that making disciples is just…
Osmosis Evangelism
Going, then, disciple all nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, Matthew 28:19 Going – The Evangelical world has enshrined this verse as Jesus’ Great Commission. Over and over, we hear these words as a command to spread the good news. So, we mount our campaigns,…
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