Month: October 2016
Discipleship That Cannot Miss
I have never been very good at playing darts. I hit the wall more than I hit the dartboard and it would take a miracle for me to even come close to hitting the bullseye. Oh well, it is just darts right? A little spackle and paint and the wall will look new again. No
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6 Advantages of Group Discipleship
As a person passionately committed to biblical discipleship, I believe that anyone who intentionally disciples another is doing a great work for God. Whether it is through one-on-one discipleship or in a small group, living the D-Life is our supreme purpose. It is the most important thing we can do with our lives. This raises an important question: Is it
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Leaving your Nets to Live the D-Life
According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, a “PRIORITY” is something that is more important than other things and that needs to be done or dealt with first. Everyone has certain priorities. For people of faith, our priorities should line up with the will of God for our lives. No matter your age, it is God’s will for you to live
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Making SPACE for Daily Bible Reading
A major goal of D-Life is to lead people to develop a life long habit of daily Bible reading. This alone is life changing. When we lead people to make SPACE in their lives for God’s Word every day, great spiritual growth will occur. According to the Ed Stetzer, President of Lifeway Research, “Christians claim to believe
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Seeing Others through D-Life Eyes
Jesus had great eyes. He saw the world differently than others saw it. Matthew tells us, “When He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd” (Matthew 9:36). Jesus didn’t just pass by the multitudes; He “saw” them. He wasn’t bothered by
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Living the D-Life is the Endgame
The game of chess is a very challenging game. I’ve only played chess a few times, but enough to know it’s a difficult game to master. Recently, I read an interesting article about chess and the endgame. In the game of chess, the endgame is the stage of the game when few pieces are left on the board. It is arguably the
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The D-Life 4G Challenge
As a student in elementary school, I recall memorizing the multiplication table. Even as child, I realized that multiplication was different from addition and subtraction. There is power in multiplication. Numbers grow much more quickly through multiplication. This is true for the church. There is great power in multiplication. However, churches often seek to grow through
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The Bible and the D-Life Web Site
Imagine hundreds even thousands of youth and adults reading the Bible daily, writing down personal application points, and meeting once a week anytime and anywhere to discuss the Bible. This is happening though D-Life, and the results are amazing. The truth is that daily Bible reading is life-changing. Peter instructed believers saying, “Like newborn infants, long for
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Let's be Real about Discipleship Training
Remember the days of Baptist Training Union. It never was a great idea to try to get people back to church an hour before the evening service. It proved to be the least attended program of the church. It was later called Discipleship Training and it was still the least attended program of the church. The name
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