“Busy or not, as a Christian, it is in Jesus alone where we must find our identity… I want to share three daily spiritual disciplines you can begin practicing today, that will help you find your identity in Christ alone.”
“Years ago, God made it very clear to me that busyness is not something that should be sought after or valued. Being busy is not a mark of success. In fact, instead of proving you have a life, it usually means you are incapable of having one at all.
As I continue to take a break from my regularly scheduled blogging this week, I don’t just want to share with you the books that changed by life, but also the books that have made me into the ministry leader that I am today.
I read all the time. I can devour a good book in a few days, and have bought so many more than I will every have time to read. I have physical books, kindle content, and even a massive digital library in Logos Bible Software that I’ll never make it through in this life. This week, I want to take a break from my normal blogging routine to recommend some of the best books I have ever read, that have helped to shape the insights I share with you regularly.
As a believer discovers the extravagant ways Christ loves us, their hearts will begin to change, in love, toward other people. They will naturally begin to look for ways to share that love. As they do, God will begin to give them a vision for ministry and to reveal their spiritual gifts to them, for His purposes.
Once a person has been won to Christ (Level 1), and has begun their walk in the foundational truths and practices of Christianity (Level 2), the third level of discipleship — and the longest-lasting — becomes paramount to their longevity in Christ. The believer must be taught not only to read the Bible as a matter of normal practice, but must also learn to interpret the meaning and apply it practically to their own life.
This is part 2 of 3 in a series of teachings I did recently in Mbale, Uganda at the Ecclesiastical Excellences Summit; the first annual high-level ministry leadership seminar by Living Water Ministries of Uganda. The theme for the summit was “Soul Harvest” and I spent my time discussing “The Preservation of the Harvest.” In this teaching I share on the topic, “Creating a Discipleship Strategy.”
In this post, I want to share 9 topical-based discipleship themes to get you started in the process of developing new believers in their Christian walk toward maturity. This is by no means an exhaustive list, but is simply to set the example of things to be discussed to get new disciples moving in the Christian life.
In this post, I want to share with you two methods of gospel presentation, that will enable you to keep the story of the gospel in mind in any opportunity to share with non-believers. Each of these methods will utilize four key words that will keep you on track for sharing the gospel.
These four levels will give us a grid for how to view our interactions with others, determined by where they are in their own journey with Christ. As we learn to keep disciple-making at the forefront of our minds in every interaction with others, this will help us to see where they are, and inform our efforts to help them draw closer to Christ and to maturity in Him.