Lay It Down: live the life JESUS has always wanted
Growing Out: From Disciples to Disciplers — a path to spiritual maturity that GETS you there
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What’s New This Week
Don’t Hate Me Because I Tweet
- Getting from the Pastoral to the Personal wp.me/p1vx82-r0 21 hours ago
- Feelings Are Not Faithfulness wp.me/p1vx82-qY 1 day ago
- Let's Get Scriptural: Read Acts 1:6-11. Stop for a few moments and try to picture this: One minute Jesus is right... fb.me/TAcZ1Yc0 1 day ago
- Eph. 2:10 -- Let's face it: We’re all “pieces of work” in some way. And yet, all of us are also works in progress. facebook.com/pages/Lay-It-D… 2 days ago
- Let's Get Scriptural (and a bit meditative): Read Revelation 19:5-10. Put yourself in the middle of this... fb.me/FAEHhwrB 2 days ago
Blogroll
- Amazon Author Page (mine)
- Between 2 Trees… — Justin Morrisroe
- Bill Mallonee — Songs for the Journey and Beyond
- Clever Phrase Here — Amber Van Schooneveld
- Created for Community — Rob Bentz
- If I Blogged…. — Christopher Heuertz
- Josh Hunt
- Keith Meyer
- LarrysShallenberger.com
- Next Level Worship — Dwayne Moore
- Pure Purpose — Susan Lawrence
- Shawn Vander Lugt
- Sunny Side Up (not scrambled) — Linda Crawford
- The Heart of a Warrior — Greg Bourgond
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Monthly Archives: November 2011
Follow ME?
Think about a time when you had to do something brand-new that you thought you already understood—for instance, a move to a new town, a new job, or a new church. What skills and experiences were you able to use … Continue reading
But What Does God WANT Me to Do?
Trust in the LORD, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness. Delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the LORD; trust in … Continue reading
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Sharing the Vision
Think about a time when you couldn’t “see the big picture”—a painful time that something positive came out of, or a promise you had to wait for, for example. How did you handle the waiting? And what was it like … Continue reading
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Pieces of Pick Up Your New Life
(Not to fear: This is the standard Friday Lay It Down feature. However, in this case it’s rudimentary thoughts for the final week/chapter…. because we’re not just called to lay things down, after all….) Just as we’re here because we’ve … Continue reading
Josh Hunt: All About Making Groups Grow
Here’s another Other Voice I should’ve gotten to sooner…. Josh Hunt is a prolific author, speaker, and overall enthusiast of growing small-groups and Sunday School classes, and it’s not hard to catch his enthusiasm once you’ve been around him. Trust … Continue reading
Can I Pray for You?
Over the last several Wednesdays, we’ve been exploring what it takes to develop a God-given vision. We’re a point this series now, or will be soon, when it’s time to share what God’s been putting on our hearts, so others … Continue reading
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Experience Is the Best Teacher
Who’s the best teacher you’ve ever had—whether it was at school or somewhere else? In what ways did he or she positively impact your life? When have you found yourself in the role of teacher? What did you find rewarding, … Continue reading
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Lay Down Your Idols
We have been created for worship. Therefore, we will ultimately worship something, even if it’s something less than God. Peter Kreeft, in Christianity for Modern Pagans, aptly points out, “The alternative to theism is not atheism but idolatry.” Even as … Continue reading
Of Course My Family Supports This… DON’T They?
When have you told your family about something you really wanted to do—but they didn’t (and/or didn’t want you to do either)? How did that work out? What might have helped them—or you—make the right decision? Sometimes we look back … Continue reading