The 30 day challenge is over...But the real challenge is just beginning. It is easy for us to watch the videos and do what we choose to do. But what…
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I didn’t learn about unreached people groups until 5 years ago when I took a missions class called perspectives. That class totally changed my view of the world and even…
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I love the acronym of MAWL for making disciples. I just sent an email to myself to remind myself about this same concept for work on Tuesday with my employees.…
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In the opinion of Jerry Trousdale, author of Miraculous Movements, we ought to be focusing on making disciples, not converts. See if you agree.
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“For our battle is not against flesh and blood but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the world powers of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in…
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Focusing is so hard for me. There are so many different thoughts and ideas going through my head each day that can confuse almost anyone, including myself. Lately I have…
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The "one another" passages of the NT remind us that discipleship, and even evangelism, are best seen as a team sport. Years ago, in Taiwan, we prayed weekly for Eugene's…
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We've had small groups for a little over a year now. They are a new thing in our congregation. If we're not careful, they can become like a Sunday morning…
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We still have one of our three kids at home. Noah is sixteen. We don't spoon feed him anymore. In fact, he's capable of preparing food to feed himself. How?…
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David Watson is famous for urging that, when starting a disciple making movement in a new culture, one should always create lists of relevant and life-impacting scriptures for the discovery…
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So, my verses are Phil 2:5-8; which speaks of having the same "mindset as Christ." The NIV used to say the that Jesus did not consider "equality with God something…
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I'm a firm believer that with the first presentation -- less is best! I'm also a firm believer that an excellent indication that the Holy Spirit is working in the…
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If your ultimate purpose in life is to glorify God, then making disciples should be near tops on your list for how to go about fulfilling this. Sharing your testimony…
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I love the story he shared! Wow! It is amazing how God works. How the mother and daughter both came to Christ. The power of prayer. It is just incredible…
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When you ask many Christians or Missionaries who are in the midst of persecution or hardship they don’t ask for the persecution to stop. Why is that? I know when…
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I love the one anothers on the sheet. Too many times we think our relationship with Christ is this individual thing. I feel like when we have true community with…
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The challenge for today was to work toward 1 hour in prayer everyday. Prayer has always been a little more difficult for me and if most Christians are honest it…
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Jesus said a lot of hurtful things to the Jewish leaders. Look at Matthew 23, and the 7 woes; repeatedly he calls them hypocrites! Was it because Jesus didn't care…
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We had just moved to the third largest city of Taiwan to begin a new church plant. While prayer walking we noticed lots of children in our neighborhood. In Taichung,…
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I am really enjoying the tools that I am getting from this challenge. I am doing a discipleship group using many of the same philosophies but I am always looking…
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Self feeding is hard work! In a society that thrives on instant and “googling” everything we need to know. Self feeding is at a premium. We are constantly distracted by…
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I had to laugh as I read today's assignment! Sometimes you don't realize until days, months or even years later that some random events were all a part of God's Divine providence.…
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What's hurt the church in America more than anything? In my opinion, it is the clergy/laity divide. It's the idea that you must be seminary trained to lead people to…
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The passages of Scripture for today reminded me that what the Lord wants from me is obedience. And, obedience no matter the cost! There was a time when I was in…
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Last year we heard the harrowing testimony of a woman who had nearly died while fleeing her war-torn African nation. Her story of adversity, her conviction that God has rescued…
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Currently, I'm really interested in understanding how to integrate DMM principles in an existing (traditional, program-driven) church. How would that work? Jon Ralls recommended this article for starters. We've attached…
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SOAPS is great. I feel like the time I put into actually writing the verses that stuck out to me it helped me to focus a lot better. Then when…
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Why do we not have something like this memorized to share with others? What if we really spent time preparing and thinking through the story? It would cause us to…
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I'm amazed that many Christians have no non-Kingdom relationships. All their friendships are with Christians. Similar to some horses, it's like they are living life with blinders on, only able…
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We've been back in the US for nearly 2 years, and hit the ground running. We spent the first year raising up and training small group leaders. The second year…
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My appointment came today! I read the assignment this morning, actually I cheated, and peaked the night before :) I love that we need to try schedule times to share…
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That was a great video and a great challenge for us as Christians. Too many time we just want to have our actions speak but we actually need to speak.…
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Curtis Sergeant's non-stop finger snapping sure got old quickly. But, isn't it surreal to imagine that each snap is a soul that is forever lost. We might console ourselves by…
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It’s 9:30 at night and I just sat down to listen to the challenge for today. I was hoping to get to it this morning or over lunch but I…
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Again, in Taiwan, decisions to accept Christ were seldom made quickly. Baptism was seen as a point of no return to the old way life; and the beginning of persecution…
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A prayer list is not new for me. I've always worked better from a to-do list, and a daily routine. Okay, so I made my list of 25 people (or, couples).…
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When we were missionaries in sub-tropical Taiwan, most of the year it was really hot and humid. Prayer walking needed to be done in the early morning, or evening (which…
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Day 30: Next Steps. Well, we made it! Day 30, the last day of the challenge, however, the challenge is only beginning. We are called to make disciples and we…
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Discipleship is one of those buzz words in the church that has kind of lost it’s meaning. We call bible studies discipleship, we call small groups discipleship, and we call…
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Day 29: Unreached Peoples. Where I live, I pretty much assume that everyone has had the opportunity to hear about Christ. I am finding more and more that this is…
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Discipleship as explained in the video today isn’t a program but a lifestyle. This is why making disciples can be so difficult. People are willing to commit to a program…
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Day 28: The Training Cycle. Training others to make disciples is one of the most important things we can do. It is how we are going to multiply instead of…
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Day 27: Empowering Those Around Us. Discipleship and community are so important. That is something that we have seen time and time again throughout this challenge. We need other believers…
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In reading the verses today the Love described in the Bible is not the wavering, touchy-feely, optionally defined love we see in culture. The Love Jesus described has teeth because…
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Why do we find it hard to pray for others? Is it that deep-down we're selfish? If we truly wish to fulfill the Great Commandments: love God and love people;…
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Day 26: You Will Be My Witnesses. This hasn't happened so smoothly every day of this challenge, but I actually read the challenge and watched the video this morning before…
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Day 25: Self Feeding in the Midst of Persecution and Suffering. I finally took the time to complete this challenge and read through the verses on persecution this evening right…
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Andrew brought Peter. Philip found Nathanael. One found a family member. One found his friend. The point -- finding Jesus was too good to keep to themselves. The same is…
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The challenge is going decent so far. I have not done good at calling and praying for people. So Today I called one of my friends who lost a daughter…
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Day 24: The Body. I once had a conversation with a former boss where I intentionally brought up Jesus and the church I was attending. She mentioned that she thinks…
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