Tag: Discipling

  • Empathy

    (1 Corinthians 19-23) It is highly possible that the greatest quality of all that any person needs to exhibit to spread the gospel of the Lord, apart from faith, love and hope of course, is to show empathy towards their fellow man. The apostle Paul knew this and was perhaps one of the greatest ambassadors…

  • The Whole Counsel of God

    (Acts 20:13-38) In these verses we see Paul hurrying to get to Jerusalem to try and be there by Pentecost Day. As he journeyed he came to a place near Ephesus named Miletus. While there he called for the elders of the Ephesian church to join him so he could speak with them. The things…

  • No Stopping the Word

    (Acts 13:4-12) The Lord will have the word of the gospel delivered to those who wish to hear it. All obstacles to the preaching of the word will be removed. Sometimes this is more dramatic than at other times as this short section of scripture testifies to. But regardless of how it is done, the…

  • The Conversion of Saul

    (Acts 9:1-9) One of the most amazing events in the book of Acts was the transformation that took place in the life of Saul who became the apostle Paul. The mechanism of his conversion was so amazing hat it is no wonder he was rocked to the very core and spun about one hundred and…

  • Spreading The Word

    (Acts 8:4-8) It’s ironic how the actions of a few to stop something often leads to an expansion and growth of the very thing they tried to stop. Think about the actions of the Jewish elders and especially Saul who became Paul. Before coming to Christ he persecuted and harassed the early church, even going…

  • Leopard Spots

    (Acts 8:1-3) There are some old sayings that say you can’t change something or someone. For example, a leopard can’t change it’s spots. You can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear. Once a (fill in the blank) always a (fill in the blank). But while these sayings may have some truth for…

  • The Lords work WILL Be Done

    (Acts 5:21-26) Think about Jonah. He tried to escape from doing the work of The Lord by running away to sea. Did he get very far? Nope! The Lord brought a storm down, threatening to sink the boat Jonah was on until the sailors threw him overboard to be swallowed by the great fish. The…

  • Fellowship

    (Acts 2:42-47) One of the key messages of the gospel in the New Testament is the need for fellowship. We see the purpose and focus of fellowship in these few verses in Acts 2 after the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. Fellowship is important, but what does it really entail? What is required…

  • Team Jesus

    (John 4:31-38) This teaching is an interesting one as it appears bang in the middle of the teaching about the woman at the well. It is interesting because Jesus shows us here that no one person in God’s Kingdom can, should or does work alone. We are part of a team, Team Jesus, if you…

  • The Other Disciples

    (John 1:43-51) We hear a lot about some of the disciples and early apostles. Some are held in high esteem by many in the churches. And yet we know there were twelve who were called to do the early work of the church. We know a little about Peter, James, John and some of the…

  • Jesus Calls the First Disciples

    (John 1:35-42) John the baptist had reached the end of his work. His time had come to hand the work across to Jesus and we see him do this in the beginning of these verses. He does not try to hold onto the work that he had, and even more he does not try to…

  • Jesus Speaks of His Death and Resurrection

    (Mark 9:30-32) Jesus had shown on many occasions that he did not want his disciples to be uninformed. In the world today one of the things used by people as power is the withholding of information. But this was not Jesus’ way then and it is not his way now. In this section of scripture…