While I believe that Disciplemaking is the method given to us in scripture. It means nothing to have a method without the substance – and that is Christ exalting worship. Read this is a great article from Resurgence blog on: Renewing the Great Commission see also www.disciplemaking.net
Powlison Seminar on “What Is Biblical Counseling?”: by Desiring God(Author: Tyler Kenney) David Powlison recently gave a day-long seminar at Bethlehem under the title “What Is Biblical Counseling?” CCEF has set up a page containing his seminar notes and related articles. And Bethlehem has made the audio available for streaming or download: Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 Session 4 “ see also www.disciplemaking.net
Review: James White’s King James Only Controversy: from Domain for TruthWhite, James R. The King James Only Controversy. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Bethany House, 2009. This is a great resource for any pastor to have, concerning the King James Only (hereafter, KJVO) debate. James White has done a good job addressing this controversy in a matter that is Christ-like and fair, contrary to the attitude seen in the works of some proponents of KJVO. Even before reading the book, I was looking forward to reading on a topic that I know little about, having minimal interaction with it online and in the
Wow. If you want to continue to improve your Greek and Hebrew use Greek & Hebrew Reader’s Bible. It will define all the words in an apparatus below and give parsing. Check it out. see also www.disciplemaking.net
Here is an important transcription of “Rightly Dividing the Word: Law and Gospel” – a broadcast of the White Horse Inn radio program that originally aired on May 22, 2005. The White Horse Inn exists to equip Christians to “know what you believe and why you believe it.” For more information about the White Horse Inn, please visit www.whitehorseinn.org or call (800) 890-7556.” Rightly Dividing the Word of God: Law and Gospel see also www.disciplemaking.net
Heresies: Nestorianism – A Divided Christ by Michael Patton @ Parchment and Pen Have you heard something like this: “When Christ was in the Garden of Gethsemane asking for relief, it was the human side of him speaking.” Or how about this, “When Christ said that he did not know the day or the hour of his coming, that was the human person talking, not the divine.” Or even better: “When Christ was forsaken on the cross, it was simply his humanity that was forsaken, not his deity.” All of these statements, to some degree, represent an early Christological (concerning
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Is Monergism Really a Form of Synergism?: from John Hendrix at MonergismQuestion: I appreciate the monergistic model of salvation since it appears to give God all the credit for the salvation of man. Many synergists believe that the Holy Spirit, thru a temporary working within a man, illuminates man to the truth of the gospel, leads him to a point of repentance, and that God gives the gift of faith for him to believe; yet something in the lost man has to believe in the gospel in order to be saved. God can’t believe for or have faith for the
I fully believe that one of the primary reasons Church’s suffer and are not experiencing God’s blessing but discipline is because many professing Christians are secretly engaging in some type of sexual immorality. I encourage you to watch the teaching on the video and guard yourself against all temptation and sin, but especially this variety, for it is rampant in today’s church leadership and church membership and our culture is absolutely baptized in it. Watch Live Pure. Free from Pornography and Lustful Thoughts by Tim Conway see also www.disciplemaking.net
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I am first of all a disciple and follower of Jesus Christ. I affirm Evangelical Christian beliefs as well as Gospel driven in philosophy of ministry. I am married to Ann and am raising 2 wonderful boys – Jonathan and Andrew. My purpose is to build disciplemaking disciples that are becoming fishers of men in fully displaying of God’s Glory in all things. Learn more