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Platt Interviews Dever on Disciple-Making
Here are two parts to David Platt’s interview with Mark Dever on evangelism, disciple-making, and other related issues. Much of this discussion is particularly relevant to the purpose of Multiply: To learn more about Multiply, go here.To learn more about the Multiply Gathering, go here.To register for the Multiply Gathering (for free!), go here. see also www.disciplemaking.net
Prioritizing Disciple-Making
Prioritizing Disciple-Making: Pastor David Platt talks about how to make disciple-making a priority. see also www.disciplemaking.net
Real Preaching is DIfferent
There are tremendous differences between “motivational speaking” and “biblical preaching.” In America today, many churches offer one or the other. One approach leaves people “encouraged” in their emotions and in their “self-esteem.” The other builds up Christians in the Gospel as the Holy Spirit applies the Scriptures to the hearts and minds of the hearers. Motivational speakers tell a lot of stories and seek to sway through emotion and pop psychology. Biblical preachers tell some stories, but above all seek to have people influenced by the Holy Spirit through the Word of God. Motivational speakers may or may not
Disciplemaking: Cross + Community + Culture
Disciplemaking: Cross + Community + Culture: origionally posted at Missional Challenge – aligning every believer with the redemptive mission of Jesus! Missional Circles highlighted the emphasis for church planters to understand that… Every believer has been sent by Jesus with the Cross in Community to the Culture for the King and His Kingdom! The following chart focuses on thee importances of developing specific disciplemaking practices to live this out that include Habits of Faith, Hope and Love. Every believer has a responsibility to take the message of the cross together in community with other Christians to those in the culture around them. This
Fred Zaspel’s Preface to Whomever He Wills
Fred Zaspel’s Preface to Whomever He Wills: from Credo: The Magazine [Editor’s Note: As a teaser to the book, we would like to make available Fred Zaspel’s preface to Whomever He Wills: A Surprising Display of Sovereign Mercy, edited by Matthew Barrett and Thomas Nettles (professor at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary).]A century ago in his Plan of Salvation B.B. Warfield argued powerfully that if a Theist allows the necessary implications of the Theism he has already embraced, he must be a Calvinist. That is to say, soteriological Calvinism is but the implicate, the necessary consequence of Theism. It is simply God
Nehemiah 1.1-11 – An Exercised Man
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jn2uIXrULzI&hd=1 see also www.disciplemaking.net
Backsliding in the Christian Life
If you begin to slip on the side of a mountain of ice, the first slip may not hurt if you can stop and slide no further. But alas, you cannot so regulate sin! When your feet begin to slide, the rate of the descent increases, and the difficulty of arresting this motion is incessantly becoming greater. It is dangerous to backslide in any degree, for we know not to what it may lead. The Christian life is very much like climbing a hill of ice. You cannot slide up. You have to cut every step with an ice ax.
Community: Taking Your Small Groups Off Life Support
Oh how we need “Authentic Biblical Community” that is true transformational, instead of just involved in activities and events. It is Biblical Community that is necessary for any Church to fulfill the “Great Commission” because it requires healthy relationships in living life together in order for multiplying disciples of Jesus Christ. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6cJj-Ku_e4 see also www.disciplemaking.net
Leadership Lessons from Penn State
Leadership Lessons from Penn State When we first heard about the possible sexual abuse of children by a former Penn State coach, it seemed to be a distant sound that would only have local implications. Then we began to hear about the scope of the abuse and the key leaders who were hiding the truth, allowing further abuse to take place for years.We were stunned. We were horrified. We were outraged. We still are. Countless writers and speakers opined about the tragedy. I made .Then came the Sandusky trial. In what seemed to be a blur, the jury was selected, the
David Platt on the Danger’s of the Sinner’s Prayer
David Platt on the Danger’s of the Sinner’s Prayer: A specific “sinner’s prayer” like we often think of today is not found in Scripture or even in much of church history. Without question, Scripture tells us to confess with our mouths that Jesus is Lord and to call on the name of the Lord and be saved. At the same time, we never see anyone in Scripture saying, “Bow your head, close your eyes, and repeat after me,” followed by a specific “sinner’s prayer.” The use of a “sinner’s prayer” can potentially come across as unhealthily formulaic. I talk with
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Glenn Leatherman
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