I am preparing to preach through the Gospel of Mark at our church. As I prepared the series, it is going to take 1 year to preach through this Gospel. While there are 4 Gospels in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John – same story but told from different perspectives), I have chosen […]
Preaching Can Be Expository and Engaging
As hundreds of teenagers spilled into the auditorium, I was going through last-minute preparations to preach. As I went to get my microphone, a pastor introduced himself to me and wanted to chitchat before the service began. “So which one are you?” “Umm…I’m not sure what you mean.” “We come to this event every year, […]
Multiply Yourself
The Multiply Initiative is our simple yet aggressive plan to multiply disciples. While we can multiply programs, events, services, and churches, the heart of strategy plan is when disciples begin to multiply themselves. If a new Christian simply replicated your life, would you be pleased with his or her maturity? PD 14 – Multiply Yourself […]
Entrust Everything You’ve Got Into Another
Entrust Everything You’ve Got Into Another 2 Tim. 2:1-7 Paul instructed his disciple, Timothy, to take everything he had learned and entrust it with others who would turn and do the same thing. To multiply disciples, we must be intentional with our relationships for Kingdom purposes. The Great Commission Recap (Matt. 28:18-20) Commission to the […]
Weekly Wisdom [04.13.18]
Need some Weekly Wisdom? Here are my favorite resources of the week. Verse of the Week and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.” [Mark 1:15]. Book of the Week The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done by Peter F. […]