When you consider the events surrounding Jesus’ crucifixion, if this had been a final exam, the twelve would have failed. One man, however, stepped up. John called him a “secret disciple.” So how did his silence give way to boldness?
Life moves quickly, sweeping us up along with it if we don’t stop long enough to consider the deeper questions behind why we do what we do. This failure to examine what is motivating us has the power to throw our lives wildly off course…
I complicated my role as Christ’s witness because I mistakenly believed that it was also my job to convict others of their sin and to convince them of all truth. In other words, I believed I needed to play judge and jury, too.
Voting rights activist Desmond Meade, once suicidal, homeless, and addicted, shares how God restored him and gave him a new sense of purpose that has implications for all of us.
Discipling every man everywhere isn’t dependent on the men’s ministry leader or pastor of a local church. Rather, it’s dependent on individual, regular guys deciding to bring others with them as they follow Christ. That’s what Jim did…
“I wish I could tell eight-year-old Dani that she will one day have what she so desires: to live in a home where dad is there, mom is happy, and the kids are safe.” Read one woman’s story of how discipleship changes everything.
Often, it seems we read the Great Commission as, “Wait for men to come and then see if hanging around the church helps them become disciples and teaches them to obey everything I have commanded you.” But Jesus said, “Go and make…”
Most of us are desperate for deeper relationships. For too long, we’ve been lulled to sleep by comfort, digital entertainment, and shallow connections. Soul friends awaken our lives to new possibilities of more meaningful human experience.
The tragedy of loneliness is that without friends, life starts to feel like one huge obligation. For this is not the time of maximum mastery. It is the time of maximum need—for friends, for help, for clarity, for forgiveness, and for God.
You want to disciple men this year and we want to help. We surveyed hundreds of men’s leaders and pastors around the country about their ministries, and the results are in. Here are the primary obstacles reported, along with solutions!
We can’t control what will happen to us in 2021. But we can make the choice to stand firm in our faith in Jesus Christ. We can make the choice to keep our focus on Him. And we can make the choice to enter this new year consecrated to Him.
It feels dark today for many. It’s not your imagination. The world IS dark. It was dark then too—for Joseph, for the wise men, for the shepherds. Jesus came into a dark world 2000 years ago and brought LIGHT. And the Light shines today.
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