Exploring God's Colossal Promises
Life in Christ
Recently, I ended my day troubled by world events. The next morning God led me to an old book which restored my faith. Though the language is archaic, the content will renew your faith in the Lord amid life’s present uncertainties. Read it here.
Want to live your life to the max? You can, when you know who you are. Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians reads like official adoption documents. So, don’t waste another year feeling like an orphan in the universe. Marvel at how God adopts you as His child.
As culture wars rage in the USA and elsewhere, the threat of persecution increases. Can believers in Christ survive and even multiply under harsh conditions? The recent history of Disciple-Making Movements proves that we can. Consider three examples.
Can you grow up by playing with blocks? Yes, if they are the 10 building blocks of life in Christ! Will we accept these ten colossal blessings, or will we shrink them to the size of our tiny faith? The free book Fullness of Fraction in the Gospel of John by Phil Bickel will introduce you to them.
Jesus Christ is still making disciples. In 1990, of the 100 million Bhojpuri in northern India, only 10,000 confessed faith in Christ. Today they number in the millions! Since then, the disciple-making principles that the Lord taught the Bhojpuris have spread to other parts of the globe. Why not your neighborhood too?
A yoke is a wooden device which unites two animals so they can work in tandem. When Paul Simon sang, “I am a rock. I am an island,” he was expressing a lie people tell themselves. We all need to be connected, or yoked to someone or something, but will the relationship make us stronger? Jesus offers you a yoke that frees you.
Are you ready to live to the max in 2020? You can, when you know who you are. Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians reads like official adoption documents. So, don’t waste another year feeling like an orphan in the universe. Marvel at how God adopts you as His child.
English speakers in the southern USA condense “you all” into “y’all.” Jesus’ teachings in John 14 contain dozens of “y’all”s. Why? Because the Christian walk is not a lonely solo trek but a joyful group hike.
Jesus promised in John 14:12 that we would do greater things than He did. How can that possibly happen? By believing His promise and asking in His name. So, will you?
An ocean liner can’t change course quickly. Neither can churches. For Discovery Bible Study to transform your church, start slowly and incrementally. Bit by bit, God will steer your ocean liner on a new course to make disciples who make disciples.
Where does God live? According to John 14:23, His current address is surprisingly nearby. May we avidly seek the fulfillment of this promise.