Exploring God's Colossal Promises
Is Discovery Bible Study successful due to less opposition where it is used? Consider this — 1. Today which nation’s government is most adamantly committed to wiping Christians off the face of the earth? 2. Which nation has the fastest growing number of new disciples? IT IS THE SAME NATION!
How do Discovery Bible Study groups spread like wildfire and become Disciple Making Movements in which thousands and even millions follow Jesus? In the West, Bible study groups don’t proliferate like that. So, what are DBS groups doing differently?
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.
How does one start making disciples who make disciples? Jesus said to find a person of peace. Here’s how.
Because each generation is responsible to pass on the Gospel to their children, Christianity always stands just one generation from extinction. Over the last half century, Satan has attacked the family on many fronts. Could Discovery Bible Study bring victory in the battleground of your home? Yes, it could. Let’s take a brief tour of the features that distinguish DBS from typical family devotion methods.
This video, “The Mystery of IN,” explores a significant biblical word. Yet we often treat it as flyover country. Jesus’ promises in John 14 are not parables or poetry. The actual relationship God offers us is Intimacy with Him.
John 14 is not flyover country! We need to land here and live here, because John 14 is chock full of colossal promises! If we trusted in them fully, our lives would be transformed. Since many people pay scant attention to these astounding promises, this series of blogs will provide a guided tour through them all.
In pursuit of excellence, paramedics endure 1800 hours of training, so they can save lives hanging by a thread. Jesus, the ultimate Life Saver, call us to: “Love one another as I had loved you.” Before an unbelieving world, Christ’s excellent love is to be our trademark, our Nike swoosh, saving lives that hang by a thread.
Since the 1990s Discovery Bible Study (DBS) has led millions of people to trust in Christ. Why? Because DBS resembles how Jesus led His disciples to discover truth. When a group listens to Jesus, wrestles with His surprising teachings, seeks to practice them, and shares them with others, what happens? Gradually they discover who Jesus is, and they cannot help but follow Him! It happened with the 1st-century Discovery Group that Jesus led, and it is still happening today.