Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and man. (Luke 2:52) How are we to think about the areas in which we should grow in our Christian life? Jesus provides a model for us as he grew intellectually, physically, spiritually, and socially (Luke 2:52). This past month in one of…
This semester one of our young adult groups studied prayer. Each week we focused on a topic related to prayer and used a resource together to practice weaving prayer into our daily lives. The following list contains the notes from my talk each week and resources we created or used together. God’s Promises…
Walking with God requires two healthy legs working together for a steady speed. The two legs of walking with God are the Word and prayer. Here are some of my favorite resources to help you have a steady, healthy walk with God in the areas of Bible and prayer. Bible Reading Resources Read the Bible…
I wanted to recommend a website that has impressed me recently as I have used some of their resources during my talks and in my devotions. It is called the Bible Project. At the website you will find animated videos on biblical themes, videos explaining each book of the Bible, and a Bible reading program…
I learned this prayer pattern years ago in a class I took from Donald Whitney on spiritual disciplines. Like no other discipline, prayer through the Bible in this way, especially using the Psalms, has been used by God to sustain and refresh my prayer life. The videos help people learn and practice the prayer pattern for…
The shepherding motif is a powerful biblical theme and provides many implications for church leaders. Why discuss shepherding with church leadership? First, it is a prominent Old Testament theme attached to leadership as God is the shepherd and leaders are to be his representative undershepherds (Ps 23, Ezk 34). Second, Jesus is the good shepherd…
Our book club just recently finished the book, Counterfeit Gods by Tim Keller. Keller gives his definition of an idol and a counterfeit god, “What is an idol? It is anything more important to you than God, anything that absorbs your heart and imagination more than God, anything you seek to give you only what…
How did Jesus create a movement? The simple answer, he made disciples who made disciples. Jesus invested in a few key disciples and showed them how they could pass on their Christian faith, simply and effectively. The same strategy works today in our lives and in our churches. But how exactly did Jesus do this?…
I wanted to introduce you to an excellent resource website that I have been tracking for the last couple of years. It is a website that offers a wide variety of classes for free! It has classes of all kinds and for all levels taught by some of my favorite teachers, including John Piper, Thomas…
I recently taught a class at church based on the book A Praying Life by Paul Miller. This book has impacted many of my friends and I wanted to share with everyone the notes we used for our class. I also wanted to share a few of the prayer resources that we looked at. Hope…
