Hands - Making Disciples

DISCIPLESHIP IS FOR ALL AND NOT THE FEW

For many with disabilities, seeing where they fit into the big story of the Bible is hard, especially when they can barely see where they fit into the church.

Surrendering all to Jesus

Cris Rogers interviews Danielle Strickland on what ‘real’ discipleship is and the importance of surrendering all to Jesus.

Modern life is busy, some of it busy for work, other times busy for family and sometimes a little busy for us and maybe a little for Jesus. Busyness for some of us makes us feel wanted, needed or appreciated. We think that if we are busy we must be proving our existence. But our identity isn’t found in how busy we are.

WE GET TO SHAPE WHERE WE LIVE

In recent years we have seen gay hate shootings, terrorism, Political leaders murdered and the racist outbursts post the EU referendum. The clinical psychologist Dr. Robert Lusson says that “Fear is a bigoted master compelling us to behaviours and actions we would never choose were we free from its incessant calling.” I liked this; fear is an intolerant master that drives us.

THE GOOD OLD DAYS

Our higher education model is having a detrimental effect upon how we do discipleship. So much of how the church does discipleship is modelled on a failing school system. I don’t say that to offend any teachers, but I am trying to shake up the church.

Making Disciples interview with Dr Paula Gooder

Dr Paula Gooder speaks about learning to ‘knock about with Jesus’ and what it means to be a life long learner of Rabbi Jesus.

We Are Making Disciples

I’ve just come back from preaching at a church that used little plastic disposable cups for communion. Probably about 500 were used which equates to about 26,000 little plastic cups in a year (never mind the throw-away coffee cups it also used).