Discipleship

Scott McConnell: The State of Discipleship

Discover where disciples in your church are in their journey. Then design paths to encourage progress toward biblical outcomes.

The Deity of Christ is the Heart of the Gospel

People had only to look at Jesus to see God.

Satan’s Game Plan for Spiritual Warfare

This is a warfare we are engaged in with the devil. Satan's game plan is laid bare in Scripture, but we must learn how to resist and stand firm.

5 Ways to Deepen Your Prayer Life

What to do when you feel like your prayers are hitting the ceiling and you’re just going through the motions.

Shining His Light—Just as He Did

Like Jesus, his followers are meant to light the world and to light it brightly.

Do You Skip Over This Part of Salvation?

The question is one I ask myself: Does Jesus Christ believe in me? Does He trust me? This is a crucial part of salvation that many overlook.

Understanding the End-Times Timeline

Let me bring some clarity to what I believe is the chronology of end times events. In my estimation, the next event is the rapture of the church.

A Glimpse of What Heaven Is Like

Jesus is our authority on Heaven. Hes a native. Its His hometown. When he spoke of the Fathers house, He was talking about what he knew, not what He imagined or supposed or hoped about what heaven is like.

It Takes More Than Rules to Stand Strong Against Lust

If we want to stay pure, then we must daily drink the pure milk of God’s Word. We must so absorb it into our spiritual systems that, in the words of Charles Spurgeon, our blood becomes “Bibline.”

Ways the Christian Life Is Like a Race

Just like a race isn’t an aimless kind of walk, so also is our journey with Jesus. From the moment we believe in Jesus, God puts us on a journey of transformation.

We Are Not Dying Out; We Are Hastening on to a More Glorious New Beginning in Life

Though I never read anything by Spurgeon in Bible College or seminary, once I discovered his books (and especially his sermons) he became one of my greatest sources of eternal perspective, joy, and insight for a new beginning in life.