Following Spiritual Disciplines, as advised in the following Growth Plan, will contribute to the overall spiritual health of a disciple of Christ. These are a means to an end, not the end itself. The result of discipleship is becoming more like Jesus; this is the goal.
Category Archives: Counseling for the Soul
Marks of a Disciple, PART 1
From the gospels to the church and personal letters, the Bible gives many examples of Christ’s immediate and subsequent disciples. How did they live? What were their struggles? Which markers or characteristics stand most prominent among these early disciples of Christ?
Teaching with Gladness
When Hebrew boys and girls ascended up to the Temple Mount on special occasions each year, many of them would be able to sing this song, Psalm 100.
Finding God’s Will For Your Life
When young adults and teenagers are discerning the will of God, the strongest motivation perhaps is to allow the pressure or expectations from peers, girlfriends/boyfriends affect their decision-making process. While the input of others and those who know us best can be healthy, it can also distract a young person from truly finding and fulfilling the will of
God.
2020 is Good for More than Vision
What is your eyesight according to the eye doctor? Need correction? With today marking the new year and the calendar turning to 2020, be encouraged that 2020 is good for more than eyesight only. What do you want to see in your life in 2020? Do you have any goals or dreams that you wouldContinue reading “2020 is Good for More than Vision”
The First Song Ever on Radio!
And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us. Luke 2:15 It was the year 1906. Theodore Roosevelt fromContinue reading “The First Song Ever on Radio!”
The Trash Thieves
We hear of this more and more each holiday season. Some people steal boxes as soon as they are delivered to a house. UPS, Fed Ex, and USPS are working overtime in deliveries and thieves are working overtime at collecting the deliveries. Have you seen that in the news? Simple crooks may prowl through aContinue reading “The Trash Thieves”
The Shackles of Addiction
The Shackles of Addiction The LORD is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah. Psalm 9:16 The evil works we are addicted to snares or shackles us. When we are doing what we feel makes us free, we may be in factContinue reading “The Shackles of Addiction”
In Search of Contentment, Pt. 6
Continuing the thought of things that can only come from Jesus: The Present of Today. One clever thinker got it right: “Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a gift––that is why it is called the present.” Proverbs 27:1 teaches: Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day mayContinue reading “In Search of Contentment, Pt. 6”
In Search of Contentment, Pt. 5
Find the Supply of Jesus for You. (Vs. 19) In the context of this passage, Paul was commending the Philippian church members, because they were faithful to send Missionary Paul money to help him further the Gospel and plant new churches. Paul is the New Testament missionary that most missionaries pattern their ministry after –Continue reading “In Search of Contentment, Pt. 5”
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