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You Can’t Call It Discipleship Until There is a 4th Generation
by the Howitzer Many of us dream of the day where this picture of us (even though these guys are stock photo guys) will be true. Loving great grandfathers being able to see and touch our legacy. I will never get to experience that. My grandfather (Watt) died when my dad (Charles) was only 2…
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New Resource: SEX, MONEY & PRIDE
Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but…
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Take the Pressure off: Disciple Like John the Baptist
I have officially decided to stop modeling my discipleship ministry after Jesus. Wait? What? I was meeting with a group of guys this morning in my office. We are working through our discipleship ministry and each guy (me included) is trying to figure out how to be more effective in our ministries. We are working…
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How to Sustain Momentum in Discipleship
How to Sustain Momentum in Discipleship By Tim Howington One of the most difficult parts of disciple making is sustaining momentum. Even the most committed disciple makers have moments of doubt that this is really a worthwhile endeavor. There are a lot of obstacles Let’s face it, there is a reason that the harvest is…
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Character Study: Purity
Character Study: Purity For many men, sexual purity is the first major sin challenge of their lives and many of us carry that struggle to the grave. We are not sure that purity is even possible. One guy says it this way, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are addicted to porn”. This study…
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New Disciplemaker Study
by Tim Howington We have been working on a new study we affectionally call a Disciplemaker Group. The premise is this- once you have established someone in their faith and they are ready to begin to impact others, what do you train them in. To be honest in my 30+ years of discipling men, I…
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2:2 Ministry
An excerpt from Daws: A Man Who Trusted God “You have a New Testament tonight, gang, because the apostles believed in follow-up. Paul’s letters were follow-up letters – Corinthians – Thessalonians, the first book written. I found twenty-four places that indicate Paul felt responsible to follow up the Thessalonians. Why didn’t I see it before?…
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Part 4: Seeds on Good Soil
by Tim Howington When I was growing up, I got an opportunity to live with my Grandma Sasser. Her name was Ruda and she is one of the great influences of my life. She was born in 1903 and I was born in 1962. Almost 60 years separated us but we were good friends. Her…
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Part 3: Seeds Among the Thorns
The curse of being the oldest child is that sometimes the weight of the world is on your shoulders. I was talking with a friend of mine years ago and he commented, “man you sure seem to be weighted down with your responsibilities.” Guilty. My folks divorced when I was 10 or so in the…
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Part 2: Seed on Rocky Soil
Infatuation is a funny thing. Here is a great definition- an intense but short-lived passion or admiration for someone or something. Example- “he had developed an infatuation with the girl”. I briefly remember my first “girlfriend”. Her name was Carol. I was in the sixth grade and minding my own business hanging out with the…
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Part 1: Seeds on the Road
by Tim Howington Years ago, I spent the summer in Turkey. We were on a mission trip working with Iranian refugees who had flooded Turkey at the height of the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s. We spent our summer just making friends and sharing the love of Christ with these lovely people who found themselves…
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