Author: Howitzer
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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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Discipleship Groups in 2022
by Tim Howington Men’s groups meet all over the place. Go into any coffee shop or diner in the morning most mornings and you will find a group of guys with their Bibles open and discussing spiritual things. Some groups don’t have their Bibles open, but they are talking about spiritual things. We love all…
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Why don’t You Put Together a Personal MasterPlan for 2022?
by Tim Howington This is the time of the year where people make New Year’s resolution. You know the type- in 2022 I am gonna lose weight, eat healthy, read through the Bible, blah, blah, blah. By January 15, we don’t even remember what our resolutions were. What if instead of making a few token…
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Chip’s Plan 2- How to put together a discipleship plan
We are going to be tracking through with Chip as he is fine tuning his discipleship plan! Chip’s Plan 2- How to put together a discipleship plan from Freedom 5:one Ministries on Vimeo.
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Chip’s Plan- How to Put Together a Discipleship Plan
As you put together your discipleship plan, it is helpful to have a grid. Check out this video.
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Romans 12:2
by Trey Shearin Every year, tens of thousands of Salmon swim back upstream to where they were born. They spawn there and then most die because of the journey. They leave their salt water habitat to return to fresh water. Some up to 1,000 miles. Why? Because their eggs will hatch better. 100s of fish in…
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Carefully Woven
by Craig Merrell In today’s media and image driven world, it is easy to fall victim to depression, ridicule, and self-doubt. I grew up comparing myself to many different people. How my friends acted shaped the way I dressed and responded. My low self esteem made me believe my friends were smarter and better than…
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