Author: Howitzer
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GROW IN CHRISTLIKENESS – HUMILITY
by Marshall Moody 3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, 4 not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. Philippians 2 My former sister-in-law was quite a bit younger than me – maybe 6 – 8 years.…
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Be a Practitioner
A procrastinator, a philosopher and a practitioner go into a bar… here’s what happens:
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Luke 9.23
by Trey Shearin Someone once said “ The Christian wouldn’t be so difficult if it wasn’t daily” I don’t know who said it but they might have been loosely paraphrasing Luke 9.23. 23 Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be My disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow Me. Luke…
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Grow in CHRISTLIKENESS – Love
by Marshall Moody Have you ever had someone wash your feet? I’m not talking about a pedicure (I’ve never had one but I hear they’re nice), I’m talking about someone wanting to humbly serve you in the name of Jesus Christ? About 20 years ago, the leaders of our church humbly and solemnly washed the…
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Concept 5: Vision for Growth (Vision for Disciplemaking/Wheel)
Concept 5: Vision for Growth (Vision for Disciplemaking/Wheel) Disclaimer: This concept may need some more instruction about how to utilize it. If you are interested contact me at tim.howington@gmail.com Do you want to have an impact in this world? Not only while you were here, but long after you are gone. Do you want to…
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Concept 4: Quiet Time
Concept 4: Quiet Time The world revolves around relationships. Sometimes we get confused and lose sight of the relational aspects and focus on the myriad of things to be done. We have become a culture of the To-Do list. Tasks and goals begin to win out over friends and family. What a tragedy. Unfortunately, our…
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Concept 3: Forgiveness of Sin/ Obedience of the Believer
Concept 3: Forgiveness of Sin/ Obedience of the Believer What happens when I sin after I become a Christian? Does God still love me? Am I still a Christian? What is up – I thought Christians didn’t sin? What should I do? These questions and ones like them rage through the mind of the believer…
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Concept 2: Security of the Believer
Concept 2: Security of the Believer Imagine yourself in a vault at Fort Knox. You are surrounded by the untold riches of gold bullion stored there. The door is firmly secured and will not be opened until morning. There is a fully functioning life support system inside the vault and ample food supply for a…
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Concept 1: Gospel Review
Concept 1: Gospel Review Talk through the Gospel (feel free to use the Bridge Illustration, the 4 Spiritual Laws or whatever you know) and discuss. The gospel means “good news”. Literally the good news that we have a way for our sin to be forgiven through the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Paul…
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Will You Follow Thru
This is the introduction to our Follow Thru study to help new believers get started in their new found faith… download the complete resource here. For the disciplemaker this material contains the first concepts that we recommend you work through with someone you are just starting to meet with… Follow Thru Welcome to the family…
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