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“Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Any study of the topic of prayer, will quickly lead someone to these 3 verses in 1 Thessalonians. We know that a vital prayer life is critical for us as disciple makers,…

Dear Discipleship-First Friends, One of the most important focuses we have, as disciple makers, is connecting with, loving, and discipling lost people to salvation in Jesus. As a part of the process, knowing how to lead people to repentance and baptism is central. So, not too long ago, when I saw the wonderful fruit of…

Patrick of Ireland is one of my faith heroes. It’s unfortunate that the Roman Catholic church claims him as one of their own. Patrick belongs to the ages. His ministry to Ireland took place before there was an Eastern Orthodox Church or a Roman Catholic church. Protestants can claim him as one of their own….

“Then Jesus returned to Galilee, filled with the Holy Spirit’s power. Reports about him spread quickly through the whole region. He taught regularly in their synagogues and was praised by everyone.” ‭‭Luke‬ ‭4:14-15‬ ‭NLT “Yet the Galileans welcomed him, for they had been in Jerusalem at the Passover celebration and had seen everything he did…

Could it really be?  Samuel lay in bed waiting, breathing slowly, listening.  He knew he had heard his name twice before. Each time he had run to Eli, yet Eli insisted he had not called him.  But then, Eli said someone else may be speaking his name, Ywhw, himself.  So, Samuel waited. Quiet enough to…

He had to go through Samaria on the way.” ‭‭ John 4:4 NLT Jesus “had” to go through Samaria. The way this is worded, it sounds like Jesus had no other choice. This was His only option. Interesting. The route through Samaria from Judea to Galilee would not be a Jew’s first choice. It was not…

Anthony Walker has been a minister at the Highway 231 Church of Christ in Murfreesboro, Tennessee for 17 years. In our most recent Disciple Maker’s Podcast, Anthony sheds light on the importance of shifting from merely making Christians to genuinely making disciples. Walker also shares the wisdom he has accumulated over the years about the…

“He must become greater and greater, and I must become less and less.”‬‬ John 3:30 NLT It’s a powerful statement. It’s a simple concept. The more He increases, and the more I decrease, the more joy I will experience. “It is the bridegroom who marries the bride, and the bridegroom’s friend is simply glad to…

“I speak from the heart. If a seed is unplanted, it remains only one seed, but if it dies, falls to the earth and enters the ground, it will then grow and become many seeds.” John 12:24* I love reading this indigenous translation of the New Testament. Because the native languages have a tradition of…

Why don’t more Christians make disciples? It’s a problem that church leaders have been trying to solve for decades, if not centuries. The problem is straightforward, but the solution is anything but. Despite the efforts of disciple makers a break-through in this challenge has been elusive. The challenge is complicated by the disciple maker’s limp….

How do you make a disciple? Where do you begin? You may have never invested your life in another person. You may not really be sure how to get started. If that’s the case, don’t worry. God is preparing you right now to make a lasting investment in someone’s life that is going to result…

The dusty caves of Qumran, which are on the western shore of the Dead Sea, currently lie vacant. There are hundreds of caves covering the landscape. Roughly one thousand years prior to Jesus’ birth, young David hid for his life from the avenging King Saul. It was also from this wasteland that John the Baptist,…