Discipleship (Page 19)

Discipleship (Page 19)

How far should we go in living for Jesus?

What do we do with the words of the Lord Jesus Christ in Matthew 10:39: Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it. The context is sending out the 12 to proclaim the ‘kingdom of heaven’ (v7). They were sent out as ‘sheep amongst wolves’ (v16) but were encouraged to stay firm in Jesus and to…

Sharing Your Faith With Those Who Know You Best!

What a great, free resource here from Crossway. It is an ebook giving some pointers on how to witness to family, friends and those who know us well. As we know, they are often more difficult to reach out to than strangers. Obvioulsy, very American and a bit ‘Waltonesque’ but it is free!…

Why should we send our best people to Bible College? (3)

As I have previously stated, I believe that there needs to be some form of moratorium between evangelical churches and Bible Colleges in our country. We need to ask some tough questions. Who exactly is serving who? Who are many of our Bible Colleges actually accountable to? What figures do we have…

What does ‘real’ friendship look like in an inner city housing scheme?

By Andy Constable As I have worked in Cape Town and Niddrie a question that I have often asked myself is what does friendship look like in these places? What does it mean to be friends with people here? We naturally build relationships around our socio-demographic. We are friends, generally, with…

Why should we send our best people to Bible College? (2)

After a huge response to this article (thanks to those who wrote to me personally) I have decided to just try and elucidate a little more clearly on some of my points. I was inspired to do this from a friend who sent me a 40 year old article on my facebook page. Entitled: ‘Proposal for a New…

Should the church help young people into work?

If any professional ever had a claim to the title ‘Jack of all trades’, it would surely be the church Youth Worker. What other profession can boast such diversity in roles as: counsellor, entertainer, artist, cleaner, cinematographer, people manager, taxi driver, web developer, teacher, caretaker,…