Last Sunday was the 32nd anniversary of Francis Schaeffer's death. Schaeffer was an amazing intellectual and apologist. He was also one who devoted his life to disciple others. Our very own Pastor John Samuel Barnett actually studied under...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
We've now looked at all seven parts of discipleship. Continuing with examples of what to go over, Pastor John Samuel Barnett will go over examples used by the Creator of the discipleship system - Jesus Christ. Today, we learn from Christ what He...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
In his amazing book, "As Iron Sharpens Iron", Howard Hendricks builds the case for desiring to be a mentor and to be mentored to. Hendricks writes that he is well aware of how awkward this request can be and how unsure someone can be in wanting to...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The final two habits of discipleship from Pastor John Samuel Barnett come from the second part of a famous verse every Christian should have memorized. Ephesians 2:8-9 says, "For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Parts four and five of Pastor John Samuel Barnett's discipleship habits is teaching others to be connected and Spirit-filled. Being a Christian isn't some brute fact like 2+2=4. We aren't just to say, "Yep, I believe in God. Now to go about my...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
This week, we began looking at specific actions to take when discipling others. We might be limited in thinking that the "others" might refer to people younger than us or, at least, those younger spiritually. But what about the elderly? How can we...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Continuing on what discipleship looks like, Pastor John Samuel Barnett covers the need for mature believers to come alongside their charges and encourage them in how to deal with temptation and what to look for and how to flee from it. We should...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
If you can remember back to your time in school you might have heard about an experiment known as Pavlov's dog. The experiment consisted, for the most part, teaching a dog to associate the ringing of a bell with the presentation of food. This was...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Continuing Pastor John Samuel Barnett's discipleship message, the first thing we should always do when discipling someone is a) make sure we are saved from our sins and b) make sure the other person is saved from their sins. The only way we...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Matthew 28:19-20 "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you..." The Great Commission (above) is not a...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
