A big difference between a Christian and the rest of the world is a Spirit-filled desire to obey God. This has been a defining characteristic since the beginning of the Church at Pentecost. This seems like a straightforward claim - Christians want...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
A big difference between a Christian and the rest of the world is a Spirit-filled desire to obey God. This has been a defining characteristic since the beginning of the Church at Pentecost. This seems like a straightforward claim - Christians want...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
One of the things unbelievers don't seem to understand about Christianity is how central The Bible is. Sure, they think they understand that it's kind of a rule book, kind of a history book, and kind of a general rule of thumb. However, what they...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
When coming along side someone to engage in discipleship with them, after they come to salvation there may be an experience where one questions if they were truly saved. Reading C.S. Lewis' The Screwtape Letters shows an insight into the probably...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Today will begin applicable devotions concerning believers discipling others. If Pastor John Samuel Barnett seems passionate about discipleship it is because Jesus Christ and the apostles and the early church and the Church Fathers were passionate...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Today's Ministry Moment with Pastor John Samuel Barnett is the final is the preamble to the discipleship devotionals we will start tomorrow. These past eight application clips were to ensure that in order to disciple others we must first be...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
When reading the Bible, one of the most important thing we can do is be concerned with context. With the book of Acts it is even more true. The book of Acts is written about Christ's establishment and beginning of His Church. His Church which He...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Today, Pastor John Samuel Barnett presents the need for disciples of Jesus Christ to believe and follow the The Bible. In today's world of UN-orthodoxy attributed to certain Christian sects, we see an overemphasis on extra-biblical things - so...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The Apostle Paul in his first letter to the Corinthians said "When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things." We can probably all think of things we...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
In the movie, The Shawshank Redemption, Morgan Freeman's character Red is released from prison after a long time behind bars. The outside world is shocking to him because he's able to go anywhere at any time, there are no wall or bars around him,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
