DISCIPLESHIP

I DO NOT KNOW YOU

November 24, 2020 by Eddie 7 Comments

Jesus told three different stories, but the same message. One is the story of the good Samaritan found in Luke 10. The other is found in Matthew 7:21, where Jesus says, “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven.” The third one is that lesson in Matthew 25, where He talks about the consequences of those times when we either extend kindness to “the least of these” or not.

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SEVENTY TIMES SEVEN TIMES

November 19, 2020 by Eddie 9 Comments

The parable of Jesus about the unforgiving servant was His reply to Peter’s question about how often one must forgive an offender. As I reflected on this now-familiar parable, it occurred to me that I am blessed that I have not really had to deal with a chronic offender, as was suggested by Peter.

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Protected: EPISODE 1 ASSIGNMENT — Pray the Scripture

November 19, 2020 by Eddie 2 Comments

THE VISION: SCRIPTURE-FOCUSED SMALL GROUP MEETINGS

November 18, 2020 by Eddie 1 Comment

If you are a servant leader of a small prayer group, imagine the following scenario where your meetings with your small group are intentionally scripture-focused. You actually begin to call your meetings “bible study” meetings. It’s not you acting as preacher to them. Rather, you facilitate the discussion and meeting activity around scripture-based topics.

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BURNING BUSH

September 3, 2020 by Eddie Leave a Comment

The call of Moses is an all too familiar story to most Christians. Moses intervenes in a dispute between an Egyptian and a Hebrew slave, and he kills the Egyptian. Fearing the Pharoah’s wrath, Moses escapes to the land of Midian, and settles there as a shepherd. It is here in the wilderness at Horeb while tending his flock when Moses’s attention is called by a voice coming from within a burning bush. I want to reflect on how Moses’s attention turned to the burning bush.

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