THIRST-DAY SERIES

SOME TIPS ON LEADING PEOPLE INTO WORSHIP

August 6, 2021 by Eddie 1 Comment

My daughter, Nicky, asked me the other day for some tips on how to lead worship. Apparently she had been asked by her pastoral leader to lead their prayer group into worship during a forthcoming prayer meeting.

I know the feeling of anxiety when someone is asked to lead others into worship. Many years ago (several decades actually) when I was first invited to do this, I felt confident I knew what to do; after all, I had seen many others do it before, and I thought it was just a simple matter of saying a few opening statements, and then cut into singing and jubilant praise and have the music ministry take over. In other words, I didn’t prepare.

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ALL THE COMMANDS OF JESUS

May 4, 2021 by Eddie 1 Comment

In an earlier article entitled LISTING DOWN ALL THAT JESUS COMMANDED, I wrote about my desire to have a list of all the commands of Jesus. This was in connection with what Jesus said in Matt 28: “teach them to obey everything I have commanded you.” So, I went back to all the four gospels and listed all the commands that Jesus gave to his disciples, and which in my mind, I thought He wanted all His disciples then, and now and forever, to follow.

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LISTING DOWN ALL THAT JESUS COMMANDED

May 3, 2021 by Eddie 1 Comment

The parting instruction of Jesus about making disciples captures in one sentence and four key words what is involved in the complex task of making disciples. First is to baptize them. And second, we see the four disciple-making key words: which are: “teach”, “obey”, “commands”, and “everything”.

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EQUIPPING YOURSELF TO STUDY SCRIPTURE

January 3, 2021 by Eddie Leave a Comment

If we, disciplers, are to be effective in preparing for, and leading scripture-focused prayer meetings, group discussion, or discipling sessions, then we need to have the proper tools at our disposal. You need to be able to navigate your way around the bible, be able to access resources to help you understand difficult passages, and be efficient in selecting the appropriate verses to “teach, rebuke, correct, and train” the members whom you are discipling according to God’s word.

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MAKING SURE YOU HEAR WHAT THE LORD IS SAYING

January 2, 2021 by Eddie 1 Comment

This is a follow on article to two earlier posts about deciding and selecting a READING PLAN — a schedule indicating what specific scriptures you plan to read on a day-to-day basis. In this article, I want to share five practical steps on how to sustain your bible reading according to plan, and to make it bear fruit each time.

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