"For fear that I might be disqualified." 1cor9:26
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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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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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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During one of our earlier THIRST-DAY SERIES learning sessions with the pastoral leaders of Ligaya’s Central B District, I talked about the vision of scripture-focused small group meetings. At some point, Joseph Mora asked a very good question that must have been in the minds of the other participants: “What verse can we use to pray during specific situations?” Let me try to answer that here.
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