Category Archives: Discipleship

How We Grow: Service

Posted on May 8, 2024 by Jason

Ephesians 2:10 For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. The word translated as “workmanship” is the Greek term poiemo. Our English word “poem” is derived … Continue reading →

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How We Grow: Training, Not Trying

Posted on May 6, 2024 by Jason

To some people, the word “discipline” can be a bit off-putting. It can sound harsh, a bit demanding. Even worse than that, talking about spiritual disciplines has the potential to induce a lot of guilt. Most Christians already feel like … Continue reading →

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He Does Not Keep Silence

Posted on April 26, 2024 by Jason

Psalm 50:1-6 The Mighty One, God the Lord, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting. Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines forth. Our God comes; he does not keep silence; … Continue reading →

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How We Grow: Meditation

Posted on April 7, 2024 by Jason

The author Richard Foster says that our enemy majors in things like noise and hurry. The devil would be satisfied for the majority of our lives to be consumed with “much-ness” and “many-ness” because such a life is a superficial … Continue reading →

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How We Grow: Generosity and Goodness

Posted on April 3, 2024 by Jason

Generosity is living with a large heart, about having a heart that’s open and responsive to others. In the words of the song we just sang, it’s about giving yourself away. Not just talking about your finances. That’s such a … Continue reading →

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Kingdom Paradigm

Posted on November 1, 2023 by Jason

I’ve been using this tool recently in my teaching. It’s actually something I developed a few years ago and I keep a handwritten version of this taped inside my Bible. I think visuals like this help us make sense of … Continue reading →

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Prayer Night

Posted on October 22, 2023 by Jason

My brothers and sisters, earnestly in prayer, keeping hope alive.

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Holy Confrontation: Guilt

Posted on September 28, 2023 by Jason

When God called Moses out of the burning bush, He told him to go back to Egypt, to confront Pharaoh and to demand that he set the Israelites free from slavery. Exodus 3:10, “Come, I will send you to Pharaoh … Continue reading →

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Preaching Together

Posted on May 15, 2023 by Jason

Last week I had the chance to do something I’ll never forget. Each year, our church honors our high school graduates with “Senior Sunday.” The young men in each year’s graduating class help lead our Sunday morning worship service. This … Continue reading →

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Jackson and Pat: Timothy and Paul

Posted on April 19, 2023 by Jason

Tonight was such a special night for me at church. I had the chance to sit back and watch as my son shared the teaching time with his good friend and mentor, Pat McRight. Pat has been a part of … Continue reading →

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