Disciple

We must nurture new disciples, as seen in Matthew 28:19-20. It is important to teach these individuals of why and how to relate the Bible as the revelation of God in matters of life, salvation, kingdom work and theology. This is vital to the new believers, because they must learn…

should “seize eternity.” Therefore, let Jesus be the author in perfecting of our faith (Egeler 113-114). Chapter eight discussed the style of intensive mentoring as being the “spiritual guide.” However, it is the basics of following Christ as in the disciples’ style. Therefore, this method empowers through accountability, direction, and spiritual insight (Egeler…

show the hospitality of Christians. It is important to welcome newcomers and care about them. However, though it is safe to stay inside of the church and have connections with the brothers and sisters in the church, Jesus command all of us to make disciples of all nation. It is not necessary to go to another country or even another continent to share God’s love like a lot of missionaries do, but beginning to communicate with non-Christian friends is a good practice to fulfill personal missionary…

Jesus included many messages throughout his ministry about healing the sick. He often connected miracles of healing to forgiveness of sins or other lessons to teach the people around him. In this, he healed many people, such as those with blindness, leprosy, and deformations. Many looked down upon this, believing that Jesus was sinning by healing on the Sabbath or that he should not perform these miracles. However, these healings taught many lessons to those who witnessed them and those who read…

Carter write, “Doing ethic is, in part, a skill that can be learned and one that must be practiced by a capable minister.” Therefore, it should have purpose, value, and accountability in the likes of the greatest commandment Jesus Christ taught his disciple, (Matt. 22:36-40, NASB). Furthermore, the Holy Spirit will continue to lead and guide into all truth in honoring the code of ethics. In other words, conviction is subject to quicken one’s spirit, if the…

During the middle of the twelfth century, the medieval poet Turold wrote an epic poem that became known as a chanson de geste, or a song of deeds. In which, the ruler Charlemagne is manifested as a fictional character, Charles, along with many others. Like in every great tale, a villain is born. The plot of the Song of Roland unravels essentially because of a declaration of vengeance and actions taken by one character: Ganelon declares, “… I’ll start a feud with you.” (Halverson 661 and Turold…

My second hometown, Fuzhou, was one of the five “treaty ports” in the 1842’s Treaty of Nanjing signed between China and the United Kingdom. British merchandise flooded into China through these five ports, Qing dynasty’s seclusion policy which functioned as the national defense system was forced to collapse. In the meantime, missionaries also came to China and built churches, hospitals and schools. My home church in Fuzhou was built in this time (1856) by Rev. Robert Samuel Maclay and other…

amazing that there is a distinction in the attitudes of the twelve apostles as opposed to Christ. Each and every one of the disciples do not comprehend what is about to happen, while Christ alone sits in peace. Almost everyone is familiar with the Last Supper. And many significant events occurred during the Last Supper, including a declaration by Jesus that one of his disciples would deceive him. Even though this subject matter occurs in several works of art, The Last Supper by Leonardo Da Vinci…

and asked for large jars filled with water he turned the water into wine of better quality than the wedding originally had. The gospel of John describes the event as the first sign of who Jesus really was and boosted the belief the people and his disciples had. If jesus did not exist or have came we would all go to hell The bible teaches us there is only one way to heaven and it is through him. Only by the blood of Christ “Jesus” we can go to heaven, without him there would be no heaven.…

6. Some points for crucified Christ as the liberative homiletic: 6.1. Voice for the voiceless: The voice of the crucified Christ means defending the rights of the poor, having mercy on humble, unimportant people, protecting the weak, and liberating the oppressed. The kingdom in Christ’s name, filled with his Spirit, has to mean caring the rights of the poor, having compassion on the humble, and liberating the oppressed. The transformation of the image of the king into the image of the messiah is…