What is the purpose?
God put us here with a purpose - the purpose to change the world with the good news of Jesus. This must be done in community. We are here to be part of that community - to bring together people who share the vision of disciples who make disciples who plant churches. This is about ordinary people being used by God in extraordinary ways. This is the priesthood of all believers in action!
How will we accomplish that?
Educate biblically - our actions must be grounded in scripture.
Train skills - Hands on training in skills that can change lives.
Connect - through the community tab, the comments, and social media
What will it look like?
Mobilizing everyday Christians.
Learning and being trained here to go out and put it into practice where you live.
The time to activate everyday believers to be world changers through the power of the Spirit is NOW!
Thanks for being here. I love and appreciate each and every one of you.
- Matt
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I believe many churches are risk and failure averse.
And that is a very anti-kingdom way of thinking.
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Does it ever feel like your church is asleep or dead? Sometimes this is just a natural process of an aging church.
Other times there are things that can be done to wake up and get moving again!
Here are 10 things to invest in and activate to wake up a sleepy church!
https://youtu.be/mxM2qOtes8A
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Church leaders should be finding ways to say Yes to God's invitations. Some church leaders are biased toward thinking of why not to do things rather than create paths to moving ahead. Maybe fear plays a part. Some of it is the old, "We have never done that around here" mentality. Some believe never changing demonstrates great faithfulness.
Faithfulness is saying yes to God's invitations.
The churches would be in much better shape if we were willing to move mountains to say yes to God.
Thoughts?
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Jesus said a surprising thing to the church in Sardis that we should pay close attention to today - that they had a reputation for being alive but were dead...that they had deeds but were asleep!
Wow...
It is easy to get lulled into complacency.
It is important to watch for the signs...here are a few I believe can help us spot issues and address them before they get more serious.
https://youtu.be/J9i4pVGmX9s
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**Why Do We Believe What We Believe? The Case of the Apostles' Baptism**
The previous two posts were not primarily about whether or not the apostles were baptized. They were about **how** we come to whatever conclusion we reach on that question.
I believe the apostles were most likely baptized, and here's why.
First, Jesus was baptized, and He was their example. A disciple follows in the steps of the rabbi.
Second, Jesus was baptized "to fulfill all righteousness," even though it was John's baptism, because that was the only baptism that existed at the time. There wouldn't be a post-resurrection baptism until, well, after the resurrection. Christ didn't need to die and be united with Himself (Romans 6), but we do.
Third, in the Great Commission, Jesus defines a disciple, in part, as someone who is baptized and who obeys His commands—and Jesus commands baptism.
So, I **infer** that the apostles were baptized based on several passages that establish principles pointing in that direction.
And there are other viable answers to this question, even though I think the strongest conclusion is that they were most likely baptized.
Now, keep this in mind: the Bible never actually tells us that the apostles were baptized...yet some people can tell me precisely **when** they were baptized! That's odd to me. Whatever conclusion we reach comes from reading **between** the lines, not from reading the actual lines.
In my opinion, the strongest alternative explanation is this: Jesus is God. Jesus can do whatever God does. Jesus forgives sins. In John 20:22–23, He imparts the Holy Spirit to His disciples—the very things Peter later associates with baptism in Acts 2. I believe Jesus could have imparted the effects of baptism to His apostles without them being immersed because Jesus is God. If He chose to do that, no verse could be used to tell Him He shouldn't.
But...we don't know that either.
What I do know is this: we are not the apostles. We live after the resurrection and after Pentecost. Jesus tells us to be baptized, so we should be baptized. No questions asked. Our situation is not exactly the same as theirs because we don't walk with Jesus in the flesh, and we live on the other side of Pentecost.
Here's my main point: let's not only think about our conclusions. Let's also think carefully about **how** we arrive at those conclusions. Doing so will help us become better students of God's Word and more faithful followers of Jesus. It will also help us become more humble conversation partners as we discuss these things together.
I am more certain about what the Bible **says** than about what it **doesn't say**. Whenever I try to answer a question the Bible doesn't answer directly, I know I am relying on inference. And when I'm relying on inference, I want to be much more cautious about making a strong claim than I would be with something Scripture states explicitly.
So now you know why we went through all of this. It was never primarily about whether my view or your view was right (though some people got bent out of shape and even invented things I never said). It was about understanding how we form conclusions—and being honest about that process.
Thoughts?
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Just finished reading Jeremiah and it left me realizing that God can warn us and warn us and warn us....And right when God is about to pull the trigger...he warns some more!
And they still don't listen.
Don't ignore God's warnings. If you don't listen, eventually there will be a cost.
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Live Discipleship Training Webinar tonight at 7pm central!
Topic - how to make disciple makers!
This will be intensely practical...you can watch it live here - home-church-resources.circle.so/c/live-training-we…
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The firing squad test of essential beliefs.
If you were standing in front of a firing squad and they asked you if you firmly believed various things, what would you be willing to die over?
Jesus is the Son of God - yes
Instrumental worship during the Sunday hour will send you to hell - no
What beliefs do you hold that you are willing to die over?
While few to none of us will end up in that situation, let's do something practical with it.
Whatever you would be willing to die over, you would, presumably, be willing to divide over.
I am afraid that many today are willing to divide over things they wouldn't be willing to die over.
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Did the early church start as a megachurch? Thoughts?
youtube.com/shorts/Z3qteRY88zg
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Ever considered going to a house church? Here are some reasons they appeal to a growing number of people...what would you add or are curious about? Let's talk! Here are 30 reasons people consider going to a house church.
https://youtu.be/_asV9J7LTOk
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