“All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” - Jesus (Matthew 28:18-20)
Disciple Means Learner
Books Worth Reading:
The Greatest Thing in the World by Henry Drummond (Love)
The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence (Prayer)
Youth Aflame by Winkie Pratney (Discipleship)
Spiritual Leadership by J. Oswald Sanders (Godly Leadership)
The Pursuit of God by A. W. Tozer (Convictions)
The God They Never Knew by George Otis, Jr. (Sin and Responsibility)
The Master Plan of Evangelism by Robert E. Coleman (Evangelism)
Humility by Andrew Murray (Humility)
Deeper Experiences of Famous Christians by James Gilchrist Lawson (Testimonies)
Spiritual Authority by Watchman Nee (Convictions)
God's Smuggler by Brother Andrew or Heavenly Man by Brother Yun (Testimony)
The Knowledge of the Holy by A. W. Tozer (Thought Life)
The Imitation of Christ by Thomas a Kempis (Convictions)
Sit, Walk, Stand by Watchman Nee (Convictions)
The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer (Convictions)
True Spirituality by Francis Schaeffer (Thought Life)
Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis (Thought Life)
The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom (Testimony)
Why Revival Tarries by Leonard Ravenhill (Convictions)
Power Through Prayer by E. M. Bounds (Prayer)
The General Next to God by Richard Collier (Testimony)
The Christ of the Indian Road by E. Stanley Jones (Testimony)
The Great Physician by G. Campbell Morgan (Thought Life)
Eternity in Their Hearts by Don Richardson (Testimony)
The Cross and The Switchblade by David Wilkerson or High Adventure by George Otis (Testimony)
With Christ in the School of Prayer by Andrew Murray (Prayer)
The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit by R. A. Torrey (Holy Spirit)
Jesus Among Other Gods by Ravi Zacharias (Apologetics)
Mountains in the Mist by F. W. Boreham or any other F. W. Boreham book (Thought Life)
A Tale of Three Kings by Gene Edwards (Humility)
Orthodoxy by G. K. Chesterton (Apologetics)
Absolute Surrender by Andrew Murray (Surrender)
Sermons to Listen to:
Convictions:
All truth is God’s truth
You’re as close to God as you want to be
The soul is dyed by the color of its thoughts
We fight with attitudes, ideas, and words
God doesn’t call the qualified. He qualifies the called
Meekness is not weakness
Thoughts lead to actions, actions lead to habits, habits lead to character, character leads to destiny
The first step away from God is ingratitude
We find, feed, and fight for the lambs of God
God has a right on our lives. God’s right is founded in His value
Love finds a need and meets it
Rules without relationship lead to rebellion
God is God and you are not
What you do in moderation, they will do in excess
We are saved from the power, the penalty, and the practice of sin
No little people, no little places
The cross will bear those who bear it
The expulsive power of a greater affection
Salvation equals lordship
The chief end of man is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever
If you want a friend, be a friend
Christianity is a relaxed love relationship with God
Hurt > Bitterness > Rebellion > Deception > Hurt Others
God’s Kingdom is founded on inner freedom, not external force
Why do you do the things you do and who do you do them for?
Something must be loved before it becomes loveable
Love is unselfishly choosing the highest good for God and His Kingdom
Humility is a sober sense of reality
One person with God is always the majority
The Baptism of the Holy Spirit is more of the same God you already know
Every person is a unique, irreplaceable, finite example of an infinite personality
Love by nature binds itself
You will be tomorrow where your thoughts about God have taken you today
We must see, hate, and forsake our sin
Never let serving God replace knowing God
God’s building an army not an audience
Intellectual deception follows moral rejection
Love and laughter plow hard hearts
Jesus is our integration point
Knowledge = responsibility; Responsibility accepted = More Light revealed from God; Responsibility rejected = Guilt
God’s laws are a description of reality from an infinite perspective
Disciples are faithful, available, and teachable
People usually forget what you say, but they will always remember how you treat them
Your mission field is where your feet are
Baptism is an outward expression of an inward conversion
Intrinsic value obligates
The church is looking for better methods, God is looking for better men
Thoughts are to the soul what bones are to the body
Major on the majors, minor on the minors
The first step towards God is honesty
If you have a low view of God, you will have a low view of man. If you have a high view of God, you will have a high view of man
He’s either Lord of all or not at all
4 C’s Needed for Real Fellowship: Common understanding, Common unselfishness, Constant Forgiveness, and Commitment
What God does in you, He wants to do through you
Minister in the opposite spirit
Intent is prior to content
Grief is proportional to intimacy
Feelings follow right action
It’s healthy to bow
When you break a law, you break a heart
A glass can only spill what it contains
What does your relaxed mind default to?
3 R’s to lasting as a Christian: Real Relationships, Real Responsibility, and Real Devotional Life
Look where you want to go