Here are a few thoughts concerning discipleship whilst I am leading a Pais ‘Talmidim Academy’ James Chapter 2 Yesterday I took the Talmidim Academy members with me to a Pais Collective Forum. The forum is a one day event where we share with church leaders the concepts of our...
Discipleship blog #1
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Here are a few thoughts concerning discipleship whilst I am leading a Pais ‘Talmidim Academy’ James Chapter 1 So today I started a short Talmidim Academy. The Talmidim Academy is where I take a few Pais leaders away to spend time with them. Talmidim is the Hebrew word for...
Issues
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When I travel I cannot blog my devotion and so instead I will blog exerts from my teaching – in this case ‘The Cloud and the Line’ _________________________________________ Issues Sometimes the issue is not really the issue. The Kingdom comes when extra miles are disclosed and when evil...
Line-dwelling
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When I travel I cannot blog my devotion and so instead I will blog exerts from my teaching – in this case ‘The Cloud and the Line’ _________________________________________ line-dwelling There is a line. Many Christians commit themselves to living on this line. I would describe this...
Amidah
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When I travel I cannot blog my devotion and so instead I will blog exerts from my teaching – in this case ‘The Cloud and the Line’ _________________________________________ Amidah Seeking first means that God’s dream must consume us holistically. One day, a disciple of...
Servant or Slave?
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Luke 18:18-30 – The Rich Young Ruler “Servant or Slave?” The rich young ruler approached Jesus asking for eternal life and Jesus responds by referring him to the specific commandments that refer to his relationship with people. The man obviously knows that even though he has...
Enter
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Luke 18:15-17 – The Little Children and Jesus “Enter” I love everything about the Kingdom of God! I especially love how peculiar and self-contradictory it seems, because it makes you realize it is very different from everything thing we have ever known. For instance, in this passage...
Heart Direction
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Luke 18:9-14 – The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector “Heart Direction” There are lots of thoughts that this passage brings to mind. One of them is about the different mile. Sometimes God asks us to do one thing which He values but we ignore and we replace it with something does not value but we go overboard. In this case the Pharisee fasts and tithes more than is required but ignores the thing that God values so highly; humility. Humility is precious to God because humility keeps us teachable and if we are teachable we can keep on learning and if we keep on learning we can continue to grow more and more like Him. So He...
The Pastor Plaster
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Luke 18:1-8 – The Parable of the Persistent Widow “The Pastor Plaster” This parable connects me with something I was thinking of today. Here is a woman who represents Jesus’ desire for us to wrestle in prayer and that those who do not give up, get a breakthrough. Recently, I have been...
Why Don’t We K...
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Luke 17:20-37 – The Coming of the Kingdom of God “Why Don’t We Know?” In this passage there are two things that have been hidden from men’s understanding. One is the day and hour of ‘The Second Coming’ – I write some thoughts on that in a blog devotion called...
The Catalyst of Grat...
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Luke 17:11-19 – Ten Healed of Leprosy “The Catalyst of Gratitude.” Ten lepers approach Jesus from a distance and ask Him to have pity of them. Jesus does not heal them then and there. At least, as far as we know, He simply tells them to go and show themselves to the priest. By doing so,...
Entitled?
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Luke 17:1-10 – Sin, Faith, Duty “Entitled?” One thing seems to tie these three teachings together… entitlement. Entitlement is a problem, especially I have to say, here in the States. Whereas in the UK many young people seemed to have little hope for the future, many here expect...