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Thoughts for the New Year

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Welcome! If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed or subscribe via e-mail and stay up to date with new posts. Thanks for visiting!Did you make any New Year resolutions? I’d like to suggest one: A Love Resolution.
Listen to this sermon from Dec 30 to find out what I’m talking [...]

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Sermon Notes: Stop Trying, Start Training

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From 7-29-07 PM Service @ CAG
Listen:

Watch the intro video:
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Intro
It’s obvious that in trying to lift that heavy rock that I was lacking something. The right form, energizing music, and all the confidence I could muster up just wasn’t enough. What I lacked was the hours of dedicated training. Working my [...]

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Sermon Notes: The Art of Prayer - Listening to God

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Sermon: The Art of Prayer pt. 2 - Listening to God
“Why, O Lord, do you stand far off? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?” – Psalm 10:1
“How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?” – Psalm 13:1
“My God, my God, why [...]

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Sermon: A Fresh Vision for the Great Commission

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Here’s the audio for the sermon from 3/25/07 pm service

Here are a few relevant books I recommend:
The Great Omission - Dallas Willard

Growing True Disciples - George Barna
Intentional Disciplemaking: Cultivating Spiritual Maturity in the Local Church - Ron Bennett
Becoming a Healthy Disciple: Ten Traits of a Vital Christian - Stephen Macchia
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Sermon Think: The Great Commission

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I’m working on a sermon / discipleship training for this coming Sunday and the text I’m using is Matthew 28:19-20 (the Great Commission).  I’m curious as to what you think of when you read this scripture.  Please feel free to share your thoughts in the comments, I’d love to hear them!

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Sermon Notes: Relational Discipleship and Being an Apprentice to Jesus

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Notes from the September 10, 2006 Sermon on relational discipleship and apprenticeship to Jesus by Paul Bowman
Listen to the talk here
What is a disciple? What is discipleship?
The terms “disciple” and “discipleship” are two words that are not all that common in our vocabulary today, especially to those who have not been in church [...]

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