Posts Tagged ‘storytelling’
09. Stop Chasing Crowds, Look for a Person of Peace
Your Disciple-Making Tool Pouch · Part 09 Watch Today’s Video Tool: Recognizing persons of peace Luke 10:5-9 You can preach to a crowd and never know who is ready to respond. You can sit at one person's table and discover that God has opened a door to a whole household. Jesus understood the difference. When…
07. Stop Waiting for People to Ask About Your Church
Your Disciple-Making Tool Pouch · Part 07 Watch Today’s Video Tool: Prayer walking Luke 10:1-3; Matthew 9:36-38 When was the last time someone knocked on your church door and asked, "Would you please come tell my neighborhood about Jesus?" We cannot build our mission around waiting for that to happen. Jesus saw the crowds and…
01. You Cannot Build Without Tools
You Cannot Build Without Tools Watch Today’s Video Ephesians 4:11-12 Imagine sending a carpenter to a construction site without a hammer, saw, tape measure, or level. He may have passion. He may understand the importance of the work. He may genuinely want to build. But without tools, his desire will not become a finished house.…
12. The Harvest Is Waiting for Laborers
From Church Attenders to Kingdom Laborers · Part 12 Watch Today’s Video Matthew 9:36-38 Jesus looked at the crowds and saw something His disciples were in danger of missing. He did not see interruptions. He did not see hopeless people. He did not see a harvest that was too difficult to reach. He saw people…
07. Never Underestimate One Invitation
From Church Attenders to Kingdom Laborers · Part 07 Watch Today’s Video John 1:40-46 What if the person you invite to meet Jesus becomes someone God uses to reach thousands? Andrew did not preach to a crowd. He went to his brother Simon and told him: “We have found the Messiah.” Then he brought Simon…
06. Learn One Bible Story, and Share It
From Church Attenders to Kingdom Laborers · Part 06 Watch Today’s Video Psalm 78:4-7; Mark 5:19 You may not feel qualified to preach a sermon. But you can tell a story. You can learn how Jesus calmed a storm. How He forgave a sinful woman. How He restored a demon-possessed man. How He welcomed Zacchaeus.…
05. Your Table Can Become a Place of Discipleship
From Church Attenders to Kingdom Laborers · Part 05 Watch Today’s Video Luke 5:27-32; Acts 2:46-47 You do not need a church building to make disciples. You may already have everything you need: A table. A meal. An open door. And a willingness to invite people into your life. After Levi decided to follow Jesus,…
04. Your Testimony Is Already a Gospel Tool
From Church Attenders to Kingdom Laborers · Part 04 Watch Today’s Video John 9:25 “I don’t know enough about the Bible.” “What if someone asks me a question I cannot answer?” “I need more training before I can tell anyone about Jesus.” These fears silence many believers, but the man in John 9 did not…
03. Your First Mission Field Is Already Around You
From Church Attenders to Kingdom Laborers · Part 03 Watch Today’s Video Mark 5:18-20 The man had been tormented, isolated, and feared by his entire community. Then he encountered Jesus, and everything changed. When Jesus prepared to leave, the restored man begged to go with Him. That request sounds spiritual. He wanted to remain close…
01. Attendance Is Not the Finish Line
From Church Attenders to Kingdom Laborers · Part 01 Watch Today’s Video James 1:22; Matthew 7:24-27 It is possible to attend church faithfully, and still avoid obeying Jesus. We can sing the songs. Listen to the sermon. Take notes. Return the following week. And never do anything with what we heard. James gives us a…