Posted on June 19th, 2010 by Tim Birdwell
Neela, my daughter, is meant to be a pro tennis player. I mean, you should see her swing a spatula when she plays in the kitchen… I’m just saying the girl has got skills. So this is usually the way we see calling in life, but you need to know that while [...]
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Posted on June 19th, 2010 by Michael Dennis
The gospel is so much greater than self-sufficiency because we can’t do this in our effort, but only through clinging to Jesus and His work on the cross because 1 Peter teaches us He died for our self-sufficiency, He died for our insecurities, He died for our inadequacies, He died for self motivation, He died [...]
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Posted on May 6th, 2010 by Michael Dennis
John 4:13-15
13 Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, 14 but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” 15 The woman said to him, “Sir, give me this water [...]
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Posted on January 19th, 2010 by Tim Birdwell
The second missional principle we see in John 4 is conversation. In John 4:7 Jesus asks the Samaritan woman at the well for a drink, just testing the relational waters if you will. I guess he didn’t have to talk to her… he could have just given her a little head nod, a little [...]
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Posted on December 4th, 2009 by Tim Birdwell
In John 4 we see Jesus on a journey with his disciples and we see him stop in a town called Sychar in Samaria. You need to know that the people of Samaria were not well thought of by the Jews… they didn’t exactly get along. So the fact that Jesus even chooses to stop [...]
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Posted on November 12th, 2009 by Jonathan Dodson
In evangelical subculture the ubiquity of the Great Commission is matched by the poverty of its interpretation. Matthew 28:18-20 — the command to make disciples of all nations — is frequently summoned to validate countless and sundry discipleship and evangelism programs, ideas and practices, often ignoring the interpretive wealth of the text. It’s as if we [...]
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Posted on September 28th, 2009 by Tim Birdwell
Some will claim that missional living or the missional church is just a fad or trend that will eventually die out and be replaced by a newer fad or trend. As much as I would disagree with this theory, I can understand how people might think this way. Sometimes we can get so consumed with [...]
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Posted on September 28th, 2009 by Jonathan Dodson
Conversion and Contextualization: Re-examining our Expectations of Gospel Change
According to Andrew Walls, the word “conversion” has been used in two main ways throughout Christian history.[1] The first meaning of conversion denotes “an external act of religious change.” This act reflects a movement towards Christian faith, individually or collectively. The other meaning of conversion refers to “critical [...]
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Posted on August 24th, 2009 by Tim Birdwell
Knowing what is involved in justification and why it is necessary is extremely important, but it means nothing if it does not move us to mission. Realizing that we are justified by and before a holy God through Jesus should move us to invite others to experience the same justification. This should not be an [...]
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Posted on June 25th, 2009 by Tim Birdwell
Missional is a new trend that seminarians and pastors came up with in order to sell books.
Missional means that you water down the gospel.
Missional means that you wear jeans with holes in them and get a tattoo.
Missional is a trendy word that basically means “evangelism”.
Missional means that you don’t take people to Scripture.
Missional is more [...]
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