by John Avant | Oct 30, 2023 | Church Leadership, Disciples, Personal Growth, Presidents Column, Say Yes to God
I sometimes think that my second greatest enemy in the spiritual battles I fight is me. Of course, my greatest enemy is the same attacker we see in Genesis 3 in the first spiritual battle of history. What was his strategy? To persuade Eve and then Adam to pursue...
by Tim Grissom | May 30, 2023 | Disciples, Honesty, Say Yes to God, Six Responses to God
Achan spoke it before he was executed. David displayed it or he would probably have lost his throne. If Ananias and Sapphira had been wiser, they could have saved their lives by it. What is it? Honesty. God wants His people to be honest. Even the smallest deception...
by Tim Grissom | Apr 28, 2023 | Disciples, Say Yes to God
Paul wasn’t looking for endorsements from the churches where he ministered. The only verification he wanted was to be found in the lifestyle of those he taught and discipled. Their authentic selves was God’s stamp of approval. What Paul communicated, the church...
by Life Action | Mar 30, 2023 | Disciples, Say Yes to God
Hope is what faith gives us while we are waiting for an answer. The kind of hope we learn about in Scripture is what confidence looks like when we are convinced that God is in control. People with this kind of hope are able to live with unanswered questions and...
by Life Action | Feb 27, 2023 | Disciples, Say Yes to God
In the widely used curriculum Experiencing God, authors Henry Blackaby and Claude King emphasize seven realities of experiencing God. The third of these is: “God invites you to become involved with Him in His work.” There is an important distinction made here that we...
by Life Action | Jan 30, 2023 | Disciples, Say Yes to God
We can hardly imagine what is waiting on the other side of obedience. At the very least, each act of obedience increases our desire to continue obeying, strengthens our spirit, weakens our flesh, and magnifies our capacity to hear and receive guidance from the Holy...
