Once again, we have lessons that are intended to help us understand how to be a disciple of Jesus -- what it means to follow Jesus. To put this in context, it's good to remember from the last couple ...

Last Friday we began a brief look into the command Christ gave to His church, as recorded in Matthew 28:18-20, the command that has come to be known as “the Great Commission.” We discovered that, far ...

If Jesus has your heart, you are in love with Him more than anything else in this world, and if you are focused on His will for you and upon His leadership within your life and the life of your church ...

What do you do when disaster hits? Think back to the days when we first understood the seriousness of the COVID-19 pandemic. The crisis quickly initiated wide-ranging readjustments. The values we ...

Jesus tells his disciples in John 14:23-29 that he'll be leaving them soon, but he will not leave them alone, not leave them to their own devices. Jesus promises to send them an advocate, the Holy ...

As we examine the last, but not the least, of the spiritual practices of a disciple of Jesus Christ, we find the practice of giving. We know as Christians, we are taught to share what has been given ...

Would you consider yourself a “disciple” of Jesus? One of my favorite faith blogs this week posed the question: Would we be better off resurrecting this biblical term rather than continuing to use the ...

A number of years ago I attended a conference at the Harley-Davidson factory in Kansas City. A number of pastors and church leaders assembled at the factory to spend a few days touring the facilities ...

Christian apologists will sometimes argue that the truth of the Gospel is proven by the willingness of Jesus’ disciples to die for their faith in Christ. The apostles were, indeed, willing to die for ...

A new film that aims to depict the life of Jesus through the eyes of his disciples is launching in theaters this week and being backed by one of the world's most well-known Christian songwriters.