We have learned more and more about “church” in the past couple sessions, and this week hits the outer fringes, around the globe. As much as God wants us to reach the people in our community, He has no intention of stopping there. God’s plan of redemption reaches into our neighborhood and every other city,…
As we gather this week, we must realize that these sessions on the “Church” are not meant to condemn, or glorify any specific church of believers. The intention is to understand the varying aspects of what the Bible refers to church. We should not just check the box if our local church is playing a…
This week in our session of Multiply by Francis Chan, we discuss Part II: Living as the Church. Regardless of our background or current situation or past experiences, if we are a Christian we do live as a church. This week we see the character of the church we create and engage with, as well…
This week in session 3 we got to learn about the delicate, messy, but required action of ministering to others and making disciples. In Francis Chan’s book, Multiply, he takes to the difficult topic and test of our heart and motivation of making disciples. After a couple sessions of learning about the Great Commission and…
Knowing what needs to be done is important, but the concept of knowing who is supposed to do those things is vital. We can agree all day long that something needs to be done, and if we believe those people are not following through, then we just get judgmental and build resentment, and sometimes even…
This last week, we read the first chapter of Multiply and it was an introduction and clarification of the definition of Disciple. Not just a dictionary citing, but a real life explanation. We had some great insights and the following information is our dialog for the week. A pupil is not above his teacher; but…
We have heard before the reference and the details of when God explains who he is, the I am. But what about us? We have come to believe that a power greater than ourselves does exist and that a relationship is vital. But how do we engage? With biblical direction and high expectations, many see…
Just wanted to make sure it is clear and that we are all prepared for the upcoming session of Multiply. There is many posts giving instructions and directions, but here is a summary/outline. Get your Multiply book Bring book to Panera, Saturday March 9th (you don’t have to pre-read anything, unless you want to) Join…
Multiplying is more than Adding We did the original study of Multiply when Francis Chan’s book first came out and it was so impactful to many men’s lives, and it is deemed beneficial for us now. For us that went through it before, it is clear that we can benefit from the things we did…
It is a common human instinct and desire to live a long, pleasing life. One of the commandments that were given to God’s people all the way back in Exodus was… 12 Honor your father and mother. Then you will live a long, full life in the land the Lord your God is giving you. –…