Even though we had some standing as Christ’s apostles, we never threw our weight around or tried to come across as important, with you or anyone else. We weren’t standoffish with you. We took you just as you were. We were never patronizing, never condescending, but we cared for you the way a mother cares for her children. We loved you dearly. Not content to just pass on the Message, we wanted to give you our hearts. And we did. You remember us in those days, friends, working our fingers to the bone, up half the night, moonlighting so you wouldn’t have the burden of supporting us while we proclaimed God’s Message to you. You saw with your own eyes how discreet and courteous we were among you, with keen sensitivity to you as fellow believers. And God knows we weren’t freeloaders! You experienced it all firsthand. With each of you we were like a father with his child, holding your hand, whispering encouragement, showing you step-by-step how to live well before God, who called us into his own kingdom, into this delightful life.
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3 Days
Jesus made big promises to those who follow him: perfect peace, abiding joy, and supernatural power—but these promises often feel disconnected from our experience. How do we actually take ground in our spiritual growth? Pastor Justin Kendrick has written the book "Bury Your Ordinary" to teach seven spiritual habits that lead to explosive growth and how to develop them in your life. Dive into the seventh habit: Replication.
4 Days
This plan will explore what the letter of 1 Thessalonians teaches us in four major areas. 1) WHO GOD IS: God’s character and nature 2) WHO WE ARE: the identity of humanity and/or believers 3) WHAT WE BELIEVE: core Christian doctrines 4) HOW WE LIVE: putting faith into action
5 Days
If you had 15 minutes to share the key things you’ve learned about helping other women grow spiritually, what would you choose? When I was asked to do this, the Lord directed me to three “L’s” that have been crucial in my Life-to-Life® relationships. Over the next five days, let’s look closely at three L’s of women discipling women.
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