In this world many find it hard to stay committed to each other for the long haul in a marriage. It is even harder to stay committed to a church, where you’re dealing with the personalities of not just one person but many. Many may not be mature at loving others or even have a […]
In The Revolutionary Disciple, Jim Putman and Chad Harrington offer clear guidance for navigating cultural changes with humility. They walk readers through the Five Spheres of Discipleship and unveil their four core practices of humility along the way. A tapestry of Scripture and stories, this book uncovers the path to ultimate peace for Christians who want […]
Over the last thirty years, many influential church leaders and church planters in America have adopted various models for reaching unchurched people. An “attractional” model will seek to attract people to a local church. Younger leaders may advocate a more “missional” approach, in which believers live and work among unchurched people and intentionally seek to […]
WHY THIS SERIES? Our goal is to teach the truth and equip believers while remaining unified as the family of God. Our challenge in this series – stand firm as the family of God while speaking and living out truth in humility and with wisdom outside of it.Jesus warns his disciples about future realitiesJude 3-4 […]
God’s Design • Our goals for this series: Teach the truth – Equip the saints –Wake people up – Disciples make Disciples • To be unified as the Family of God • To act wisely amongst non-Christians Jesus describes the end times: Matthew 24:10–14 (NIV) Jude 3–4 (NIV) God gave us His Word as a […]
Key Bible Passage: Acts 1:8 Multiple Choice Questions: 1. Our Missions Team at Real Life is also known the Real Life IDT which stands for: A. Incorporated Digital Technology B. International Discipleship Team C. Interpol Detective Team 2. The main focus for our Missions Team is: A. Clean water initiatives B. Evangelism C. Building projects […]
The 5 Stages of Spiritual Maturity What Is A Disciple? Episode 2 Where Does Discipleship Happen? Episode 3 How to Study the Bible – The Key to Knowing God and His Will for our Lives Committed to the Church: From Consumer to Contributor – by Jim Putman The Power of Head, Heart and Hands: A […]
God Leads Review – A true story with future ramifications 1 Corinthians 10:1–11 (NIV) The big picture – God wants to rescue us—then and now A forgetful people –Egyptians and Israel—leads to slavery A rescuing God – the showdown between the Lord and the devil –10 plagues The Passover – a just and forgiving God […]
This is the Body of Christ, our Spiritual family that encompasses all that Jesus intended for His Church, and what was modeled by the first disciples in the book of Acts. This includes being devoted to teaching, to fellowship and to prayer. Taking communion together, meeting in large and small groups, giving to the Lord’s […]
The Abide Sphere encompasses our time spent with God via His Word, His Holy Spirit, and His People. Our time Abiding with God (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) is what gives us the power, the desire, and the ability to live according to His plans, and it permeates every sphere of our lives. The links […]
God Promises • God Reveals – 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 • God’s Promises Philippians 4:6-8 – Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and […]
God promises us a new identity in Him. How many times are we afraid to step out in faith because we don’t believe that we are equipped enough to do what God is calling us to do; that we don’t have what it takes? God will give us all we need!
God has created all of us to connect, to create deep and lasting relationship. Science only discovers what God has already revealed in the Scriptures about His creation and its design. In 2003 the Commission on Children at Risk published a study called Hardwired to Connect: The New Scientific Case for Authoritative Communities. The commission, […]
The 5 Stages of Spiritual Maturity Discover the 5 Stages Of Spiritual Maturity. Identify Your Disciples Stage Of Maturity. Equip Your Disciple For The Next Stage. Based On Jesus’ Model Of Relational Discipleship. Click below to download your copy: The 5 Stages Of Spiritual Maturity
Jesus is our example of leadership and submission• We need to have humble leadership and humble followership in every sphere
Why God? Why the series? Why does this subject matter? People are lost. Most of us would acknowledge that someone else is taking the facts and rearranging them because they have their own agenda. (MSNBC, Fox News, etc.) The Media is creating stories embedded with agendas that people miss: Marketing. We acknowledge as parents we […]