[Re-write] Posts that look at what we can learn about how to live from Jesus.
Introduction to Apprenticeship
- Apprenticeship With Jesus – Something more than just a relationship with God.
- Hey Follower of Jesus, Do you know who you are really following? – Consider where your picture of Jesus came from, and why it might matter to learn about Jesus from Jesus.
- How to learn about Jesus from Jesus – 6 steps that we can take to build a more engaged connection to Jesus.
Apprenticeship to Jesus Series
- Why Being Christian Embarrasses Me. – Here’s a problem with faith and church.
- Following Jesus: It’s Not Just Believing – What does it mean to follow Jesus?
- It’s Something You Do – It’s not just words and beliefs.
- Is Effort Legalistic? – There’s work to do, but it’s not about earning.
- Jesus calls us to be what? – Disciple, Believer, Christian? Or Apprentice.
- The 7 Commitments of an Apprentice – This is how we grow, learning from Jesus.
- Are You Willing to Learn from Jesus? – Commitment 1. You have a daily decision to make.
- Learn from Jesus. Live in the Gospels. – Commitment 2. Where to start.
- Let Go. Then Let Go Again. Commitment 3. You can’t trust Jesus and stay in control.
- The Overlooked Key to Spiritual Growth – Commitment 4. Practice. Do what Jesus says.
- Why Wouldn’t You Pray? Commitment 5, Be in ongoing communication with Jesus.
- 100 reasons not to go to church and 1 reason to go – Commitment 6, Enroll in Community.
Various Topics
- Is your foundation failing you? Look here. – John 1:1-5. Even when it doesn’t seem like it, there is a sure foundation in this universe.
- The promise religion can’t keep, but Christmas can. – John 1:16. The heart of why Christmas matters.
- Throwing out the vendors in your heart. – John 2:13-23. Jesus ends forever the need for us to relate to God as a transaction.
- Are you on the Journey of the Wise Men? – Matthew 2:1-14. Learning lessons from the Wise Men.
- A Dirty Worship Experience – Matthew 13:1-23. How the state of your heart impacts your worship.
- Do you know too much about Jesus? – Matthew 13:54-58. Are your preconceptions about Jesus keeping you from really seeing Jesus?
- I Will Make You Fishers of Men, Really? – Mark 1:17. Maybe Jesus’ call is unique to each person.
- Jesus’ tools for facing fear. – Mark 4:35-40 – Fear and trust are opposites. Jesus gives us tools to face our fear.
- Which Eternal Life are You Chasing? – There are 2 different ways to see the Gospel. Which are you following? (Gospel, Part 1)
- A Bigger Life Needs a Bigger Gospel – Does your gospel impact your daily life or is it just about eternity? (Gospel, Part 2)
- The Gospel You Believe Shapes Your Life – The gospel you’ve most often heard is likely not what Jesus taught. What you believe about the Gospel will change the way you live. (Gospel, Part 3)
- Why Church? Because of this picture. – When the church acts like this, it lives up to its purpose.
- You might be perishing and why that stinks. – John 3:16. Are we focusing on the wrong thing when we read this famous verse?
- God’s Only Motivation. – John 3:16. When you think of God you must start with the only motivation God has.
- Born Again & Letting Go. – John 3:16. What being “Born Again” really means.
- Jesus’ Cure for Anxiety – Luke 12:22-34. Jesus offers us a cure for our anxiety.
- Need Hope? Avoid 3 Sources of Empty Hope – God is a God of hope. Get your hope in the right place.
- Why the church needs to stop saying that sexual sin is the most important thing – The unintended consequences of our use of shame.
- I Quit the Culture War – My personal response to the culture war Christians are constantly told about.
- Rich Mullins on what Christianity is not – A great quote from a great man.
- A Worship Short-Circuit – Jonah shows us a problem we often have, fighting over who deserves grace.
- Worshipping as a Child – If you’re bringing something to the table when you worship, you’re doing it wrong.
- The Connection between Gratitude and Worship – Luke 18:9-14. It all comes down to thankfulness.
- No Answers? Jesus Blesses You. – John 20:24-29. What do you do when you have no answers? Jesus blesses you.