Prayer Walks Discipleship S.T.E.P.S.: Practice Scripture: Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses. – Joshua 1:3 (KJV) A prayer walk is a powerful way to shift your perspective from being an inhabitant of a place to being an intercessor for…
Depending on the Holy Spirit Discipleship S.T.E.P.S.: Equip Scripture: This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. – Galatians 5:16 (KJV) The Christian life is not just difficult; it is humanly impossible. We are called to ‘walk in the Spirit,’ a continuous, conscious dependence on…
The Providence of God Discipleship S.T.E.P.S.: Theology Scripture: And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. – Romans 8:28 (KJV) Providence is the comforting doctrine that God is not a distant observer of history, but the active Orchestrator…
Self-Control Discipleship S.T.E.P.S.: SHAPE Scripture: But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. – Galatians 5:22-23 (KJV) Self-control, or temperance, is not a product of human willpower; it is a ‘fruit of the Spirit.’ It is the Holy Spirit’s power governing…
Reflecting on Grace Discipleship S.T.E.P.S.: Rest & Reflect Scripture: For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: – Ephesians 2:8 (KJV) Grace is the most counter-cultural message in history: you are saved not by what you do, but by what God has done. This…
Liturgy and Tradition Discipleship S.T.E.P.S.: Worship God Scripture: Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle. – 2 Thessalonians 2:15 (KJV) In a world obsessed with the ‘new,’ the historic traditions and liturgies of the Church serve as a sturdy anchor, connecting us to…
Compassion Ministry Discipleship S.T.E.P.S.: Share Scripture: But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him? – 1 John 3:17 (KJV) True love is never passive; it is an active response to the needs of those…
Meditation on the Word Discipleship S.T.E.P.S.: Practice Scripture: But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. – Psalm 1:2 (KJV) Meditation is the bridge between reading the Bible and living it. While reading gives us the information, meditation gives us the transformation. It…
The Power of Jesus' Name Discipleship S.T.E.P.S.: Equip Scripture: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; – Philippians 2:10 (KJV) The name of Jesus is not a magical talisman, but the declaration of the Supreme Authority of the universe.…
Glorification Discipleship S.T.E.P.S.: Theology Scripture: Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified. – Romans 8:30 (KJV) Glorification is the final, glorious stage of our salvation—the moment when we are fully conformed to the image of Christ and…