Maintaining Spiritual Alertness Discipleship S.T.E.P.S.: Equip Scripture: Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: – 1 Peter 5:8 Spiritual alertness is not rooted in paranoia, but in a sober understanding of the battle we are in. Peter warns us to be ‘vigilant’…
Overcoming Spiritual Dryness Discipleship S.T.E.P.S.: Equip Scripture: O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is; – Psalm 63:1 Spiritual dryness is not necessarily a sign of God’s absence; often, it is a…
Personality in Ministry Discipleship S.T.E.P.S.: Equip Scripture: I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. – Psalm 139:14 God did not create us as mass-produced instruments; He fearfully and wonderfully crafted each personality to fulfill a specific purpose in His Kingdom.…
Finding Your Place in the Body Discipleship S.T.E.P.S.: Equip Scripture: But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him. – 1 Corinthians 12:18 We often treat church attendance like a consumer experience, looking for a place that best suits our needs. However, the truth of…
Ministry Passions Discipleship S.T.E.P.S.: Equip Scripture: And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; – Colossians 3:23 God does not call us all to the same tasks, but He does gift us with unique passions to serve the body of Christ. When we engage in ministry that aligns…
Bible Study Tools Discipleship S.T.E.P.S.: Equip Scripture: Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. – 2 Timothy 2:15 The Word of God is a deep mine, and we are called to be workmen who study it with diligence. ‘Rightly dividing the…
Intro to Spiritual Gifts Discipleship S.T.E.P.S.: Equip Scripture: As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. – 1 Peter 4:10 Every believer is uniquely ‘SHAPED’—designed with specific gifts and passions to contribute to the body of Christ. Spiritual gifts…
Bearing Spiritual Fruit Discipleship S.T.E.P.S.: Equip Scripture: I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. – John 15:5 Spiritual fruit—love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, and goodness—is not something we can manufacture through grit…
Yielding to the Holy Spirit Discipleship S.T.E.P.S.: Equip Scripture: This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. – Galatians 5:16 Walking in the Spirit is the only antidote to the pull of the flesh. We often try to ‘fight’ sin with our own willpower, which…
Evaluating Spiritual Progress Discipleship S.T.E.P.S.: Equip Scripture: Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates? – 2 Corinthians 13:5 (KJV) Self-examination is a vital discipline that prevents the slow drift into spiritual complacency. Paul’s…