Engaging Secular Culture Discipleship S.T.E.P.S.: Share Scripture: Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. – Matthew 5:13 (KJV) Salt was the primary preservative…
Reaching the Unreached Discipleship S.T.E.P.S.: Share Scripture: Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man’s foundation: – Romans 15:20 (KJV) Paul’s ambition was to take the light of the Gospel into the darkest corners of the earth—places where the name of Jesus…
Sharing through Hospitality Discipleship S.T.E.P.S.: Share Scripture: Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. – Hebrews 13:2 (KJV) Hospitality is not about having a perfectly clean house or hosting an impressive dinner party; it is about creating a space where the love of Christ is tangible. In the ancient…
Sharing through Service Discipleship S.T.E.P.S.: Share Scripture: Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. – Matthew 5:16 (KJV) Faith that is kept in the private sphere is a light hidden under a bushel. Jesus commands us to let our ‘good…
Sharing through Testimony Discipleship S.T.E.P.S.: Share Scripture: And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. – Revelation 12:11 (KJV) The word of our testimony is a weapon of spiritual warfare. It is the story of how the…
Apologetics: Reliability of Bible Discipleship S.T.E.P.S.: Share Scripture: All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: – 2 Timothy 3:16 (KJV) We trust the Bible not merely because of historical evidence, but because it is the living, ‘God-breathed’ revelation of our Creator.…
Apologetics: Problem of Evil Discipleship S.T.E.P.S.: Share 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) When someone is in pain, the last thing they need is a cold theological lecture. The problem of…
Marketplace Ministry Discipleship S.T.E.P.S.: Share Scripture: And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; – Colossians 3:23 (KJV) We often make the mistake of separating our lives into ‘sacred’ (church/ministry) and ‘secular’ (work/school). But Paul reminds us that if we are doing our work ‘as to the Lord,’…
Orphan and Widow Care Discipleship S.T.E.P.S.: Share Scripture: Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world. – James 1:27 (KJV) James defines ‘pure religion’ not by our doctrines or our experiences, but by our engagement…
Ministering to the Poor Discipleship S.T.E.P.S.: Share Scripture: He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will he pay him again. – Proverbs 19:17 (KJV) Pity upon the poor is never meant to be a detached emotion; it is an active response that mirrors God’s heart…