The Daily Discipleship Podcast

James 5 - Warning About Riches

James, Paul, Jesus, and the writers of the Proverbs all provide warnings about how we procure and handle wealth, ultimately challenging where our treasure is.  What is your relationship with money?  Is your treasure the things of God?

James 5 - Patience in Suffering While Awaiting the Lord's Return

James describes how the Christian should await the Lord's return.  In his day, persecution was rife, so his words about waiting are given in the face of suffering.  How should we suffer as we wait?

James 5 - Prayer and Praise - Foundational Practices

Today, we cover just one verse, James 5:13.  I had thought we would get further, but as it is, this foundational theme brings cause for self-evaluation and reflection. How is your prayer and worship life?

James 5 - Prayers of Faith, part 2

What should we do when in trouble or sick?  How much faith do we mix with our prayers?  Are we truly trusting God? Oh, and what about community and accountability? How do they factor into our prayers and their answers?

Disciplemaking: What is the Bible's Primary Focus?

Does the Bible have a primary focus? If so, what is it? Discover!

Disciplemaking - 4 Gospel Perspectives

Each of the four Gospels plus Acts provide a bit of a different perspective into the Life and Ministry of Jesus. From those perspectives, we build our lives and ministries around the life and ministry of Jesus, empowered by the Holy Spirit.

Disciplemaking - Phases of Life, Phases of Ministry

As life and careers have their phases, living a life of disciplemaking as has its phases.  Today, I will compare life, career, and ministry with the model provided by Jesus.

Disciplemaking - 5 to 6 Phases

Today, we will go a little deeper into the 5 phases of Jesus' ministry and the resulting 6th phase of movement development.