I wish I had known this 45 years ago – and practiced it. The mustard seed principal: Praying, “Father, just give me one more mustard seed.” You know, those seeds – the smallest of garden seeds – that grow to become big trees where many birds can nest—those ones. Matthew 13:31-32 – “He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man planted in...
The following are guidelines to help you to get the most value from using short prayers. Take a dedicated time of 3 minutes or more to silence your heart. Engage in meditative prayer, repeating the prayer slowly and deliberately. Pause between each repetition, allowing for moments of silence. Direct your entire being towards God. Keep a notebook nearby to jot down any insights the Spirit may...
I dreamed I drove on a Florida road, still and straight and empty. On either side were groves of orange trees, so that as I turned to look at them from time to time, line after line of orange trees stretched back endlessly from the road their boughs heavy with round orange fruit. My wonder grew as the miles slipped by. How could the harvest be gathered? Suddenly I realized that for all the hours...
Large parts of Africa experienced revival during 1953-1955. There was a significant revival among the Ovambo people in 1953. The influence of that revival was still visible amongst the Ovambo of Namibia in the 1980s. Some other countries like Ghana, Nigeria and Cameroon also experienced periods of revival during this time. In 1953 revival broke out in the Belgian Congo (today the DRC). It...
Revival amongst the Head-hunters (From Head-hunters to Church Planters, by Paul Hattaway, Piquant Editions, 2006) 1 Nagaland is a province of India, hidden in the Himalayan Mountains. You can see Bangladesh and China when you stand on the high peaks. The Nagas were headhunters. They worshipped the rocks, moon and stars as their ‘fathers’. In 1872, an American missionary, rev. E.W...
The Camarillo story is a testimony of what God did in a local church. They started to implement a simple disciple-making strategy with extraordinary results. This story developed into a remarkable movement. Greg Ogden and Ralph Rittenhouse developed a global initiative to get pastors and congregations involved. They are already working in more than two dozen nations. The story is attached as a...
VIEW PDF Aangeheg ‘n uiteensetting van die basiese beginsels van Disciple4 en die proses om dit toe te pas. Die handleiding verduidelik die proses van 25 weke vir die ontwikkeling van dissipels en dissipelmakers. Daar is ook 25 Bybelstudies ingesluit wat gebruik word vir die weeklikse groepsbyeenkomste. Die proses word in groepe van mikro-groepe van 4 gedoen en neem ongeveer 9-10 maande...
What God is saying about greed: For greed is idolatry. (Ephesians 5:5). Then he said to them: “Take care and be on your guard against every form of greed, for a man’s life does not depend on the abundance of his possessions. (Luke 12:15). Where did the struggle come from? Where did the quarrels among you come from? Doesn’t it come from your selfish desires that are constantly...
Disciple4 – Disciple4.com; info@disciple4.com What is Disciple4? Disciple4 is a process to equip and multiply Christians to be disciples and disciplemakers. First meeting Explain the Discple4 concept Get to know one another What is a Discovery Bible Study (DBS) Guidelines for a DBS and a Three-Thirds meeting I will statements The layout of a week Group Agreement/Covenant 25 Themes Six clear...
Story: Years ago, a very evil, vile, ruthless man owned many taverns. In those taverns, he took at much money from people as possible. Women would come to him, begging him to send their husbands home because they were drinking away their salaries, and there was then nothing left to feed the children. He simply laughed, scolded and kicked them out of his drinking houses. He didn’t hesitate to kill...