7 Things I Love Way More Than God
If my calendar or day-to-day activities are any indication of where my affections lay, then I have to ask myself, do I really love God? I seem to love a lot of stuff more than I love God.
I hate to admit it.
“You shall love the Lord your God with all of your leftover passions and strength, personal preferences, Facebook posts and strong opinions.”
Remember that verse? Me neither.
The Startling Truth About Disciple-Making
Discipleship remains one of the most talked-about topics in the church — and one of the least practiced. We hold conferences, preach sermon series, launch programs. But most followers of Jesus still have no idea how to make a disciple. Something is deeply wrong with that picture.
In this episode of the Everyday Disciple Podcast, Caesar gets honest about the startling gap between what we call discipleship and what Jesus actually meant. What’s blocking it, why it’s so rare, and what it really looks like to live as a disciple who makes disciples. Not just a better church member. An actual disciple.
In This Episode You’ll Learn:
- Why we’re probably not even talking about the same thing when we say “discipleship”
- A practical definition of discipleship that finally makes sense
- Why discipleship matters just as much for not-yet believers as for Christians
- 7 roadblocks keeping you, your pastor, and your church from true discipleship
7 Reasons You Need To Play More
Ever since I was a young man I’ve loved riding motorcycles. I’ve talked to you about my love of Harleys before. But nowadays I am realizing that I don’t just enjoy riding and taking time to play–I really need to play. And often.
My natural tendency is to be a workaholic, and I tend to live with a sense that I have to keep this planet spinning on its axis. If I take too much time off we’re all doomed! Crazy right? But a little spin on my bike, some wind in my hair, and things quickly get better. (more…)
Is Your Comfort Zone Costing Your Soul?
Most of us have arranged our lives to be as comfortable as possible. And it makes sense — we’re tired, we’re busy, and comfort feels like wisdom. But somewhere under all that comfort is a nagging feeling that Jesus might have had something very different in mind for us.
In this episode of the Everyday Disciple Podcast, we’re going to get honest about what a life of comfortable faith actually costs — and what it’s costing the people around you. This isn’t guilt. It’s an invitation. Jesus called us to a mission, and that mission was never guaranteed to be easy.
In This Episode You’ll Learn:
- 7 signs your faith has slipped into comfortable and complacent
- The areas of life where comfort quietly crowds out mission
- What the Gospel actually says about comfort and risk
- How to take your next honest step toward a missional life
How to See Discipleship and Mission Become Movements
Transformation. It’s the core of true discipleship and all missional endeavors. And transformation leads to movements. Is there a powerful connection between all of these?
If you want to see movement, from one thing to another, from unbelief to belief, from static to active, from traditional to missional, from consumerism to active participation… here are five steps that all movements follow. And we can’t afford to miss a single step!
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