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Last week we took head on one of the greatest barriers to healthy multiplication: fear.
Now that we've reframed our thinking about fear, let's get practical. How do you actually move from paralyzed t...
Some revivals are quiet because we've never heard of them before! Such was the case this week when I heard my friend John Wilthew speak on the European revival that happened before the Second World Wa...
"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go." - Joshua 1:9
The question sat in my head for thr...
Stan Parks, who has studied disciple-making movements around the world, makes a striking observation: "I have never seen a disciple-making movement without first seeing a prayer movement. One group re...
"Then he said to his disciples, 'The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.'" - Matthew 9:37-38
I used to th...
Last week we looked at abiding in Christ as the source of our spiritual vitality. It’s the foundation of all true disciplemaking. You can’t give what you haven’t got!
Walking like this with Jesus is ...
"I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing." - John 15:5
There's a question that nags at every serious follower...
I’ll be honest. My mindset around disciplemaking has been wrong - for pretty much my entire Christian life. Bad news - that’s a long time. Good news - I’m not dead yet so there’s time to change things...
I was sitting in church one Sunday morning, and to be honest, that morning I was just going through the motions. I know - shocking, eh! But it even happens to me - sorry if that burst your bubble! The...
"And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." - Acts 1:8
I've always found it fascinating that the disci...
This week's edition of the Raw Disciple is brought to you by my good friend and colleague, Abi Flavell. Abi and her husband John are church planters and disciplemakers based in Hull, UK
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A friend who was not a follower of Jesus once asked me how I had become a Christian. Excitedly I began to tell him. But five minutes in, as IÂ dived into sharing my story, I could see that his eyes had...
