“Our world is our immediate surroundings; our world is our neighborhood.” TEXT: Chapter 17, Page 167 – Jesus described the world of His disciples in Acts. 1:8, “But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, [...]
“What one item is to have our all-consuming attention as Seventh-day Adventists, so you think?” TEXT: Chapter 17, Page 165 – At this Time of the End, in this age of increasing chaos in the world, what one item is to have our all-consuming attention as Seventh-day Adventists Christians, do you think? Take a look [...]
“The purpose of a disciple is to witness.” TEXT: Chapter 16, Page 162 – After all of our time together, I still don’t know you well enough to assume anything, so I will ask this question of you. Have you ever previously responded to that question, ever answered that call to be a disciple? Have [...]
“Witness is something that you are, not just something that you do.” TEXT: Chapter 16, Page 161 – How about you? Would God consider using you? Is God calling you to be a disciple and a witness? Do you know who you are? We know that the church’s purpose is to make disciples. Are you [...]
“They will suggest that your repentance isn’t genuine, especially the first time you stumble. And you will stumble.” TEXT: Chapter 16, Page 159 – Do you know who these people are to whom he has to witness? Of course, you do! They are the same people that you have been assigned to witness to. Some [...]
“Following is not about behavior; following is about belief.” TEXT: Chapter 16, Page 158 – Wait a minute! Where’s Jesus? He’s not in the boat. Where is He? You and the other disciples look back at the beach. Jesus is still standing there. The wild man is on his knees in front of Jesus and [...]
“According to Matthew 24:14, there’s only one more flag to go.” TEXT: Chapter 16, Page 156 – Like Braeden and the orange flags, throughout our discussions you and I have been following our own set of flags. We know where we stand. Just as Jesus explained to the disciples, we can see the events behind [...]
“Without making disciples, all of our favorite activities—good as they are—are just so much busy work at the least, and at the worst, are a waste of time and resources.” TEXT: Chapter 15, Page 153 – The “what” of making disciples must be at the heart and center of all our plans. Identifying and focusing [...]
“Making disciples is the main task of the Remnant.” TEXT: Chapter 15, Page 151 – I have much more to say about the “How” of being a disciple in our next conversation. Right now, I want to focus on Today’s topic, which is, the main task of the Remnant at the Time of the End. [...]
“Trusting God is righteousness, according to God’s definition.” TEXT: Chapter 15, Page 149 – The task given to Abraham was not Abraham’s idea. This was God’s idea. Abraham was called to his task, but God assigned the task to Abraham. What was this great and wonderful task? Look at Genesis 12:2 – “And I will [...]
