What Does It Mean To Be a Disciple?
I’m often asked to explain what it means to be a disciple. In this article, we’ll define “disciple” and then explore the steps we can take to follow Jesus with an impactful, radical faith.
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Chip Ingram
Founder & Teaching Pastor, Living on the Edge
Chip Ingram is the CEO and teaching pastor of Living on the Edge, an international teaching and discipleship ministry. A pastor for over thirty years, Chip has a unique ability to communicate truth and challenge people to live out their faith. He is the author of many books, including The Real God, Culture Shock and The Real Heaven. Chip and his wife, Theresa, have four grown children and twelve grandchildren and live in California.
4 Action Steps to Help You Fulfill Your Life’s Purpose
Weighed down in fear, you and I are both at risk of becoming nice, moral, religious people who miss what God called us to do in this life. Do you want more? Each of us has a call from God to make a significant impact at this pivotal moment in history. We all have a purpose in this life. Will you answer yours?
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5 Practical Steps to Renew Your Mind and Replace Negative Thoughts
Do you want to replace negative thoughts but don’t know where to begin? Maybe you’ve prayed for a better perspective and tried to renew your mind but you aren’t experiencing relief. Learn some practical steps that, when done faithfully, will train you to recognize, stop, and renew your mind by replacing lies with God’s truths.
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12 Prayers For Encouragement and Strength During Trials
The enemy has creative ways of discouraging us during difficult times. Sometimes we stop having hope; other times we begin to see life as unfair and our circumstances as unjust. Or, other times, we’re just stuck in our emotions and pain. God knows your pain and has compassion for what we endure as sojourners on the earth. In His lovingkindness, He gives us encouragement for the journey.
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4 Encouraging Steps To Move Beyond the Adversity That Has You Stuck
In your hardship, take comfort knowing that God knows all things actual and possible. This doesn’t mean that difficult circumstances disappear, but it does mean that He promises to equip you with a supernatural gift to help you get unstuck, overcome, and thrive in your hardship. Here are the steps to begin that process.
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3 Questions That Overcomers Ask In Response to Crisis
What could make a man who went from an athlete on the football field to a paraplegic in a wheelchair say, “If I could do it all over again, I wouldn’t change a thing”? In response to crisis and tragedy, he learned to shift his questions from those of a victim to those of an overcomer.
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How To Faithfully Overcome Tragedy and Thrive in the Hardest Times
BONUS: Quick access to register for Chip’s Daily Discipleship Challenge. Get equipped to face difficulties and overcome tragedy with God’s wisdom and perspective. How have hard times changed you? Have the difficult circumstances that you’ve faced made you stronger or…
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11 Bible Verses That Teach Us About God’s Love
Be reminded of God’s love for you with these encouraging scriptures. In a recent sermon series called Real Love in Real Life, I explore the powerful and complex — yet universal — topic of love. For instance, if it’s such…
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4 Steps to Help You Overcome Communication Barriers in Relationships
Being aware of our differences allows us to acknowledge, understand, and appreciate them. What a great opportunity to become an agent of God’s grace! But it’s not always that simple, right? That’s why I’m going to share the action plan I’ve seen transform relationships, my marriage included.
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