Posts Tagged ‘faith’
3 Specific Ways to Prepare Your Heart to Make Big Moves for God
As followers and disciples of Christ, we all have the same purpose of life. The difference is how it’s played out in our lives. What’s God calling you to do or change so He can live His life in you and through you? In this article, we’ll uncover the one aspect of our faith that is crucial to understanding God’s direction and purpose in our lives right now.
Read MoreWhat 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.
Read More3 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.
Read MoreHow 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 have they shaken your faith? When you’re in a crisis — whether it’s personal, whether…
Read More5 Simple Prayers That Will Deepen Your Faith This Year
When it comes to my spiritual walk, I have found what keeps me motivated day in and day out, for decades on end. No practice has impacted my faith more than spending time with God. To pass along the tricks I’ve used to cement this habit into my life, I’ve broken it down into five simple prayers that reflect powerful principles I’d like to share with you.
Read MoreThe One Thing You Need To Know To Pray With Absolute Confidence
Have you ever tried hard to pray with confidence? What did it look like for you? Did you have the assurance the writer talks about in the verse? Maybe you started out discouraged, but then you turned desire into determination and prayed with boldness that God would answer your prayer. I’ve been there many times in life, and eventually I learned that I was missing one key ingredient.
Read More4 Inspired Portraits Revealing the Roles of a Faithful Father
Consider 4 inspired portraits that reveal the unique responsibilities and roles of a faithful father. Over the decades I have spent parenting our children, I have done a lot of pondering over the roles of a faithful father. And it all began with a dream. Men, have you ever awakened, in the middle of the…
Read MoreHow to Break Out of A Destructive Lifestyle And Start Living On The Edge
BONUS: Access the entire Daily Discipleship Video Series 3 truths that describe what new life in Christ looks like Which words best describe your life experience since coming to faith in Christ — Exciting and adventurous? Fearful and uncertain? The Barna and Gallup research tells us that most Christians, though given a new life, still…
Read MoreThe Key to Building Confidence in God’s Word
Can you honestly say, “I believe the Bible is the Word of God and I believe that it’s true?” I can remember a time when I doubted this to be true. I was a graduate student at West Virginia University and one day I was walking into one of my classes when a very bright Ph.D. student passed me and then stopped in his tracks. He spotted a Bible on top…
Read MoreHow to Starve Your Fear and Feed Your Faith
What is the greatest fear you’re facing right now? What gets your stomach in knots? When you’re driving in your car and everything is quiet and your mind drifts, what makes your heart rate increase and you suddenly realize you’re afraid? For some of us, it’s the fear of losing our health or losing our…
Read MoreWhy Our Expectations Are So Important
We all have expectations. But what about when it comes to God? For some of us who are married, we might think, “If I love Jesus, then my marriage is going be great!” For those of us who are single, we could think, “If I love Jesus, then the right person is going to walk…
Read MoreHow Do You Fit in God’s Plan?
Throughout Scripture, from Genesis 3 all the way through to Revelation 20, we see God pouring out His grace. From the very first moment when He clothed our parents after sin entered the world, God began this unstoppable tsunami wave of grace that wants to redeem, to reconcile, to forgive and to atone. God’s wave…
Read MoreThe Secret to Having an Extraordinary Life
Most of us spend much of our life telling ourselves, “I can’t do that because I’m not smart enough,” or “I don’t have the training,” or “I’m not bold enough” or “I’m not courageous enough,” or “I don’t know the Bible well enough…” The list goes on and on. What we tend to forget is…
Read MoreIs the Bible Really True?
The Reliability of the Bible Do you think you have to throw your brains in the trash to believe in the Bible? Many people are skeptics when it comes to believing in the truthfulness and accuracy of the Bible as the infallible and inspired Word of God. This is especially true of Christians who perhaps…
Read MoreHow Do I Stand Strong As a Christian?
How to Overcome Temptation? This world is full of temptation. As Christians, we’re even more aware of temptation and what’s right and wrong. Yet, for many of us, sin feels like a losing battle. We don’t want to lust, but somehow we find ourselves lusting. We may notice that everybody at the office leaves early…
Read MoreWhat About My Friends Who Don’t Believe?
Will I Have to Give Up My Friends to Follow Jesus? Well, first, let’s look at this question a little bit. It makes a couple of assumptions, that if you really follow Christ, you’re going to become this boring, irrelevant person and your friends won’t be around you anymore. I’m not sure that’s true.…
Read MoreHow Do I Begin Reading the Bible?
How To Start Reading the Bible When I became a Christian, I didn’t know how to read the Bible, and I remember feeling intimidated about where to begin. So, let me give you a few suggestions that might really help you. First, start in the New Testament. Get a translation that’s easy for you to…
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