Recently I was asked specifically, “Beyond training strategies to make disciples of our children, what is it that would be an effective demonstration of the gospel at home?” In other words, how do we live out the gospel at home in such a compelling, authentic way that our children actually want the life that is lived in Christ, with Christ,…
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Disciple Children for Life on Mission
Each year I am privileged to lead a group of 40ish people on an in-depth study tour of the land of Israel. We study the biblical text in context but not in the usual way. Instead we hike the land from Dan to Beersheva and try to pattern our experience around the ways of the rabbis. We use the teaching…
How to Pray (Matthew 6:5-13)
This Sunday, July 24, 2016, we at Bay Area will learn how to pray based on Jesus’s instruction to his disciples on prayer. Prayer is a life rhythm for Jesus in the gospels resulting in connection with the Father and power from the Father. It was so important to the disciples that they asked Jesus to teach them how to…
