Ladies and Gentlemen,
I just want to take a moment and share how awesome God is. When I took a leap of faith to do the book, I didn't know who would buy or support it besides my family. All I knew was I had a desire in my heart to do a book. I gave it to God and He did the rest.
On March 21, 2007, I was informed that I am the first African-American student to publish a book at the University of Mississippi. I never dreamed or expected what impact would come from my book. I was, and still am, excited about the accomplishment. God must have read my heart.
I wanted this book to inspire Christians everywhere to use their gift as a ministry tool. I wanted to show college students that if you have a desire to do something with impact, focus on God and trust in Him. I wanted to be a pioneer and God has blessed me to do so.
This is huge. I never knew I would be the first to potentially open a door for other Christians to follow. I never thought that my book would be used by Pastors as a ministry aid. I never knew any of this would happen. I just had a desire to teach Christ in a different way and I took a leap of faith. Faith without works is dead. You can't have one without the other. If this doesn't inspire people in the world, I don't know what will. I pray that this ignites a passion to serve in the most elite army the world has yet to see. God Bless.
25 March 2007
01 March 2007
Discipleship
What's good ya'll!! It's been awhile, but let's get into something interesting.
Let's talk about discipleship. Discipleship is something....that's not really seen in America today. The main problem that I have seen is that we have a lot of misconception about discipleship. The Bible says in Matthew 28:18-20 (also known as the Great Commission) says "to go and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you." Let's look at this further.
Making disciples involves 3 steps:
1) Go
2) Baptizing them
3) Teach them to obey to everything Christ commanded
If even one of these steps isn't completed, the process really won't work. Unfortunately, that is what's happening in a lot of areas. We're either not going or we're not teaching. I really hate to bad mouth the Church, but I feel that the Church (Christians) have lost the art of discipleship. Some Christians bring people to the Church, but they stop there. THAT'S WHERE THE PROBLEM LIES. We bring them to the Church to get saved, but no one is teaching them HOW to obey what Christ commanded.
If you think about it, discipleship should be a process; 1) Go out 2) Get people to surrender their life to Christ 3) TEACH them to obey Christ 4) Send them out to witness, evangelize to people 5) Repeat the process. This is the basics of God's Multiplication Table (another discussion for another day).
For those of you on a college campus, I know that we can't go out to different nations, but think of it this way. God has brought the world to us. People from different nations, people of different ethnicities attend your university. THIS IS AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY. Just think of it; if you disciple someone here, they can take it back to their nation or homeland and teach the same thing to their families and friends. Before you know it, the process has already started.
We can't be deceived anymore ya'll. The last orders that Christ gave us was to make DISCIPLES. We can't stop at just getting people saved. Once you get saved, that's when the work begins. Leave any comments that you have. Any questions or concerns, hit me up. Peace.
Let's talk about discipleship. Discipleship is something....that's not really seen in America today. The main problem that I have seen is that we have a lot of misconception about discipleship. The Bible says in Matthew 28:18-20 (also known as the Great Commission) says "to go and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you." Let's look at this further.
Making disciples involves 3 steps:
1) Go
2) Baptizing them
3) Teach them to obey to everything Christ commanded
If even one of these steps isn't completed, the process really won't work. Unfortunately, that is what's happening in a lot of areas. We're either not going or we're not teaching. I really hate to bad mouth the Church, but I feel that the Church (Christians) have lost the art of discipleship. Some Christians bring people to the Church, but they stop there. THAT'S WHERE THE PROBLEM LIES. We bring them to the Church to get saved, but no one is teaching them HOW to obey what Christ commanded.
If you think about it, discipleship should be a process; 1) Go out 2) Get people to surrender their life to Christ 3) TEACH them to obey Christ 4) Send them out to witness, evangelize to people 5) Repeat the process. This is the basics of God's Multiplication Table (another discussion for another day).
For those of you on a college campus, I know that we can't go out to different nations, but think of it this way. God has brought the world to us. People from different nations, people of different ethnicities attend your university. THIS IS AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY. Just think of it; if you disciple someone here, they can take it back to their nation or homeland and teach the same thing to their families and friends. Before you know it, the process has already started.
We can't be deceived anymore ya'll. The last orders that Christ gave us was to make DISCIPLES. We can't stop at just getting people saved. Once you get saved, that's when the work begins. Leave any comments that you have. Any questions or concerns, hit me up. Peace.
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