All posts by Rod Denton

SPIRITUAL GIFTS (1) It takes the whole church to be the church

Rod Denton in Christian Living, Discipleship, Leadership, Mentoring, Resources

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I will never forget the breakthrough that occurred in my life when I discovered that on becoming a Christian, I had been equipped with spiritual gifts by the Holy Spirit to use in my life to bless others and continue the work of Jesus in the world today.

Unfortunately, no one had ever previously shared this truth with me. It was only after I attended a seminar by an American pastor, Dr Ray Stedman and read his book, Body Life, that I was inspired to go on a journey to discover my spiritual gifts and use them as a good steward of the grace of God. Following the seminar, six …

FINISH THE RACE……..marked out for YOU

Rod Denton in Christian Living, Discipleship, Leadership, Mentoring, Mission

Finish the race marked out for you In my younger years, I grew up living a very ordinary life, being dominated by certain fears that caused me to stay in the safe zone and underestimating how much God wanted to do in and through my life. I didn’t believe in myself because I never felt that anyone had ever believed in me. I expected my future to be an extension of my past.

But the year 1979 was a defining year. I married Sue, the love of my life, and the first person who understood the potential that lay within me and believed in me. In addition to that, I had a growing awareness of the fact …

WORDS THAT HAVE SHAPED MY LIFE (71 – 80)

Rod Denton in Christian Living, Discipleship, Evangelism, Leadership, Mentoring, Mission

(71) “GREAT PEOPLE ARE READY TO HELP ME”

Rod Denton Induction at Elizabeth Church of Christ_2012 - Copy (2) I have always lived with the conviction that I was called by God to make an impact for Him and that step by step He would lead me and provide the resources I would need to achieve His great purposes. In the process, the following words of Jesus have been a valuable guide to me:
“My Father is always working and so am I……I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by Himself. He does only what He sees the Father doing.” John 5:17,19
In my years of ministry, I have never applied for any position; I have always walked …

WORDS THAT HAVE SHAPED MY LIFE (104) “Eternity”

Rod Denton in Christian Living, Discipleship, Evangelism, Leadership, Mentoring, Mission

The older I am growing, the more I find myself thinking of the things that are eternal. Some of the things that once occupied my time and my attention have now become obsolete or irrelevant as I am more and more captured by the things that are deeper and will last forever.

It was C.S. Lewis who said, “All that is not eternal is eternally out of date.”
Richard Foster in his book, Celebration of Discipline, gives helpful perspective regarding the culture of the world in which we live that is in conflict with a culture that is deep and eternal. He writes, “Superficiality is the curse of our age. …