Category: Evangelism

WORDS THAT HAVE SHAPED MY LIFE (91) “NEVER A DULL MOMENT”

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

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As I write this WORDS, I am daily attending a Cancer Centre where for 35 consecutive weekdays I am undergoing radiotherapy for cancer in my body.

The thought of driving to and from the Cancer Centre to go through a precise medical procedure that is supervised by trained staff, was not something I was looking forward to; until I read of Paul’s experiences in a Roman jail as explained in his letter to the Philippians.

Paul wrote, “And I want you to know, my dear brothers and sisters, that everything that has happened to me here has helped to spread the Good News. For EVERYONE here, including the whole …

WORDS THAT HAVE SHAPED MY LIFE (89) “WHAT ON EARTH AM I HERE FOR?”

Rod Denton in Discipleship, Evangelism, Mentoring

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Eric Liddell was an Olympic runner whose story was told in the Oscar winning film, Chariots of Fire. Liddell who later became a missionary in China once said, “God has made me for a purpose, for China. But He also made me fast, and when I run, I feel His pleasure.”
Eric Liddell knew what on earth he was here for and also his God-given strength to fulfill that purpose. How sad it is for a person to go through life not knowing that they had been created for a purpose and not being able to fulfill that purpose over the course of their lifetime with the gifts God has …

WORDS THAT HAVE SHAPED MY LIFE 86 “THE GOLDEN RULE……what did Jesus really mean?”

Rod Denton in Christian Living, Discipleship, Evangelism, Leadership

Rod Denton Induction at Elizabeth Church of Christ_2012 Jesus said, “So in everything do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.” Matthew 7:12
There was a time where I understood the Golden Rule to be a rule of reciprocity, where I would do exactly to others what I wanted them to do to me. But then I gradually came to understand that following the Golden Rule by literally responding to people in the way I had wanted them to treat me, did not take into consideration the uniqueness of each person and their felt needs.
On further examination I came to see that Jesus didn’t treat …

PRAYER POWER….out of the saltshaker

Rod Denton in Christian Living, Discipleship, Evangelism, Leadership

“For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments (logical thinking) and every pretension (pride) that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought (scheme) to make it obedient to Christ.” 2 Corinthians 19:3-5

Jesus told His followers that they are to be the salt of the earth, agents of transformation for the Kingdom of God that preserves, adds flavour and influences our surrounding society. He also said that if salt remains in …