Category: Evangelism

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 …

TO BE LIKE JESUS (1)…..The Son can only do what He sees His Father doing.

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

The remarkable life of Jesus was brought home to me when I read these words,
“The life of Jesus was so unique, unpredictable, illogical and inconsistent that it would have been impossible for someone to make it up. It had to be true.”

And yet Jesus’ calling to us is that we are to learn to live like Him. He said to His disciples, “As the Father sent me, so I am sending you.” John 20:21 As I grew to understand this calling, the words of a Salvation Army song took on a deeper meaning for me :

“To be like Jesus, this hope possesses me,
In every …

WORLDWIDE MISSION…..The opportunities that await the local church

Rod Denton in Discipleship, Evangelism, Leadership, Mission

One of the most underutilised areas of ministry in the life of local churches is their involvement in God’s worldwide mission field. Jesus’ commission to local churches was not just to go to their Jerusalem, but to their Judea and Samaria and the uttermost parts of the earth.
Satan’s lie is that you are too small and lack the resources to be involved in mighty acts of mission beyond the four walls of your church. Don’t believe it!

I discovered in our church that if we truly believed that the Father was at work in the world and we asked Him to show us where He wanted us to join …

THESE ARE THE WORST OF TIMES THESE ARE THE BEST OF TIMES

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

In 1859 Charles Dickens wrote the novel A Tale of Two Cities where the plot centres on the years leading up to the French Revolution in the late 1700s and culminates in the creation of the first French Republic. Charles Dickens began his novel with these contrasting words;
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,
it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness,
it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredibility,
it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness,
it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.”

And …