“Only the gospel gives us the security (of union with Christ) to risk reputation and hurt in order to love others sacrificially and boldly.”- Jared C. Wilson “Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.”- Romans 12:12 Jared Wilson continues Chapter 7 of The Imperfect Disciple with the first three of Nine […]
“Look the gospel has to be good news for the stuck too. Or else it’s not good news.”- Jared C. Wilson In Chapter 7 (“The Nine Irrefutable Laws of Followship”) of The Imperfect Disciple, Jared Wilson opens with an observation about his church ministry. Pastor Wilson states he rapidly realized one thing about his parishioners. […]
“When we as a community of Christ-followers demonstrate our life in Christ together through our feeling of Scripture, our prayer, our fasting, our service, and our relational intimacy, we create a compelling announcement of the kingdom’s presence in the world.”- Jared C. Wilson Jared Wilson concludes Chapter 6 of The Imperfect Disciple as he notes […]
“The actual church is a motley crew of sinners who are more primed, together, to really experience grace than they would be if they were all apart.”- Jared C. Wilson “May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus.”- Romans 15:5 As […]
“One of the ways relational intimacy develops in times of shared prayer is through confession. The first thing we ought to confess is our sin of not confessing our sins to one another.”- Jared C. Wilson “Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, so that you may be healed.”- James […]
“We meet each other as bringers of the gospel. The gospel is designed to be said — it’s not just a good idea; it’s good news.”- Jared C. Wilson In Chapter 6 (“The Revolution Will Not Be Instagrammed”) of The Imperfect Disciple, Jared Wilson cites Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Pastor Bonhoeffer once wrote that we meet one […]
“Our daily life communicates where our hope and trust is placed; we are actually ‘praying’ with our words and deeds every day.”- Jared C. Wilson As Jared Wilson concludes Chapter 5 of The Imperfect Disciple, he describes prayer as “spilling your guts.” Therefore, prayer doesn’t have to be pretty, tidy, particularly eloquent, or even particularly […]
“When we think of worshipful prayer as a duty, we can easily lose our taste for it. But when we think of duty as a worshipful prayer, the tables get turned on the entire concept of obligation.”- Jared C. Wilson “Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, […]
“Followers of Jesus need to commit to times of intentional solitude, with all artificial noises blocked out and adequate time to focus on God scheduled in.”- Jared C. Wilson “Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving.”- Colossians 4:2 Jared Wilson continues Chapter 5 of The Imperfect Disciple as he discusses the proper […]
“Nor do we think to speak to him [God] in much more than sound-bite prayers. We can’t think to do so, because we don’t make the time to think of much more than sound bites to say.”- Jared C. Wilson “But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.”- Luke 5:16 (NIV) In Chapter 5 […]
“It turns out that hearing is believing. It turns out, actually, that to see we first have to hear. But to really hear we have to really listen.”- Jared C. Wilson Jared Wilson concludes Chapter 4 of The Imperfect Disciple as he reiterates the most powerful discipline for real progress in friendship with God. Listening […]
“For the Bible is a remarkable fountain: the more one draws and drinks of it, the more it stimulates thirst.”- Martin Luther As Jared Wilson continues Chapter 4 of The Imperfect Disciple, he focuses on the first of two vital spiritual rhythms in discipleship. That rhythm? – listening. Specifically, Jared means reading, or more technically, […]