This is a post to encourage all the 40 Day Discipleship Challengers. Don't beat yourself up if you've missed one or two of the text messages. Remember some of the suggestions will take time to put into practice. We're all here to support and help each other not to lay guilt trips on one other. I have a few to catch up with myself and I intend to follow them up. Life has been quite busy over the past few days and I must confess I enjoy getting a chance to chill...
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Today's "Discipleship Challenge" is to give something away that is literally very valuable. I think there is amazing freedom to be had from exploring the gift of generosity. Jesus told us that the real joy in life is to give rather than receive. So often our worldly wealth just pulls us down turns us into slaves. Take a moment and challenge the mean streak that all of us have inside. Chase it, shock it bury it break its hold Go ahead grab a bit of...
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It will be fascinating to see the outcome of the "change jam jars" as we continue with the Discipleship Challenge. Its interesting to note that our loose change is another man's daily wage. I remember speaking to a man who lived in the Attacama desert. He lived in a shanty town outside the city of Ica. We were giving him free water from the back of the worst lorry Ive ever seen. He told me he earned 5 soles a day working in the esparragus fields. In our money that...
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"Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus." I find this text so uplifting. There are many things that we all worry about. Decisions that we have to make which cause us to toss and turn. Here in this verse the Apostle Paul is reminding us all that prayer can make a world of...
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Writing the journal was easier than I thought it would be. I was reflecting on some of the people I met today. All members of the Church of Scotland but with completely different ideas regarding the shape of the church. How easy it is for us to want Jesus to make us feel comfortable. Oh yes you'll be going for a walk with Jesus at some point today. I mean those of you who have signed up for the C 40 challenge ( text Bible 40 to 80806  you'll get your...
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Today's challenge is all about keeping a note of what god is going to do in your life over the next 39 days. Hopefully you've told a friend about the challenge now its time to record all the things that will happen to you over the next few days. Taking time out at the end of each day for reflection is a great discipline. Don't beat yourself up if you can't manage to write something everyday. However you will be amazed at how addictive it can become. This is a great...
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Well can you believe it today is the first day of the D40 Challenge. This is a Discipleship Challenge which will last for 40 days. Each day those participating will receive a text on their mobile which will contain a practical challenge. During this time we will discover many truths about ourselves and I hope that we will all find ourselves closer to God. One other thing where possible the challenge will have its thinking based around biblical idea. So you might even...
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