The Grace Discipleship Group

Here is a link to the resurgence website (connected with Acts 29) where you can read the first of a series of posts by Steve Timmis and Tim Chester on Gospel and Community.

Gospel Intentionaility

Keith Watson has written a great intro to their next sermon series.  He brings out some very important points for us to not only read and believe conceptually, but to really believe in our hearts such that it is what is lived out in our lives.  Here is a portion of that intro… Continue Reading »

We have been working on a Grace Fellowship “Core Practices” directive for our Missional Communities.  This is not something that is a legalistic checklist, but rather a helpful simplified list that reminds us and pushes us towards the gospel-centered life that should be true of every believer in Christ.  What is our call - based on our gospel identity - who we now are in and because of Jesus - our Treasure.

Below you will find what we have so far.  Continue Reading »

Here is a great quote from Tim Keller:  “Jesus always gives you what you would have prayed for if you knew everything He knows.”

The Crowded House has written an interesting doctrinal statement.  Unlike most, it is not written as a systematic theology but rather as a biblical theology.  Give it a read and let me know what you think. Continue Reading »

Examination and correction as we move forward is not just a good idea in driving, but also in the life of our church - lest we drift and lose sight of our purpose in Christ.  Continue Reading »

Mark Driscoll has a great article in light of the American election.  Read it here.

Scott Thomas, the director of Acts 29, has a great post on the Acts 29 blog.  Check it out here.

Here is a quote that is worth pondering…

“A South African pastor went with me from city to city in his country and then commented: ‘You preach a troublesome gospel.  We preach a kingdom in heaven hereafter, that upsets nothing now.  But you preach a kingdom now on earth and that upsets everything.”  – “E. Stanley Jones, The Unshakeable Kingdom and The Unshakeable Person

A good Acts 29 friend and brother, Keith Watson, from Macon, Georgia has a great understanding of the church.  Cheryl and I met Keith and his wife in North Carolina, where we were assessed together at the Acts 29 boot camp.   Below is a link to a recent message of Keith’s at New City Church Downtown in which he does a great job of explaining missional communities in his context.  Continue Reading »