Service - Participating in God's Work on Earth

We can't just all sit around. That's not what we were created for. Here Bill talks about breaking down three walls that have been allowed to be built in the church that keep us from participating with God in His work on Earth.

(with help from Brandenburg, Chandler, Piper, Pearcy, and of course MINDY!!)

Service - Participating in God's Work on Earth (mp3)

Discipleship - Mastering the Master's Life

We were created to become like Christ. That process, of being transformed into the image of Christ, is called discipleship, and it is one of the most misunderstood concepts in the church today. Howard Hendricks had a great series he did called "The Dynamics of Discipleship" which can be found online, and I borrow many of his ideas here because I think he nails it on the head. Discipleship is the Christian life, the Christian life is the life of Christ, so we need to master the Master's life.

Discipleship - Mastering the Master's Life (mp3)

Worship - The Fight For Joy - John 4

Here is week two of a series we're calling "Welcome to the Planet" where we're answering the simple quesiton everyone has: "Why on earth am I here?"

This week we talk about Worship and I talk about "The fight for joy" and John 4 where Jesus says that true worshipers will worship the Father in "spirit and truth." Basically, this is a paraphrase of John Piper's chapter on worship in Desiring God which is one of the best chapters on worship I've ever read. I also use another Chandler illustration, because let's be honest, no one talks about worship better than Piper and Chandler!

Worship - The Fight For Joy - John 4 (mp3)