It is a constant battle to resist the temptation to have more luxuries, to acquire more stuff, and to live more comfortably.

So what is the difference between someone who willfully indulges in sexual pleasures while ignoring the Bible on moral purity and someone who willfully indulges in the selfish pursuit of more and more material possessions while ignoring the Bible on caring for the poor? The difference is that one involves a social taboo in the church and the other involves the social norm in the church.

Repentance is a rich biblical term that signifies an elemental transformation in someone's mind, heart, heart, and life.

The price of our non-discipleshi p is high for those without Christ.

I can almost picture the disciples faces. "No, not the drink-my-blood speech! We'll never get on the list of fastest-growing movements if you keep asking them to eat you!

And while we stand with conviction and courage, we must live with compassion. Amid a world with massive social needs around us, ranging from desperate poverty and orphan crises and millions of girls being trafficked for sex, to the degradation of marriage and the abortion of babies, we need to speak and act with selfless love on all of these issues.

Disciple making is not a call for others to come to us to hear the gospel but a command for us to go to others to share the gospel.