Josh Hunt's Blog, page 222
May 12, 2018
May 11, 2018
Crystal clear preaching and teaching
In the movie A Few Good Men, Jack Nicholson plays the role of Colonel Nathan Jessup. While on a witness stand, he asks a Navy lawyer, played by Tom Cruise, a question about intellectual comprehension: “Are we clear?” Cruise responds, “Yes.” Nicholson shouts the question again, “Are we clear?” In one of those classic Hollywood […]
May 10, 2018
Bill Hull: What is a Disciple
The most important factor in defining a disciple is the teachings of Jesus. He was the disciple maker; He was speaking to the disciples when the Great Commission was issued. Jesus’ definitions are head and shoulders above any other. Jesus defined a disciple, and we will consider that profile in detail in the next few […]
May 9, 2018
May 8, 2018
Transformed by pain
Lewis said that pain is God’s megaphone to rouse a deaf world.
May 7, 2018
May 6, 2018
Wow! Preaching and Teaching
I couldn’t believe the effect! People were literally sitting on the edge of their seat as they followed my sermon. I was taking a risk, but it was a risk I felt I had to take. Slip into the scene: I was the pastor of a large multicultural congregation in Miami, Florida, and I was […]
May 5, 2018
John Piper on Discipleship
What then is a true disciple? Or what does Jesus mean by saying in verse 31, “you are truly my disciples”? Let’s be really clear here: For Jesus “true disciple” is the same as “true Christian” or “true believer.” Jesus is not saying that “true disciple” is a second stage in the Christian life. First […]
