Waylon Moore has been discipling believers for more than 50 years. I am indebted to him for the way he has mentored me through his writings and in person. Waylon suggests that every believer memorize 100 key Bible versestopics. I included the list below for convenience, but make sure to visit his website for more insights about memorizing scripture and mentoring disciples. mentoring-disciples.org
100 Bible Verses Every Christian Should Memorize (Waylon Moore - mentoring-disciples.org) The Word — Matthew 4:4; Hebrews 4:12; Jeremiah 15:16 Prayer — John 16:24; Matthew 21:22; Philippians 4:6, 7 Obedience — Romans 12:1; John 14:21; Hebrews 5:8 Witnessing — Matthew 4:19; Proverbs 24:11, 12; Acts 1:8; Romans 1:16; Matthew 28:19, 20 Salvation — The Bridge Verses: Romans 3:23; Romans 6:23; Hebrews 9:27; Romans 5:8; Ephesians 2:8, 9; John 5:24; John 1:12; Revelation 3:20 Assurance — 1 John 5:13; John 5:24 Guidance — James 1:5; Isaiah 30:18; Proverbs 3:5, 6 Victory — 1 Corinthians 10:13; Romans 8:37 Christ the Lord — John 3:30; Galatians 2:20; John 13:13, 14; 2 Corinthians 5:15 The Holy Spirit — 1 Corinthians 3:16, 17; 1 Corinthians 6:19, 20; John 14:26 The Father — John 4:23; Psalm 103:13, 14 His Love — John 3:16; Jeremiah 31:3 His Presence — Isaiah 49:15, 16; Hebrews 13:5 His Peace — Isaiah 26:3; John 14:2, 3 His Provision — Romans 8:32; Philippians 4:19; Luke 6:38 His Power — Psalm 147:3-5; Psalm 62:11; 1 Chronicles 29:11, 12 Images of Christ — Matthew 11:28-30; John 1:14; Hebrews 1:9 His Faithfulness — 2 Thessalonians 3:3; 1 Corinthians 1:9 His Grace — 2 Corinthians 9:8; 2 Corinthians 12:9; 2 Peter 1:2, 3; Hebrews 4:15, 16 His Strength — Psalm 18:2; 2 Corinthians 12:9 His Attitude — Colossians 3:23, 24; Proverbs 13:10; Philippians 4:13 Humility — Philippians 2:3, 4; John 13:13, 14 Handling Pressure — Isaiah 26:3; Psalm 46:1, 10; Psalm 18:1, 2 Disaster — Isaiah 63:9; Psalm 61:2; 2 Chronicles 14:11 Provision — Psalm 1; Psalm 23; Psalm 84:11 Waiting on God — Psalm 62:5; Psalm 27:14; Isaiah 40:31 Return of Christ — 2 Peter 3:14; 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17; Revelation 20:15 Praise and Adoration — 1 Chronicles 16:10-12; 1 Chronicles 29:11, 12 The Tongue — Ephesians 4:29; Proverbs 17:27, 28; James 1:19, 20 Faith — Hebrews 11:6; Romans 4:17b, 20, 21; Hebrews 10:38 Christ's Disciple — Luke 9:23; Matthew 28:19, 20; John 8:31 Holy Walk — Isaiah 32:17; Colossians 2:6, 7 Seeking God — Psalm 107:9; Psalm 27:4, 8 Multiply Your Life — Isaiah 43:4; Deuteronomy 1:11 Family Promises — Deuteronomy 6:6, 7; Genesis 22:18; Isaiah 59:21 Consequences — Galatians 6:7; Ecclesiastes 10:1; Ecclesiastes 8:11; 1 Samuel 15:22, 23 100 Bible Verses Every Christian Should Memorize (Waylon Moore - mentoring-disciples.org) Below is an excerpt from my book about dealing with the problem of Internet Pornography.
I have always liked the Biblical account of Caleb. Moses sent Caleb and Joshua along with ten other men to explore Canaan in preparation for their journey into the land. The explorers were to go up into the hill country to see what the land was like. Were the people there strong or weak, few or many? Were the cities unwalled or fortified? How is the soil? Is it fertile or poor? How good is the fruit of the land? The explorers journeyed into the land until they came to the region of Hebron. There they found fertile land and good fruit, but they also found the descendants of Anak—giant fierce warriors who made them tremble with fear. The explorers returned to Moses where only Joshua and Caleb suggested they should attempt to take the land. The other ten explorers believed the dangers of the land too powerful to overcome. These ten men convinced the Israelites to turn back in fear and they refused to enter the Promised Land. As a result, the Israelites spent forty years wandering in the desert. When Joshua finally led them into Canaan, the Israelites began occupying the land, but no one, it seemed, was willing to take on the challenge of the hill country where the giant descendants of Anak lived. Was there anyone among the people of God willing to face the giants? Faithful Caleb was willing, and he stepped up to Joshua and said, I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadesh Barnea to explore the land. And I brought him back a report according to my convictions, but my brothers who went up with me made the hearts of the people melt with fear. I, however, followed the LORD my God wholeheartedly. So on that day Moses swore to me, 'The land on which your feet have walked will be your inheritance and that of your children forever, because you have followed the LORD my God wholeheartedly.' "Now then, just as the LORD promised, he has kept me alive for forty-five years since the time he said this to Moses, while Israel moved about in the desert. So here I am today, eighty-five years old! I am still as strong today as the day Moses sent me out; I'm just as vigorous to go out to battle now as I was then. Now give me this hill country that the LORD promised me that day. You yourself heard then that the Anakites were there and their cities were large and fortified, but, the LORD helping me, I will drive them out just as he said." Joshua 14:6-15 (NIV) There was a job to do. Giants were still in the land and someone needed to deal with them. Caleb believed that he was called by God to take on those giants, and with God’s help he drove them from the land and the people had peace. Once again, there is a job to do. Internet pornography threatens our society and our families. It is a multibillion dollar industry with powerful allies in government and business, and its secret and efficient distribution system can reach instantly into any home with a computer. Internet pornography is a giant that few seem willing to deal with. Download free PDF of the book Get a print copy of the book Growing Up: How To Be a Disciple Who Makes Disciples encourages Christians to take seriously the Great Commission by moving beyond a mere sentimental expression of the faith and actually doing what Jesus taught and commanded.
Robby describes his transformation from a young man addicted to drugs to a Christian disciple, and disciple maker. This book however, is not really about Robby's journey. It is about encouraging Christian believers to make Christ's last command their primary concern. Through a bold honest assessment, Robby explores some of the reasons for current disciple making ineffectiveness. He then offers an intensely practical and Biblical approach that any church could adopt and implement to be more effective in disciple making. This book is not just for pastors and church leaders. It is for anyone who desires to live out the Great Commission of Jesus Christ and is looking for practical tools to make that desire a reality. I heartily recommend that every serious follower of Jesus Christ take the message of this book to heart and grow up into maturity, becoming a disciple who makes disciples. Click here to get Growing Up At a recent conference for pastors and church leaders on discipleship, the speaker emphasized how important it was for disciples to be able to read, understand, and apply Scripture for themselves. Yet, he lamented: "In the church, far too few followers of Christ are able to do this."
He then shared an illustration about a pastor who worked with a tribal people who cooked their food by burying it in a sand pit. Apparently, in the process of cooking, a lot of sand would get into the food, which tended to wear down the teeth of the members of the tribe. In this particular tribe, older people who had damaged teeth would get younger people in the tribe to chew the food for them. Unfortunately, because much of the nutrition in food is released during the chewing process, many of these older members of the tribe were suffering from malnutrition. After sharing this illustration, the speaker looked out at the crowd of pastors and church leaders and said, "This is what we do every week in our churches." We prepare our sermons and our Bible studies by chewing on them all week. Then on Sunday morning we take the already chewed food of God's Word out of our mouths and plop it into the mouths the people in our congregations. This is the only intake of God's word many Christians get, and they are starving spiritually because the real nutrition of God's word comes from chewing it for ourselves. If we want to be healthy mature disciples, we must learn to to chew God's word for ourselves. This means learning how to read, understand, and apply the Bible in our own lives. It also means that we must have a strategy for engaging the Bible daily. Here are some resources that can help us learn to chew our own food. Scripture Union Center for Bible Engagement Bible Reading Start-up Guide Mentoring Disciples (Bible Study Tools) Bible Reading Plans George Guthrie (Read the Bible for Life) Sunday School Organization
I have been doing quite a bit of Sunday School consulting lately with churches that have not had a Sunday School program in recent years. One of the question I am most often asked is: How do we organize our Sunday School ministry and our Sunday School Classes. I wanted to post some resources that I have come across that can help a church effectively organize its Sunday School Ministry. These resources are taken from Baptist State Conventions, Lifeway, and Churches that are doing an exemplary job in Sunday School ministry. Florida Baptist Convention Sunday School Resources Elmer Towns: How to Grow an Effective Sunday School Antioch Baptist Church Sunday School Teacher's Resource Manual KY Baptist Convention - How Should a Sunday School Class Be Organized FBC Tallassee Sunday School Class Organization Lifeway 5-Step Formula for Sunday School As a student of the Bible I enjoy reading and studying God’s Word. I am familiar with a number of Bible study methods, and know that it is important to read the Scriptures regularly. To be honest, however, I have been in a bit of a dry spell lately in my devotional life. I was finding my time of daily Bible reading a bit mechanical.
1. Churches don’t make disciples when: Church leaders have been diverted from their primary calling to “equip the saints” to the primary role of pastoral care.
What to do about it: The pastor models and supports disciple making throughout the church. The pastor demonstrates that one of his highest priorities is to disciple and train his staff and key leaders to be disciple makers. If the pastor makes discipleship a priority in his life, it will more likely be a priority in the church. 2. Churches don’t make disciples when: There is no clearly articulated definition of a disciple. What to do about it: Develop a biblical definition for a disciple and communicate it effectively to the congregation. Make a goal that the average church member will clearly understand the biblical definition of a disciple. Regularly engage the congregation with teaching and discussion concerning what it means to be a disciple. Be creative and visual in communicating the biblical definition for a disciple. 3. Churches don’t make disciples when: Programs rather than people are at the center of the disciple making strategy. What to do about it: Equip and release disciple making leaders. Don’t rely on the Small Group Ministry to make disciples. Programs don't make disciples, people make disciples. Employ the Disciple Making Equation: dml (disciple making leader)+re (relational environment)+rp (reproducible process)=discipleship Encourage relational disciple making. 4. Churches don’t make disciples when: The Christian life is thought of primarily in terms of eternal benefits rather than living as a follower of Jesus. What to do about it: Encourage people to live as followers rather than Christians. A Christian believes in Jesus for eternal life. A follower is on a journey to become more like Jesus. 5. Churches don’t make disciples when: Learning and discipleship are thought of as the same thing. What to do about it: Redefine discipleship in terms of who we are becoming rather than what we know or what classes we have taken. Have a curriculum that is based on moving people further along the discipleship path. Avoid the never-ending search for the next discipleship or small group study. 6. Churches don’t make disciples when: There is an inadequate view of community in the church. What to do about it: Encourage the understanding and practice of biblical community. Understand and remove barriers to biblical community. (Busy Schedules, Individualism, Immaturity, Sin) Practice relational integrity. Encourage participation in community building small groups. 7. Churches don’t make disciples when: There is no pathway to maturity. What to do about it: Develop a spiritual growth plan for your congregation and communicate it effectively. Train leaders to help people navigate the plan. Keep track each person’s journey. 8. Churches don’t make disciples when: The metric for success is participation rather than transformation. What to do about it: Help the congregation shift focus from participation to transformation. Develop a method of measuring/self-assessing transformation. Organize church ministries toward transformation rather than participation. Celebrate Transformation 9. Churches don’t make disciples when: There is no plan to get people into God’s word. What to do about it: Encourage daily Bible engagement Have a congregational Bible reading plan. Celebrate what God is doing in the lives of people through daily Bible engagement. Teach basic Bible skills and literacy. |
Tony HoffmanCampus Pastor at First Baptist Church in Leesburg, FL where his passion is to help people discover and live out their calling in Christ. Tony regularly consults, speaks, and teaches about discipleship and Christian education. Archives
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