Sunday, January 03, 2016

We cannot make one disciple

They each have free will
we are not in control of their steps;
We can lead them,
we can guide them,
but we cannot change a human heart.

We cannot change any of them
no more than we can end addiction
of a loved one, a neighbor;
We cannot make one disciple
while we walk the earth.

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extract/ edited January 3, 2015
We cannot make one disciple

edited December 15, 2015
no more than ending addiction – v5
(merging edits to original and version 2 and version 4)
edited July 8, 2014
no more than ending addiction – v4
(editing original)
edited May 20, 2014
no more than ending addiction – v3
May 17, 2014
no more than ending addiction – v2
May 17, 2014
no more than ending addiction
&
Edited September 28, 2013
“Love them where you love them – v3”
Edited July 2, 2013
“Love them where you love them – v2
July 1, 2013
“Love them where you love them”
answer to question and
presentation by Chester (Chet) Birmingham
on addiction and recovery at
Jeremiah’s Corner,
led by Ellen Dickinson
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
July 1, 2013
&
May 17, 2014
no more than ending addiction
May 17, 2014
no more able than Christ
May 17, 2014
the truth of the Great Commission
May 17, 2014
we can make members
May 17, 2014
the Big Lie of the Great Commission
May 17, 2014
disciples by choice
May 17, 2014
We cannot make disciples
May 17, 2014
God makes disciples
Matthew 28:18-20
Daniel 1
Daniel 2
and Men’s Bible Study
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
May 4, 2014



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