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How Jason Poor Uses The Discipleship Gospel Workbook to Disciple

Publisher Chad Harrington interviews Georgia pastor Jason Poor on how he used The Discipleship Gospel Workbook by Ben Sobels and Bill Hull to disciple others. Hear why he uses this, how he uses it, and what success he's seen using it as a disciple-making tool. About 16 minutes in, Jason drops a truth bomb. It's a powerful disciple-making question he's learned to ask people.

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Prayer and Fasting: How to Use Resources to Guide Your Church feat. Dave Clayton

How can we lead our churches through seasons of prayer and fasting? As the Holy Spirit guides us, we can use resources as tools. Listen to the audio from a live webinar featuring Dave Clayton with Chad Harrington as a host (links to read and watch below).

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Discipleship at Home: Discipling the Heart

Parents struggle with discipleship at home, but focusing on the heart helps. Listen to the message by Bobby and Chad Harrington, which they preached together at the GO Conference in Toronto, Canada, in 2019. 

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Spiritual Formation: Alignment Before Achievement

Learn the importance of “Alignment Before Achievement“ in your spiritual formation journey. Chad Harrington takes a look at the meaning of “David … a man after God’s own heart” and what this looks like at three important moments in David’s life.

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Brian Molitor's Vital Advice for Mentoring the Next Generation

Brian Molitor, author of Mentoring Moments, shares with us vital advice for parents and mentors. As a parent myself, I was deeply encouraged by Brian’s perspective. He encourages parents to intentionally mentor, gives four pieces of advice that have the potential to change the trajectory of your young person’s life, and he articulates the difference between independence, codependence, and interdependence—pointing the way toward healthy interdependence as the best option. No matter where you’re at in your journey as a mentor, be encouraged and equipped.

Learn more about Brian’s book Mentoring Moments: Life Lessons for the Next Generation here.

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Service, Submission, and Confession | 8 of 8 of Spiritual Formation

How are the spiritual disciplines of service, submission, and confession connected? They converge based on humility. Humble people serve and submit; they also confess when they’ve done wrong. As we seek to become like Jesus, these practices not only display humility but also cultivate humility—as God’s works in us to will and act according to his good pleasure in these ways.

 

We’re usually decent at serving those around us, but what those far? What about the poor? Let's find Christ among the poor by looking at Matthew 25, and discuss what this looks like, especially for Americans today. We’re called to submit to, even obey, those in authority. What authorities are we to submit to based on Scripture? And what does it look like to submit to them according to biblical teaching? Then, confession. Confession to God is must, but what about confessing our sins to one another? Learn about what the grace of God poured out through the spiritual discipline of confession looks like as we anchor our understanding in James 5 and 1 John 1.

 

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Fasting | 7 of 8 of Spiritual Formation

Fasting is not a burden but a gift to be received—something we get to do, not have to do. In this class session, I make the case for fasting primarily as a means to connect with God to show him our desperation. Hear the story of how I fasted at age 6 without giving my family warning, but more importantly what the Bible says about fasting. We take a high-level view of fasting as we survey the Old Testament examples, asking the question: What purpose for fasting ties all these together? Esther, Elijah, Moses, David, and the nation of Israel as a whole. But the main focus is on the life and teachings of Jesus about fasting.

 

Learning to fast can lead to breakthroughs unlike anything else in your relationship with God. Jesus did it, and as his disciples, we can do it too. Learn why fasting is important, what it does, and how to do it in today’s class session.

 

Recommended HIM Publications resource: Revival Starts Here: A Short Conversation on Prayer, Fasting, and Revival for Beginners Like Me by Dave Clayton.

 

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Prayer | 6 of 8 of Spiritual Formation

Understand the Lord’s Prayer as a framework for daily prayer to help you connect with God. This starts with understanding the primary purpose of prayer as union, not utility. Then, we must be honest about what holds us back from prayer, and then authentically ask, "Why pray?" But the main bulk of today's lesson is the meaning of each line of the Lord's Prayer. What does "hallowed" mean? What is the kingdom of God? Why are we praying to not be led into temptation if God would never do that anyway? And how does it all fit together as a cohesive whole? This session is intended to give you a deep understanding of the Lord's Prayer so you can use it meaningfully as a framework for daily prayer.

 

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The Spiritual Discipline of Study | 5 of 8 of Spiritual Formation

Do you want to experience a rich relationship with God through his Word? It’s not always easy. Identify with the greatest barriers that keep us away from Scripture, learn how to go deep into God’s Word over the long haul journey of your life, and be encouraged through a biblical theology of the Word. This class session includes practical steps, guides, and resources that will help you take the next right step toward God through his Word. Request the class notes and downloads by emailing us. Find our contact info at himpublications.com/about.

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Sabbath Rest | 4 of 8 of Spiritual Formation

Should we obey "the Sabbath" as Christians? If so, what is different for us? What does the Bible say about this in the Old Testament and in the New? How exactly does Jesus handle it? And if we should obey it, what does that look like practically speaking? We cover all this and more in this episode.

 

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