Why Practical-Discipleship.com?PurposeTo push disciples to know the Lord Jesus Christ and make Him known to others. Pusher ManWhat's a pusher man?you to do things you might not want to do but know that you should do. When and if the pusher pushes you into doing such things, you feel good about yourself and grateful to him. A pusher - however pushy - has your interests at heart. A bully thinks of nothing but his own." You can read more about pushers HERE! I want to be a pusher, not a bully. Everybody needs a pusher man in their life. On this website, you'll find teaching, help, encouragement, and admonishment. PUSH #1: Knowing GodThey, who ever “they” are, say the greatest demand is for information on physical wellness (fitness, diet, grooming, beauty tips, etc.); financial security (debt reduction, investments, budgeting, purchase discounts, etc.); and educational growth (self-help, knowledge gain, academic degrees, etc.). These felt needs are as old as time. Benjamin Franklin popularized them with his saying, “Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.” Thousands of years before Franklin was born, the Prophet Jeremiah spoke these words from the LORD God, “'Let not the wise man boast of his wisdom, or the strong man boast of his strength or the rich man boast of his riches, but let him who boasts boast about this: that he understands and knows me, that I am the LORD, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on the earth, for in these I delight' declares the LORD.” (Jeremiah 9:23,24, NIV) Being healthy, wealthy and wise can be important. But when you die, it's gone. Your health is gone. Your wealth is gone. Your wisdom is gone. Paul said bodily exercise was of little profit compared to growing in godliness (1 Timothy 4:8). Understanding and knowing the LORD God of the universe and His human manifestation, the Lord Jesus Christ is vastly more important than developing washboard abs and amassing a seven figure financial portfolio. And to that end, I and some of my friends from the Mighty Man Tribe have embarked on this cyber adventure. In addition to www.Practical-Discipleship.com, my good friend, fellow laborer and founding member of the Mighty Man Tribe , Frank Nelson is developing the www.Presence-of-God.com web site. Frank wants to help you encounter the LORD God of the universe in a deeper and more personal way. As He desires to be known. Frank believes the better you understand and know God, the better you will be able to love Him with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength (the Great Commandment as found in Mark 12:30; Matthew 22:37,38; and Deuteronomy 6:4,5). At www.Practical-Discipleship.com you will find help knowing and understanding God as you can only when you act on His commands to “go and make disciples of all nations.” (The Great Commission, Matthew 28:18-20; Mark 16:15; Acts 1:8) Free Stuff You will find free, practical examples of what disciples of Jesus Christ do, why they do it, and most importantly how-to do it. The examples and applications shared here are not the only way to follow Jesus, but they are a way. A good place to start. We all start life by following others. We learn to walk, talk, relate, love, rest and live by observing those around us. We are great imitators. www.Practical-Discipleship.com provides examples for you to follow. Recommended Books and Products You will find recommendations. There's no need to re-invent the wheel. Many good books and products on following Jesus Christ are available. There are some great motivational books! They explain why we should follow Christ and what we should do. www.Practical-Discipleship.com attempts to extend the “why” and the “what” by adding the “how-to.” How-To: Know God 1. Look around see what you find here. Pick one thing. Just one thing and start doing it. Once you have tried that one thing, come back and find a second thing. Just one more thing. Start doing it. Keep doing the things that work for you. Drop the ones that don't work for you and try something else. Repeat as needed. 2. Sign-up for the free newsletter. You will get distracted. Satan will try to get you off track. Our free newsletter can serve as a reminder to reconsider your life and revive your interest in following Jesus Christ.
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PUSH #2: Helping Others Know God BetterMy second “push” is to get as many of you as I can to pass on as much of what you know and learn to as many people as you can. If you and I are the reliable people Paul is referring to in 2 Timothy 2:2, then we should always be looking “to teach others.” How-to: Help Others Know God 1. PRAY! “Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.” Matthew 9:38 2. Tell others about us. Let your friends know we are here. 3. Share with your friends what God is teaching you. 4. Link to this website. You can link through your own website, blog, FaceBook account, MySpace account, twitter, etc. 5. Start your own website or blog to help pass on your expertise to the next generations. You have something to say, find your voice and get it out there. We use SBI! It's worth the price. I highly recommend it. Read more here. There are several free tools available if you want to try them: For free blogging: For free web space: PUSH #3: Give MoneyFinally, I confess, I have a third “push.” To get as much of the money God has entrusted to our collective stewardship to as many of the ministries as possible to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ to as many people as we can while the LORD God allows us to walk on the face of the earth.Every opportunity will be taken to encourage you to give as generously as you will to spread the Good News. Just give! How-To: Give Money 1. Give to your local church. If you don't have one or don't yours, find another one and give to them. 2. Give to your favorite missions organization. If you don't know any, here is a list of reputable missions organizations focusing on preaching the good news of Jesus Christ to the lost. 3. Give to your favorite individual missionary. Maybe you have a friend or acquaintance who is serving as a missionary. Give to them. If you are giving them some, consider giving more! 4. You can give to one of the many fine organizations meeting the physical needs of poverty stricken individuals while sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ to nourish their impoverished souls. Just give! 5. If you don't want to be bothered giving directly, send it to me. I will send it out to advance the good news about Jesus Christ for you! To help support the third “push,” every penny, dime, dollar, Benjamin and even the Clevelands, Chases, and Wilsons produced as income to this web site will go right back out to advance the spread of the Good News of Jesus Christ among every tribe and language and people and nation. You will find as much free content here as we can create. You don't have to pay for it. But if God lays it on your heart, make a donation. I will pass it on.
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We are not currently set up as a not-for-profit organization so your donation is not tax-deductible. If that's important to you, here are a list of worthy organizations that can give out a tax-deductible receipt. 6. Buy! You will also find recommended books and products to help you grow as a disciple of Jesus Christ. If you decide to purchase those products, please use the links on this web site. It costs you exactly the same price, but I get a small commission for recommending you buy it. Those commissions count toward the web site income. Recommended Books and Products You will also find some products uniquely designed to assist you in your quest to follow Jesus Christ. If nothing exists to fit the need, we will try to create something. When we do, we will offer it to you. You may choose to purchase it as a downloadable e-book or a print-on-demand book. These product sales count as webs site income. Remember, every penny, dime, dollar, Benjamin and even the Grover Clevelands ($1,000), Salmon P. Chases ($10,000), and Woodrow Wilsons ($100,000) produced as income to this web site will go right back out to advance the spread of the Good News of Jesus Christ among every tribe and language and people and nation in the world!
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Posted on June 22, 2008 Updated on March 8, 2010
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