Women’s Discipleship Concepts is a ministry located in Knoxville, Tennessee. It serves women by teaching them what it means to grow in fellowship with Jesus Christ. When one comes into relationship with Jesus, everything changes, and women need help learning to navigate this new way of life. The Bible calls believers to mature in Him … Continue reading
Loving God with your Mind
Do you ever have those days or weeks where there is so much in your head that is not cohesive that you have a hard time forming a sentence? Yeah, me too. Like right now, me too. I have really slimmed the things down in my life, but sometimes life has extras that you have … Continue reading
Be still and know–An encouragement to fellow women
(These are notes from my last session this weekend…an open letter to my sisters in Christ.) The more we KNOW him, the more we understand ourselves and who He created us to be. I love to hear people’s stories. We think we know someone, but we do not understand them well until we know how … Continue reading
the number one rule of disciple-making
Do not try to lead in what you do not practice. If you want people to grow in relationship with the Lord and be changed. You must be in relationship with the Lord and be changed. Abide in Him for apart from Him you can do nothing.
Those who endure…The true test of you
Endurance…not a popular topic these days. We want a quick fix…an easy answer…a breathtaking miracle. Microwave meals, google answers, fad diets, instant transformations…that’s what we see and expect. When it doesn’t happen this way, we get exasperated and want to give up. Endurance (noun) is the ability or strength to continue or last, especially despite fatigue, … Continue reading
Dealing with sin in our lives…
Here is a blog from my personal blog that should be helpful in our worldview of dealing with the sin in our lives. It is serious and hard and so easy to want to ignore…but like a cancer, it spreads and eats us alive to kill us.
Beginning the Disciple-making journey–Practical thoughts and questions.
Living life alongside people is hard. Let’s just call it like it is. People have many opinions formed from experience and personality. We take those opinions and preferences into relationships and then explosions can occur. If I told you that disciple-making was easy, then I would be a liar. If … Continue reading
Learning to Study the Bible…
Can you remember the last time you learned to do some new skill? I hate feeling inept and clumsy–especially in front of others. No person is too old to learn new skills–it may get harder with time, but it is totally possible. I remember when I first learned to snow ski. Muscles that I never … Continue reading
Interpretation…what is going on?
Most people interpret scripture poorly. Thus, they can make the Bible fit whatever they are seeking to okay in their life. If you take one verse alone and isolated, it is a dangerous weapon to use for your own war (pick your soap box and go for it). However, the Bible was … Continue reading
So, how do I begin studying my Bible?
When we begin reading a book, we usually read the back cover and research about the author. We get a recommendation that the book is worth our time. We see the reason for the book–entertainment, information (non-fiction), transformation(diet/exercise), biography, history, science, etc. We then read a book in light of that reason. We do not … Continue reading
So, why do I study my Bible?
A lot of people are intimidated by studying the Bible. In our days of instant information on google and watching a movie instead of reading a book, it feels too hard. Also, there are a plethora of Christian books and devotionals that have already boiled it down for us, right? So, really, why is it … Continue reading