Welcome & Introduction
by Jonathan Bailey
This blog is all about taking Jesus seriously. It’s so easy to go to church and tip the preacher and be done. It seems there is (at least from where i am from) a lot of frustration with Christianity and church. My goal is just to provide practical applications for Christians who really want to become like Jesus. We are tired of quick fixes, 7 steps to whatever and church hopping. We need a place to really learn and live with Jesus. And i believe that turns out to be right where we are. So, hopefully this blog can at least help us move in the right direction.
You can expect a new experiment every week (probably Monday or Tuesday.) I will call them experiments but my hope is they will become disciplines. The goal is to try an experiment every week, and if it really fits your station of life, then make it a discipline. Disciplines help us follow Jesus. Disciplines are not righteousness, but wisdom (Dallas Willard). Jesus said, “take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble of heart” (Matt 11:28-30). So this is how we learn from Jesus by actually putting into practice what He teaches in the gospels.
It would be great to get feedback going from people and see how the experiments are going. Tell about your experience in the comments section. You may want to say, ‘that was really great”, or ‘that sucked!’ Either way, lets just talk about it and create some community and help each other on the Jesus Way.
A disciple is someone who is learning to be, not so much know. We want to be like Jesus, not just know stuff about Him. A disciple of Jesus is someone who has decided that the most important thing in life is to be with Him learning to be like HIm.
I hope you will journey with us as we journey with Jesus.
Seek the Kingdom,
Jon
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Sounds like a fantastic idea my brother. There is much to be done on the Jesus way!
I am in. I am a F A N A T I C, I rep Christ till I D I E.
Brilliant concept Brutha. Count me in. Why is it I keep picking up and carrying around this old heavy yoke?
Love and Peace,
Moveless in Minneapolis
Count me in. Listen to this great quote from Thomas a Kempis, (provided by Zach Silvers):
“Until one has learned to love silence one cannot speak well in the presence of others.”
Oh, God…make me a man who listens more than speaks.
LOVE this. Thanks for the work it takes to challenge us all.
(Love your book recs, too. I’m reading a couple of them now!)
I’m traveling this week but tested the silence experiment. What I found was that silence makes me uncomfortable. I noticed that when I get quiet with God I fear and expect confrontation with Him, but what I find is love and peace. Last night, instead of falling asleep to ESPN, I fell asleep meditating on Psalm 19:14 – “Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer.”
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