How to Listen to God

After a life long pursuit of Bible study methods and "quiet time" ideas, I discovered a simple, clear, intentional method for receiving a word from God every day.

This discovery led to a way to make that word personal.

This knowledge radically changed my commitment to daily Bible reading. This year will be the fourth year I have read the entire Bible using a few simple ideas as motivation. I have observed this same information motivate others to seek God with renewed passion as well.

I discovered how to:

• Make Bible reading personal
• Listen to what God is saying to me
• Let God know I am listening
• Memorize life transforming verses
• Saturate my mind with God's Word
• Move truth from my head to my heart
• Understand why many Christians are twelve inches from victory

"There is a God we want and a God who is. They are not the same God" says author Patrick Morley. Now, with a few simple ideas, you can begin to seek the God who is and let Him empower you daily with new understanding by reading How To Listen To God: Reading Your Bible With Purpose.

You will be energized by allowing God to transform your heart and mind each day through personalizing His Word.

Here are a few tips:

Approach His Word each day like entering five rooms in a house:

• READ His Word everyday underlining what impresses you.
• REVIEW what you have underlined.
• FOCUS on one verse each day.
• MEDITATE on that verse all day long. Ponder. Picture. Pray.
• MEMORIZE the verse by repeating reference-verse-reference thirty times.

The God of the universe wants to speak truth into your life every day. There is no excuse for not spending time each day listening to Him. When you pray back His Word to Him he knows you are listening.

Yours for helping growing Christians become spiritual multipliers,

Geoffrey Harris

For a copy of How To Listen To God: Reading Your Bible With Purpose send $7.50 to PowerPoint Ministries, 5448 Hoffner Avenue, Suite 407, Orlando, FL 32812

Personal Discipleship Leaders Seminar

Fellowship Orlando and PowerPoint Ministries

invite you to a

Personal Discipleship Fast Track Seminar.

Who: Men and women leaders who are interested in learning how to:

• articulate your faith with confidence in the context of a warm, friendly, relationship
• initiate basic follow up with new believers
• listen to God's soft voice daily through five steps that will revolutionize your devotional life
• help others find freedom in Christ by eliminating "emotional baggage"
• multiply your ministry in obedience to the Great Commission (Matthew 28:19, 20)
• help growing Christians become spiritual multipliers

Why: Less than one of ten professing Christians (5%) are involved in a personal discipleship relationship. (Barna Research) This is unacceptable in a church that is called to "go make disciples".

How: Through an action packed seminar introducing a new strategy to reach the post modern generation called Natural Evangelism and Discipleship. Our time will include media, testimonies, special guest speakers, and training in an informal, interactive, format.

When: Saturday, May 30, 2009, 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Continental breakfast and lunch included. Sorry, no childcare provided.

Where: Fellowship Orlando Church, 5140 S. Conway Rd., Orlando, FL 32812

Pre-registration: $35 registration fee includes materials and meals. Mail your check, payable to PowerPoint Ministries, to 14408 Sheba Road, Orlando, FL 32832 by May 25, 2009. A seminar brochure is available and payment may also be made at the information kiosk at the church during weekend services.

Contact: Geoffrey Harris @ 407 510-4689 or gharris45@msn.com for more information.

Don't miss this opportunity to move to the next level in your personal ministry.

Characteristics of a Disciple Maker

O.K. So we are supposed to become disciple makers...what does that really mean?

After years of wrestling with this question and committing myself to personal discipleship, I have discovered three characteristics that mark true disciple makers:

Connection: An abiding connection to Jesus Christ.
Relationship: a self-feeding relationship with Jesus Christ
Ministry: A multiplying ministry for Jesus Christ.

Connecting with Jesus Christ by inviting Him into our lives is a beginning point but a true disciple maker learns how to stay connected as a way of life. (Ephesians 5:18, I John 5:14,15) A true disciple maker does not rationalize, excuse, or explain away sin but rather confesses it moment by moment. (I John 1:9) The Christian life requires a connection to God's power. (2 Peter 1:3) Don't live beside Hoover Dam and light your house with a candle.

Pursuing an intimate relationship with Christ is characterized by the daily discipline of listening to God through reading, reviewing, focusing, meditating and memorizing His Word. Disciple makers hear from God daily. (Joshua 1:8; Psalm 1:1, 2) What possible reason could you give for not spending time every day allowing the God of the universe to speak truth into your life? If you are too busy for a devotional life, you are too busy.

A multiplying ministry for Christ involves becoming equipped to personally disciple a few key people He brings into your life. True disciple makers reproduce disciple makers to the fourth generation. (2 Timothy 2:2) Multiplication is to Christianity what compounding is to finances, the secret.

Ask yourself; am I consistently connected with Jesus each day or do I allow my fellowship with Him to be broken for long periods of time through disobedience? Is pursuing God the priority of my life or is it just one of many interests? Am I allowing Christ to reproduce His life through me as I disciple others?

Connection, relationship and ministry mark every true disciple maker. How are you doing?

In a few sentences I would be very interested in any challenges or successes you have experienced in becoming a disciple maker. Please comment below.

Personal Discipleship

Welcome to my blogspot.

My desire is to keep you up to date on what I am learning about personal discipleship (growing spiritually) and to learn from you.

Every Christ follower has the privilege of making an eternal impact in the lives of others through spiritual multiplication. Matthew 28:19, 20 is a clear mandate for every believer to help fullfill the Great Commission Jesus gave his first disciples. "Go make disciples...and teach them everything I have taught you." What did he teach them? To become disciples who make disciples.

There is no higher calling than to pursue God, the creator of heaven and earth, and encourage others to do the same.

The great challenge in this life is keeping the main thing the main thing. Whatever it takes to stay focused is worth the effort because there is power in focus.

So, I invite you to join me in the exciting journey of disciple making and maybe we can help each other stay in focus :).

In my next post I will be talking about three critical elements in becoming a disciple maker. You can check us out at www.powerpointministries.com. Be sure to watch the five minute video for an overview or our ministry. Welcome aboard!