BSM desires to help Christians & Churches fulfill the Great Commission!
This area is meant to provide you with some things strictly from BSM that will help you grow as a disciple, a disciple-maker, and a disciple-shaper.
Where To Start
There is no where else to start than with the Gospel and what it means to be a disciple of Christ.
The Gospel
Here are 3 blog-articles on the Gospel and its implications for believers, and then a sermon series on contrasting the true Gospel from false ones.
“The Gospel according to…” (sermon series)
If you want to go beyond merely reading and/or listening and get more out of them, spend some time reflecting and answering these questions in a journal for each blog and message:
What did you learn that you didn't know before? If not learn, did you gain any new insight?
Has this blog-article/message impacted your relationship with Jesus? If so, how?
What are your takeaways from this blog-article/message?
Is there anything else in particular that stood out to you? Why?
Discipleship
Here are 4 blog-articles that cover discipleship. These are not "discipleship how-to" articles. These are "discipleship comprehension" articles. These articles will help you better understand discipleship.
Here is a practical sermon on what discipleship looks like lived out.
The Great Commission on the Go (AUDIO)
If you want to go beyond merely reading and/or listening and get more out of them, spend some time reflecting and answering these questions in a journal for each blog and the message:
What did you learn that you didn't know before? If not learn, did you gain any new insight?
How has this blog-article/message spurred you in your relationship with Jesus and others?
Did this blog-article/message reveal any areas you need to work on? If so, explain (what, why, and how)?
What are your takeaways from this blog-article/message?
Is there anything else in particular that stood out to you? Why?
Sharing Your Faith
Here goes some resources on how to share your faith simply and organically.
If you want to go beyond merely reading and/or the message and get more out of them, spend some time reflecting and answering these questions in a journal for the blog and each message:
What did you learn that you didn't know before? If not learn, did you gain any new insight?
How has this blog-article/message spurred you in your relationship with Jesus and others?
Did this blog-article/message reveal any areas you need to work on? If so, explain (what, why, and how)?
What are your takeaways from this blog-article/message?
Is there anything else in particular that stood out to you? Why?
Here goes a couple of blog-articles that will help reinforce that what we believe is believable, and how to reasonably defend why we believe what we believe as Christians; also, some blog-articles and a video on defending what is biblical from what is not.
Apologetics
A Defense for the Hope Series
Polemics
Blog Debate: Is the Word of God literal, spiritual, or both?
If God knew Adam & Eve were going to sin, why bother creating them? (VIDEO)
If you want to go beyond merely reading and/or the video and get more out of any of these apologetic/polemic blog-articles or the video, spend some time reflecting and answering these questions in a journal for each blog and the video:
What did you learn that you didn't know before? If not learn, did you gain any new insight?
Did this blog-article/video reinforce your faith in anyway? If yes, explain.
Was their anything you can use in your defense of what we believe to be true and sound? If yes, explain.
What are your takeaways from this blog-article/video?
Is there anything else in particular that stood out to you? Why?
Here goes a couple of blog-articles and messages that will help you dig your spiritual roots deeper into what we believe, why we believe it, their importance, and their implications.
The Wonder of God (AUDIO)
The Face-off: Adam -v- Jesus (VIDEO)
The Terror of Sin (AUDIO)
A Brief Commentary on the Doctrines of Eternal Security & Assurance
If you want to go beyond merely reading and/or listening and get more out of them, spend some time reflecting and answering these questions in a journal for each blog and message:
What did you learn that you didn't know before? If not learn, did you gain any new insight?
Has this blog-article/message spurred you in your faith and/or relationship with God? If so, how?
What are your takeaways from this blog-article/message?
Is there anything else in particular that stood out to you? Why?
Here goes a couple of blog-articles, messages, and a video that will help to biblically think through and rightly represent our faith in our hostile and sin-saturated culture.
Relationships
What is the big deal between men & women?
Sexuality/Identity
Social Justice
Ferguson: A Reflection, A Response, & A Charge to the Church
Jemel Roberson: Tragedy of a Citizen Hero & How the Church Must Respond
Politics
The Church’s Response to Social Issues
A Conversation Regarding Recent Events & What Believers Can Do (VIDEO)
Assessing the “Woke” Worldview (VIDEO)
If you want to go beyond merely reading and/or listening and get more out of them, spend some time reflecting and answering these questions in a journal for each blog and video:
What did you learn that you didn't know before? If not learn, did you gain any new insight?
Did this blog-article/video challenge a view you held or reinforce a view you held? If so, explain.
According to this blog-article/video, what does it look like to be a disciple of Jesus with a biblical worldview facing this cultural issue?
What are your takeaways from this blog-article/video?
Is there anything else in particular that stood out to you? Why?
Growing in Your Faith
The “Discipleship State of Mind Workbook” is a great discipleship companion.
It will help you develop all-around as a disciple of Christ.
It will help you put together your own plan of discipling others.
It is designed for you to use it to disciple others, either individually or in a group setting.
You can use it in church settings—for small groups, discipleship groups, discipleship classes.
There is no leader's guide or student guide. Everything you need is included in the workbook. Once you purchase it, you can use it for yourself and keep reusing it to disciple others.
It truly is an all in one discipleship handbook.
The “Reclaiming Our Identity” book is another good discipleship tool. This book will walk through five particular aspects of our identity in Christ that will help believers live effectively in this ever-changing world.
Who we are as beloved & begotten children of God and how that helps us live effectively in this world.
Who we are as bondservants of the Lord and how that helps us live effectively in this world.
Who we are as sojourners of God and how that helps us live effectively in this world.
Who we are as ambassadors of Christ and how that helps us live effectively in this world.
Who we are as missionaries for Jesus and how that helps us live effectively in this world.
There is a simple study guide at the end of the book. This guide can be used to take your personal study a little deeper or it can be used in a group for greater discussion. Everything you need is included in the book. Once you purchase it, you can use it for yourself and keep reusing it to disciple others.