Steve Bremner
Author, Podcaster & Writing Coach
As some of you know I've been quite busy, with having gotten married last month and all the wedding prep leading up to it and not to mention teaching in our ministry school on weekday mornings …
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Recently a famous celebrity model and actress was in an interview stating that she's going to church with her husband and baby. She also stated that she speaks in tongues and sees miraculous …
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"And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the …
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A great video by Francis Chan on how not to make disciples. It is only two minutes long. Give it a watch. Chan makes an excellent point that disciples are made, not merely talked about. One …
I'm fairly certain you can't properly make disciples from a pulpit or any other platform, such as books or a podcast. This is because, as I mentioned in a previous post/quote, "Discipleship is a …
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Discipleship can no more be done by long distance teaching than a pot on a wheel can be formed by a potter sitting in another country.Discipleship is a conforming to the image of Jesus process, …
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I have spent the last year or more living in a missional community in Peru, where discipleship is a core value of ours--if not THE focus of our mission. If you've spent any time on my blog in the …
The early church didn't meet in homes because it was more en vogue than meeting at the temple. Nor did they do it because they were sick of institutionalized religion. I was thinking recently …
I just came across this post in my Google alerts on discipleship and thought it was worth a look. Study: Pastors See Discipleship Progress Despite Lack of Regular ... (author unknown) "While …
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Yes, you read that right. As the old saying goes, you are one in a million. But, there are about 7 million people on the face of the earth, so that means there are 7000 others just like …
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Greetings my fellow peeps on the interwebs. I apologize for the lack of consistent updates this week to date. I try to post several times a week, and even daily when possible, which is why I …
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If you haven't read my previous post on Invitation and Challenge, it's not mandatory reading for today's post to make sense, but this is going to be another batch of thoughts on the same subject. …
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From time to time I have conversations with other people my age who lament the fact they're not doing fulltime ministry, whether pastoring, serving on the mission field, or other things they …
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Dec 10th, 2015 Edit:This post is one of the most popular on my site. Most people land here doing a Google search about the house church movement or house churches in general. Despite the preface …
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Recently I recorded an episode of the Fire On Your Head Podcast on the subject of missional community with Mark Burgess, and Shaun Wissmann, both missionaries to Peru.There is a difference …
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Join us this week for our podcast discussion with Mark Burgess, and Shaun Wissmann, both missionaries and serving in missional community in Chorrillos, Peru. We shoot the breeze and discuss the …
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I've been giving thought to what makes someone 'a missionary'. I've been living abroad since 2006, with the exception of nearly a year in Canada before transitioning from living in The …
A little while not too long ago I was trying to write a series of blogs out of Matthew 18. That was where How Long Can You Hold Your Breath Underwater? and Would You Cut off Your Hand If Your …
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Speedstick is NOT For Running Faster! I remember something humorous from my childhood, from when I was old enough that personal hygiene was starting to become important, around 10 or 11 years of …
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I remember a scene from the first Mad Max movie, after or around the climax, I can't remember specifically since it's been a while, and my memory may be failing me. Mel Gibson's character is …
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For those of you who don't get why, as a missionary, I "spend so much time on the Internet" each day here's why; the last time I preached, there were probably upwards of 30 people in the room. I …
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Remember how a month ago I stated I was going to try to write a blog post nearly every day about each chapter of the Gospel of John? Yeah, I don't either. Just kidding, but I have kept up on my …
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I'm continuing along in my reflections on the Gospel of John, and I find myself in the famous infamous passage in John chapter 2, which, though I've covered previously in a couple of posts, I'll …
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Join us again as I talk with missionary Mark Burgess about the necessity of discipleship, but also the practicalities. An important point that seemed to be emphasized is that you influence and …
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Many of us read how God dealt with His people in the Old Testament, and see a God who wiped entire nations off the face of the earth including the women and children. We read of people being …
Sissy GIF from Sissy GIFsOr at least the version of it that's taught, lived out, preached, practiced and demonstrated in our culture. Too many Christians are afraid of a little resistance and …
Ten people were able to ruin it for over 2 million people. A whole generation of Israel that missed their purpose, and made God wait for the next one to be raised up. Many believers already …
For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of …
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The master commended the dishonest manager for his shrewdness. For the sons of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than the sons of light. And I tell you,make friends …
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