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One of the books I picked up at Exponential this year was Transformed by Caesar Kalinowski.  He was one of my favorite workshop speakers.  Here are several quotes from his book: all of those disciplines are meant to be a means of creating space and time for God to act, for the Spirit to speak to us in intimate ways. The discipline itself is not what changes us--it is God's grace that does. The Bible teaches that if we are in Christ, we have become part of a family of missionary servants, sent as disciples who make disciples. For years I believed the bumper sticker theology that told me I was a "saved sinner" instead of the truth that I am now a saint (member of God's family) who still sins. It is not that we have to live this way. We get to. Sharing life together, centered on the gospel, is the closest thing this side of heaven to walking with Jesus in the flesh. Most of the things we've learned to do as missionaries just involve normal, everyday activit...

You can read my notes from all of the speakers in previous blog posts.  Today, I am sharing some of my favorites from different speakers: Don't assume God is not at work in certain people or certain places. Be looking or listening for how God is already working. (Deb Hirsch) When Jesus says one thing and we experience something else, it should lead us to ask why. (Lance Ford) Discipleship is moving from unbelief to belief in all of life. All sin comes from unbelief. 4 Truths about God: God is Great so you don't have to be in control. God is Glorious so you don't have to fear others. God is Good so you don't have to look elsewhere for your satisfaction. God is Gracious so you don't have to prove yourself to self, others or God. (Caesar Kalinowski) The church needs to have a big front door-new believers. The church needs to have a big back door-church planting. (Nicky Gumbel) Repentance means to believe the truth and live in light of that truth....

gcmcollective.com weare3dm.com/launch Twitter @CaesarKal Our identity is at the core of the gospel. Is there not more to our faith than behavior modification? Why do we trust Jesus for eternal life but not for the here and now? Story of boy from Sudan: They had found their identity and purpose in Christ. Secret to the Christian Life-our identity in Christ Way of World-"what we do to be" Way of Jesus-"we be to do" God said, "I will fill all things with my glory." Glory in Hebrew is weighty.  Jesus is the glory of the father. He will fill earth with His glory through His people. As a disciple, who was sent to make disciples who make disciples. Since God is our Father, we are a family. Jesus is our King so we are servants. Holy Spirit is sent & power, we are missionaries. Baptism-soak them in their new identity (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) We have been told only part of the story (Genesis 3-Revelation 20). This is the "good news" we tell our cultu...

gcmcollective.org The gospel needs to be at the center of all our community.  The gospel is for eternity and for the here and now. How can we grow in our gospel fluency? The gospel is not just facts about Jesus. It should affect all of our life. Everything comes from the gospel (marriage, parenting, work, service, church) We usually teach the gospel from Genesis 3 to Revelation 20. What about Genesis 1-2 & Revelation 21-22? We need to teach about God who is good and restores all things.  It's a better message than you suck and you are going to pay for it. Shame and self-righteousness are poor motivations for the kingdom. Where does our identity come from? We need to "be to do". As a disciple, our identity comes from the Trinity. We have a Father so we are a family. We have a King so we are servants. We have a Holy Spirit who is powerful & sent so we are missionaries. We can choose not to live out of our identity in Christ but it is still true of us! We exist to sh...