{"id":4590,"date":"2019-03-26T17:30:08","date_gmt":"2019-03-26T22:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/?p=4590"},"modified":"2019-03-26T17:30:08","modified_gmt":"2019-03-26T22:30:08","slug":"grow-maturing-believers-through-the-truths-of-the-christian-faith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/2019\/03\/26\/grow-maturing-believers-through-the-truths-of-the-christian-faith\/","title":{"rendered":"GROW: Maturing Believers Through the Truths of the Christian Faith"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>GROW: Maturing Believers Through the Truths of the Christian Faith\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><strong>By Russell A. Board<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Resource Recommended by W.A. Mills, Men&#8217;s Ministries Director<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Grow: Maturing Believers Through The Truths Of The Christian Faith<\/em> provides the reader with an overview of basic Christian beliefs and practices. As a discipleship resource, it is flexible enough to be used in a variety of settings, from one-on-one discipleship to small group Bible study.<\/p>\n<p>Chapter titles are God\u2019s Message, God Is, God Speaks, God Comes, God Dwells, God Transforms, God Listens, God Gathers, God Reminds, God Is Worthy, God Gives, God Sends, and God Returns.<\/p>\n<p>Shirley Spencer has written a companion Leader\u2019s Guide for this excellent resource that is a go-to guide for new believers and old alike needing a review of the basics of the Christian faith.<\/p>\n<p>This was the primary resource I used for many years as a pastor to teach new converts the fundamentals of our faith.\u00a0 The book, leader\u2019s study guide, and companion PowerPoints may be ordered from LifeSprings Resources.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lifespringsresources.com\/grow-maturing-believers-through-the-truths-of-the-christian-faith\">http:\/\/lifespringsresources.com\/grow-maturing-believers-through-the-truths-of-the-christian-faith<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"excerpt","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":4594,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","slim_seo":{"title":"GROW: Maturing Believers Through the Truths of the Christian Faith - IPHC Discipleship Ministries","description":"GROW: Maturing Believers Through the Truths of the Christian Faith\u00a0 By Russell A. 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Como recurso de discipulado, es lo suficientemente flexible como para ser utilizado en una variedad de entornos, desde discipulado individual hasta estudio b\u00edblico en grupos peque\u00f1os. Los t\u00edtulos de los cap\u00edtulos son el Mensaje de Dios, Dios es, Dios habla, Dios viene, Dios mora, Dios transforma, Dios escucha, Dios re\u00fane, Dios recuerda, Dios es digno, Dios da, Dios env\u00eda y Dios regresa. Shirley Spencer ha escrito una Gu\u00eda del L\u00edder acompa\u00f1ante para este excelente recurso que es una gu\u00eda de referencia para nuevos creyentes y ancianos que necesitan una revisi\u00f3n de los conceptos b\u00e1sicos de la fe cristiana. Este fue el recurso principal que utilic\u00e9 durante muchos a\u00f1os como pastor para ense\u00f1ar a los nuevos conversos los fundamentos de nuestra fe. El libro, la gu\u00eda de estudio del l\u00edder y los PowerPoints complementarios pueden solicitarse a LifeSprings Resources. <a href=\"http:\/\/lifespringsresources.com\/grow-maturing-believers-through-the-truths-of-the-christian-faith\">http:\/\/lifespringsresources.com\/grow-maturing-believers-through-the-truths-of-the-christian-faith<\/a>","author_name":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4T9u2-1c2","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4712,"url":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/2019\/05\/01\/recommended-resource-the-gospel-comes-with-a-house-key\/","url_meta":{"origin":4590,"position":0},"title":"Recommended Resource: The Gospel Comes with a House Key","author":"Sasha LeBlanc","date":"May 1, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"In her book, The Gospel Comes with a House Key, Rosaria Butterfield challenges believers to practice discipleship through \u201cradically ordinary hospitality.\u201d \u00a0She defines this as \u201cusing your Christian home in a daily way that seeks to make strangers neighbors and neighbors family of God.\u201d\u00a0 Those who put radically ordinary hospitality\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;General News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"General News","link":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/category\/general\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/04\/The-Gospel-Comes-with-a-House-Key.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/04\/The-Gospel-Comes-with-a-House-Key.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/04\/The-Gospel-Comes-with-a-House-Key.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/04\/The-Gospel-Comes-with-a-House-Key.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/04\/The-Gospel-Comes-with-a-House-Key.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/04\/The-Gospel-Comes-with-a-House-Key.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1831,"url":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/2015\/09\/21\/book-review-what-every-child-should-know-about-god\/","url_meta":{"origin":4590,"position":1},"title":"Book Review- &#8220;What Every Child Should Know About God&#8221;","author":"Kaleigh","date":"September 21, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"There are some combinations that seem odd together, but surprisingly go well with one another. 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