There You Were

When I thought I was alone, there You where

When I sold my soul to drugs and sex, there You where

When my lowest could get no lower and I basked in the filthiest sin imaginable, there You where

When I served the enemy and tried to destroy your wonderful name, there You where

When I was willing to take my life because all hope was lost, there You where

Through it all You where there, and never turned...

March 21, 2015 — James Johnson

I AM A SOWER

Today we take on line four of the Disciple vision statement:  I AM A SOWER! 

Take a moment to read and meditate James 3:2-12. It says that just like the tiny rudder turns the ship, the tongue turns the man. In other words, change starts with what you say, and then becomes what you do. First we must read the Word, then we must fast and pray so we can accept the Word and let it germinate inside us,...

March 21, 2015 — James Johnson

I AM FASTING AND PRAYING

Today we take on line three of the Disciple vision statement:  I AM FASTING AND PRAYING! 

Take a moment to read and meditate James 3:2-12. It says that just like the tiny rudder turns the ship, the tongue turns the man. In other words, change starts with what you say, and then becomes what you do. Reading the Word is the first step to being a man of God, fasting is the next, to germiate it in our...

March 21, 2015 — James Johnson

I AM READING THE WORD

Today we take on line two of the Disciple vision statement:  I AM READING THE WORD! 

Take a moment to read and meditate James 3:2-12. It says that just like the tiny rudder turns the ship, the tongue turns the man. In other words, change starts with what you say,  and then becomes what you do. First you decide to be a man of God,  then you decide to read the Word so you can grow. 

Saying " I AM...

March 21, 2015 — James Johnson

I AM A MAN OF GOD

Today we start with line one of the Disciple vision statement:  I AM A MAN OF GOD. 

Take a moment to read and meditate James 3:2-12. It says that just like the tiny rudder turns the ship, the tongue turns the man. In other words, change starts with what you say,  and then becomes what you do. 

Saying "I AM A MAN OF GOD" may feel weird at first. You may feel fake, you may see your struggles and...

March 21, 2015 — James Johnson

Making Burnout a Renewing Fire

Making Burnout a Renewing Fire
The Lord has been speaking to me today about burnout and stepping back. Most of us are men who take things to an obscenely dedicated level. No one can keep up a furious pace forever. Eventually you'll start to feel like why aren't the other Bros doing as much as I am? You'll start to resent all the hard work you're doing. You'll stop reading your Bible. You'll get...

March 21, 2015 — James Johnson

FASTING IS FOR YOU

I've heard the "fasting is Old Testament" and I'm wrong for teaching that. Let me address this,  because only someone unfamiliar with the Bible could say that. 
Fasting happened in the Old Testament. They called public or 'corporate' fasts, like in Esther 4 or Acts 13, there were private personal fasts too. Fasting happened in the New Testament too! Jesus fasted. Jesus said his Disciples (that's...
March 20, 2015 — James Johnson

Striving to Please Jesus

You are called to please God with your lifestyle. We pursue righteousness. We reject addictions, fleshly pleasures and worldly things. Yes, your flesh loves cigars, no you don't smoke them. Yes you would like to eat today, but you're fasting. We are busy trying to please God not give our flesh every little thing it desires. Gal 6:8 He who sows to the flesh reaps corruption, he who sows to the...

March 15, 2015 — James Johnson

The Awesome Spiritual Skillset

The Awesome Spiritual Skillset

A Drill Sgt was telling me how week one they intimidate the new recruits so they will listen. Then they show the recruits their awesome skillset, how they can shoot straighter, run farther, wrestle better, do more push-ups. Then they teach and mentor them how to have the awesome skillset. 

Because if you want to teach and mentor men, first you have to be the real deal...

March 15, 2015 — James Johnson

Leaders Needed

The leadership in this club are amazing. I'm so proud of each of them, from the national leadership down through the states, what a great bunch of guys. But our club is suffering from a lack of leadership. We have a great national leadership structure, and the established charters have great Presidents. But we have about 20 charters who don't have a president elected and need guidance. These are...

March 13, 2015 — James Johnson

Need Some Peace?

Need Some Peace?

When a man's ways are pleasing to the Lord, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him. Prov 16:7. Even his enemies. So in other words God makes everything in your life peace, all the small stuff, even the big stuff like your enemies. Wow so that kinda sounds like Philippians 4:7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds...

March 13, 2015 — James Johnson

Watch Them Come - by Disciple Big Beard

Watch Them Come

I recently had a conversation with a brother in another state, and he asked me if I had some insights about an area of frustration he found in his state. The fact is, if you’re in a state that has any size to it, you may be experiencing the same frustration. So I’m going to draw some conclusions in this post to also address those frustrations.

Christianity is not about trying to...

March 13, 2015 — James Johnson