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Rediscovering an old question
Pastor Matt opens a new series on discipleship An interesting phenomenon is happening across many streams of the Church in the West at the moment. Across denominational boundaries, geographical ...
https://hrock.cornerstoneplatform.com/blog/entry/rediscovering-an-old-question
2014-09-20
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Converts or Disciples?
Pastor Matt continues the conversation about the Church's focus on making disciples In my last blog I posed a question that I have discovered many leaders across the Church at large are asking ...
https://hrock.cornerstoneplatform.com/blog/entry/converts-or-disciples
2014-09-27
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So What Is a Disciple? (Part I)
Pastor Matt unpacks what being a disciple of Jesus really means In my last blog I suggested that converts are not the same as disciples. Jesus calls us to make disciples. In this blog I want ...
https://hrock.cornerstoneplatform.com/article/what-disciple-part-one
2014-10-02
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So What Is a Disciple? (Part II)
Pastor Matt continues the study of how we can define disciples, emphasizing the development of Christlike character and imitation of what Jesus did In my last blog I described how disciples are ...
https://hrock.cornerstoneplatform.com/article/what-disciple-part-two
2014-10-09
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Rediscovering the Process of Discipleship (Part I)
Pastor Matt shows how being a disciple means engaging in spiritual discipline as we become more like Christ In my last blog I concluded that disciples are people who are following Jesus and ...
https://hrock.cornerstoneplatform.com/article/rediscovering-process-discipleship-part-one
2014-10-16
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Rediscovering the Process of Discipleship (Part II)
Pastor Matt describes the practicality of having role models who lead us to imitate Christ In my last blog I explained that discipleship is a life-long process. In this blog I want to ...
https://hrock.cornerstoneplatform.com/article/rediscovering-process-discipleship-part-two
2014-10-23
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Two Simple Questions to Help Transform Your Discipleship Journey
Pastor Matt concludes his Rediscovering Discipleship series with two practical questions to propel you forward In my last blog I explained how we need to have access to people we can imitate in ...
https://hrock.cornerstoneplatform.com/article/two-simple-questions-discipleship-journey
2014-10-30
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The Invitation to Call God "Father"
Pastor Matt starts his new series focusing on a call to reconnect with Father God's heart I was educated in an all-boys’ school in England where we recited the Lord’s Prayer during our ...
https://hrock.cornerstoneplatform.com/article/invitation-to-call-god-father
2014-11-06
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Adopted by the Best Dad in the Whole World
Pastor Matt takes us further into the journey of discovering our identity in our Father's heart There’s a saying, “You won’t know who you are until you know whose you ...
https://hrock.cornerstoneplatform.com/article/adopted-by-the-best-dad-in-the-whole-world
2014-11-13
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Holding Nothing Back: Our Covenant-Keeping Father
Pastor Matt guides us through the covenant that our Heavenly Father made through Jesus Christ In my last post I considered that we have been given a new identity by virtue of our adoption by the ...
https://hrock.cornerstoneplatform.com/article/holding-nothing-back-our-covenant-keeping-father
2014-11-24
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Breaking Down the Barriers to Meeting God as Our Father
Pastor Matt leads us through healing of the heart as we come closer to our Father God Without doubt, one of the most common barriers I have come across that prevent people from encountering God as ...
https://hrock.cornerstoneplatform.com/article/breaking-down-barriers-to-meeting-father-god
2014-11-26
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Living in the Father's Love (Part 1)
Pastor Matt shares how our lives can be most fruitful when embracing our identity as Father God's children “Oh! Daddy, my Daddy!” Those words come from the English novel The Railway ...
https://hrock.cornerstoneplatform.com/article/living-in-fathers-love-part-one
2014-12-04
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Living in the Father's Love (Part 2)
Pastor Matt shares from his heart about what it really means to live as our Father God's child Recently I took some time to retreat and get away. Before I went, the Holy Spirit showed me that I had ...
https://hrock.cornerstoneplatform.com/article/living-in-fathers-love-part-two
2014-12-11
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What Kind of Father Is God?
Pastor Matt highlights the amazing characteristics of "the best Dad in the universe" So far in this series, I have been looking at the wonderful truth that God is our Father and some of the ways that ...
https://hrock.cornerstoneplatform.com/article/what-kind-of-father-is-god
2014-12-18
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Time to Slow Down
Pastor Matt opens a new series on "Abiding in the Vine" from Jesus' words in John 15 In our nonstop, online, on-demand 24/7 world, we have placed a high value on “being busy.” Many of us ...
https://hrock.cornerstoneplatform.com/article/time-to-slow-down
2015-03-05
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Aiming for Fruitfulness
Pastor Matt continues his series on the True Vine with an exhortation to embrace the pruning process “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. Every branch in me that does not bear ...
https://hrock.cornerstoneplatform.com/article/aiming-for-fruitfulness
2015-03-12
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Abiding in the Vine
Pastor Matt dives into Jesus' words about abiding in Him “As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I ...
https://hrock.cornerstoneplatform.com/article/abiding-in-the-vine
2015-03-19
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What Does Fruitfulness Look Like?
Pastor Matt wraps up his series on John 15 as he questions what bearing fruit should look like “By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples” ...
https://hrock.cornerstoneplatform.com/article/what-does-fruitfulness-look-like
2015-03-26
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