Be The Few

  The Great Commission Is a Sending, Not a Welcome Mat — "Go Ye" Means Go 🔥 The Contrast Walk into almost any church on a Sunday morning, and you will hear the same message dressed in different words: "Come and see." Come to our building. Come to our service. Come to our program. Bring your friends. Invite your neighbors. The entire evangelism strategy of the corporate church can be summarized in two words: come here. Billions of dollars have been spent on buildings designed to attract. Worship bands polished to impress. Sermons crafted to entertain. Coffee shops in lobbies. Children's ministries with video production value that rivals Disney. Websites designed to minimize the friction between a first-time visitor and a decision to attend. All of it aimed at one thing — getting people to come through the doors. And yet, Jesus never said "come." The final words Jesus spoke before He ascended into heaven are recorded in Matthew 28:18-20. Christian...

The Contrast Everyone Misses Matthew 7:13-14 is one of the most quoted passages in the Bible. You've probably heard it in evangelistic sermons, seen it on church signs, and watched it deployed in gospel presentations. "The narrow gate" has become Christian shorthand for "salvation is exclusive." But here's the problem: Jesus wasn't talking about getting into heaven. Read the passage again — slowly, carefully. He's talking about life . And the contrast He draws is not between the saved and the lost in some abstract, future sense. The contrast is between the many and the few . That word choice is no accident. It is the whole point. Jesus deliberately tells us that the popular path and the right path are almost never the same path. We live in an age that worships numbers. Bigger crowds, bigger platforms, bigger buildings. But Jesus quietly warns that the size of the crowd on a road tells you nothing good about where the road ends. In fact, the bigg...

The Contrast - Beyond the Sunday Ritual Ask the average Christian to describe a church service and they'll paint a picture you've seen a thousand times: a stage, a podium, a worship band, a polished sermon, and a crowd of people sitting in rows facing forward. The lights dim. The music swells. One voice carries the hour. Everyone else watches. Now ask them where that format comes from. If they're honest, most will say "the Bible." But it doesn't. Not even close. The New Testament church gatherings looked almost nothing like what we call church today. And the difference isn't cosmetic — it's structural. It changes everything about what we expect when we gather, what we bring when we come, and what we believe God is able to do through ordinary believers. We have inherited a building, a schedule, and a script, and we have mistaken all three for the church itself. This is not a small matter. The way we gather forms what we become. A people trained to ...

The New Testament is filled with commands that start with the phrase "one another." Love one another (John 13:34). Pray for one another (James 5:16). Bear one another's burdens (Galatians 6:2). Exhort one another daily (Hebrews 3:13). Forgive one another (Ephesians 4:32). Submit to one another (Ephesians 5:21). Serve one another (Galatians 5:13). Comfort one another (1 Thessalonians 4:18). Confess your faults to one another (James 5:16). Honor one another (Romans 12:10). Be kind to one another (Ephesians 4:32). Speak the truth to one another (Ephesians 4:25). Admonish one another (Romans 15:14). Consider one another (Hebrews 10:24). Stir up one another (Hebrews 10:24). Edify one another (1 Thessalonians 5:11). Have the same care for one another (1 Corinthians 12:25). Be devoted to one another (Romans 12:10). Give preference to one another (Romans 12:10). Receive one another (Romans 15:7). Greet one another (Romans 16:16). Wash one another's feet (John 13:14). There a...

There's a verse that gets quoted at the start of almost every small church gathering, Bible study, and home fellowship. It's warm, it's familiar, and it's often misunderstood: "For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them." — Matthew 18:20 (KJV) Most Christians hear this as a cozy promise: "Jesus shows up when we pray together." And that's true as far as it goes. But if you read it in context, this verse is something far more radical. It's actually Jesus giving us His definition of church — and it's nothing like what we've built. The Context Changes Everything Matthew 18 is a chapter about church discipline, reconciliation, and authority. In verse 15, Jesus talks about confronting a brother who sins against you. In verse 16, He says bring one or two witnesses. In verse 17, He says tell it to the church. Then verse 18 gives the disciples authority to bind and loose. Verse 19 talks abo...

If you've been in church long enough, you've heard it. Someone starts missing services, and the verse comes out like a hammer: "Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is." — Hebrews 10:25 (KJV) The implication is clear: you're disobeying God if you're not in a pew on Sunday morning. But here's the problem — that verse has been ripped out of context and used to prop up a system that looks nothing like what the New Testament describes. Let's look at what it actually means, and what it doesn't mean. What "Forsake Not" Actually Meant The book of Hebrews was written to Jewish believers who were facing intense persecution. They were being threatened, ostracized, and tempted to abandon Christianity altogether and slip back into Judaism. When the author says "forsake not the assembling," he's pleading with them: Don't abandon the faith. Don't isolate yourself. Stay connected to othe...

Strength Through Life's Trials Life often presents us with moments of difficulty and pain. Yet, within these experiences lies a profound paradox: suffering can lead to spiritual growth. This paradox challenges us to see beyond the immediate discomfort of our hardships and discover hidden blessings within our trials. As we navigate through tough times, we gain insights that shape our character and enrich our faith journey. Finding purpose in pain is not easy, but it offers transformative potential. When we view our struggles as stepping stones toward something greater, they shift from burdens to valuable lessons. It's a change in mindset that empowers us to find meaning even when circumstances seem bleak. In this article, we'll explore how embracing adversity allows for personal and spiritual development. We'll discuss stories of individuals who turned their suffering into opportunities for growth and uncover strategies for reframing hardship as part of a broader journey...

The Church Doesn't Fear God Today Recently A friend brought to my attention that there is no fear of the Lord in the church. We have a generation of Christians who have become comfortable and complacent. There is no longer any fear of the Lord in the church today. A general lack of fear is a bad thing. It’s not good to be complacent and comfortable. But I think there is something much more specific that we have lost in the church today: The fear of the Lord is no longer a reality for us.  Hirelings build their congregations by tickling ears and intentionally avoiding the difficult passages in scripture. This is why it is imperative that we read the bible for ourselves. If we don't do this, we are going to be vulnerable to the hireling's message. Scripture is filled with warnings about false teachers, false prophets and wolves in sheep s clothing. A careful examination of scripture shows that the church is not immune from false teaching.   If you don't already know by no...

I got off Track When I encountered God in 1995, He said: "Read the instructions". I immediately started reading the Bible voraciously. I devoured it by reading and listening to the audio bible . But then I started thinking, why not read from the top theologians and get on the fast track? So I started reading books from PHD.s and top theologians about the Bible rather than the bible directly. I thought I was making some headway. I was reading apologetics books and fell into the eschatology rabbit hole for a while. I read thousands of pages from various authors on eschatology (end times prophecy). The whole time the spirit of God was highlighting to me obvious errors. My theology felt like a house of cards on sand rather than a solid house upon The Rock! I plowed ahead anyway thinking "They are the experts, what do I know? " I was ignoring the Spirit of Truth for the traditions of men. As I continued reading the Bible and books about the Bible, I started seeing that ...

Here is a post from Missionary Glenn Roseberry  from Kingdom Driven Ministries who is currently evangelizing in Africa.

Exploring loving God with all our heart, soul, mind and strength. The Bible establishes the precept that we should have a better relationship with our heavenly Father than we do with our families. Here are a few radical "Be The Few" type passages to ponder: Luke 14:26–27 If any man come to me and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. 27 And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple . Matthew 10:37–38 He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. 38 And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me. Matthew 19:29 And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting lif...